Children’s Care Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's grants are limited to benefiting poor and needy children in the Metropolitan Chicago area, so work outside that area or aimed at other groups is unlikely to fit.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and asks for information about a proposal and the organisation before considering a grant, so approach it with that information rather than a general appeal.
- Most grants are modest: half of its 26 grants to organisations were $125,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $25,000 and $880,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, since the largest grant was about $1,150,000.
- In the filing, 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should expect a relationship-led route.
Overview
Children’s Care Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Children’s Care Foundation describes itself as a private foundation dedicated to the welfare of children. Its charitable grants are limited to benefiting poor and needy children in the Metropolitan Chicago area. The filings show grants to charitable organisations including health centres, hospitals, a college of optometry, a ministry and a church. Most grants were recorded as general support, with a smaller amount for a paediatric dental health programme. It does not accept unsolicited grant requests, and it asks for information about a proposal and the organisation before considering a grant.
Themes
- Children’s welfare
Geographic Focus
Metropolitan Chicago area.
How to apply
The foundation has no formal application form; it requests information before a grant can be considered.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 26 grants to organisations were $125,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 35% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Children’s Care Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $125k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Humboldt Park Health · General support$881,8562024 tax year
- Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center · General support$750,0002024 tax year
- Family Christian Health Center · General support$435,0002024 tax year
- Holy Family Ministries · General support$140,0002024 tax year
- Illinois College of Optometry · General support$125,0002024 tax year
- Pillars Community Health · Pediatric dental health program$100,0002024 tax year
- Children's Clinic · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Jesse White Tumblers · General support$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Roxanne M Warble — Treasurer / CFO
- Robert L Campbell — Executive Director
- David Canfield — Director
- Helen Blovsky — Director
- Christie Gricius — Assistant Treasurer
- Michael Reed — President
- George S Trees JR — Vice President
- Michael Cleavenger — Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,627,014 | $2,957,393 | $62,894,595 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,490,152 | $2,743,271 | $68,025,620 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,411,260 | $2,581,856 | $73,006,811 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Children’s Care Foundation?
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Contact
- (312) 201-0540
- Chicago, IL
- childrenscarefoundation.org
Applying to Children’s Care Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (312) 201-0540
- Chicago, IL
- childrenscarefoundation.org