Reese Family Charitable Foundation
Bonita Springs, FL · EIN 36-3882837. Reported 240 grants totalling $450,835 to 94 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Reese Family Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $2,500; the smallest was $175 and the largest $5,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northwestern Medicine Foundation | Winfield, IL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Sw Florida | Ft Myers, FL | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Outreach Community Ministries | Wheaton, IL | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Mark's Episcopal Church | Glen Ellyn, IL | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Episcopal Church | Bonita Springs, FL | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dupage Community Foundation | Wheaton, IL | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army (ft Myers) | Fort Myers, FL | $9,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Als Association | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital of Sw Florida | Fort Myers, FL | $8,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Diabetes Association | Fairfax, VA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bonita Springs Assistance Office | Bonita Springs, FL | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tri-City Family Services | Geneva, IL | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $7,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisberg, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Lee County | Fort Myers, FL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, IN | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Cincinnati, OH | $7,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Horizons of Sw Florida | Naples, FL | $7,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peoples Resource Center | Wheaton, IL | $7,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warriors Project | Topeka, KS | $6,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pads | Wheaton, IL | $6,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spectrois Institute for Low Vision | Wheaton, IL | $6,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mccormick Tribune Foundation | Chicago, IL | $6,050 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Lung Association | Albert Lea, MN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goldie Floberg Center | Rockton, IL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Life Without Limbs | Agoura Hills, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Syrian American Medical Society | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of America | Naperville, IL | $5,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Audubon of Florida | Naples, FL | $5,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cal's All-Star Angel Foundation | South Elgin, IL | $5,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridge Communities Inc | Glen Ellyn, IL | $5,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cafe of Life | Bonita Springs, FL | $5,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Israel Children's Centers | Deerfield Beach, FL | $5,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| B R Ryall YMCA | Glen Ellyn, IL | $4,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fisher House Foundation | Rockville, MD | $4,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conservancy of Sw Florida | Naples, FL | $4,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bright Focus Foundation Macular Degeneration Research | Clarksburg, MD | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA | Wheaton, IL | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | North Ft Myers, FL | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Little City Palatine | Inverness, IL | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southwest Florida Community Foundation | Fort Myers, FL | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Pittsfield, MA | $4,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy | Buffalo Grove, IL | $4,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | El Segundo, CA | $4,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Kahuli, HI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberty Youth Ranch Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | $3,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shadow Wood Charitable Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | $3,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope Health Carehospice | Fort Myers, FL | $3,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Men's Educ Network | Chicago, IL | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Athletes in Action | Xenia, OH | $3,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Shelter Service | Glen Ellyn, IL | $3,150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parkinsons Foundation | Miami, FL | $3,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wcgu Public Radio | Fort Myers, FL | $3,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South County Community Food Bank | Seaside, OR | $3,050 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amigos Center Bonita Springs | Bonita Springs, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caring Bridge Org | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wttw Channel 11 | Chicago, IL | $2,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Renew Project | Glen Ellyn, IL | $2,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $2,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trees Water & People Fund | Fort Collins, CO | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority | Columbus, OH | $2,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Coast Land Conservancy | Seaside, OR | $2,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marianjoy Rehab Hospital | Wheaton, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Golf Evans Scholarship | Golf, IL | $1,950 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Glen Ellyn Historical Society | Glen Ellyn, IL | $1,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Charities | Fort Myers, FL | $1,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation Benefit | Santa Monica, CA | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics for Polar Plunge | Chicago, IL | $1,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fire Mountain School | Arch Cape, OR | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army (florida) | Fort Myers, FL | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crow Canyon Archaeological Center | Cortez, CO | $1,450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Glen Oak Foundation | Glen Ellyn, IL | $1,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes | Chicago, IL | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans | Wheaton, IL | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Elgin | Elgin, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morton Arboretum Foundation | Lisle Il, IL | $760 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fgcu Athletics | Fort Myers, FL | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Almost Home Kids | Naperville, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grom Father Foundation | Roseville, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neah Kah Nie Education Foundation | Rockaway Beach, OR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Judes Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Petronille's Church | Glen Ellyn, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Haven | Naples, FL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breast Cancer Funds | San Franciso, CA | $175 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
81 of 94 (86%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 86%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 94 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | $139,645 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 80 | $149,500 | $1,750 |
| 2023 | 73 | $161,690 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 43% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,750. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Reese Family Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 22000 Shallowater Lane, Bonita Springs, FL, 34135. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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