Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation is a private corporation based in CHICAGO, IL. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1965. The principal officer is % Impact House. It holds total assets of $24.9M. Annual income is reported at $7M. According to available records, Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation has made 72 grants totaling $1M, with a median grant of $15K. Individual grants have ranged from $10K to $20K, with an average award of $15K. The foundation has supported 72 unique organizations. Grants have been distributed to organizations in Illinois and Colorado. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
Application Information
Deadline
Applications are accepted any time
Restrictions
Grants will be made to organizations in the City of Chicago and the six collar counties (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will).
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation fund?
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to eligible organizations. Based on available records, the foundation has funded 72 grants. Its grantmaking reaches organizations primarily in IL, CO.
How much does Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation give in grants?
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation has distributed a total of $1M across 72 grants. The median grant size is $15K, with an average of $15K. Individual grants have ranged from $10K to $20K.
How do I apply for a grant from Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation?
The application deadline is Applications are accepted any time. Grants will be made to organizations in the City of Chicago and the six collar counties (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will).
Where is Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation located?
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation is headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. While based in IL, the foundation distributes grants to organizations across 2 states.
Community HealthFor General Operating Support of this free health care center which provides uninsured and low-income individuals in Chicago with primary, dental, specialty care, medication, mental health, and lab services, as well as health education, Telehealth, etc.
Chicago, IL
$20K
2023
Resilience (Formerly Rape Victim Advocates)For General Operating Support. Resilience empowers people and communities to help prevent sexual violence and provides a full range of services to decrease trauma and support healing.
Chicago, IL
$20K
2023
South Suburban PadsFor General Operating Support. Programs & Services include Prevention (emergency funds), Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Rapid Rehousing, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Supportive Services for homeless individuals/families in south suburban Cook.
Chicago Heights, IL
$20K
2023
Refugee One (Formerly Interfaith Refugee And Immigration Ministries)
For the Wellness Program for Refugee Youth, which addresses the mental health needs of youth in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood. Youth, age 6-18, receive culturally and linguistically appropriate trauma-informed care, individual and group therapy, etc
Chicago, IL
$20K
2023
Center On Halsted (Formerly Horizons Community Services)For the Behavioral Health Services, which provides LGBTQ+ community in Chicago with comprehensive bilingual (English/Spanish) therapeutic short-term and long-term individual, group family and relationship therapies, and crisis support in Chicago.
Chicago, IL
$20K
2023
Connections For The HomelessFor General Operating Support. Programs and services include eviction prevention, daytime drop-in centers, shelter, housing, advocacy, and expanded services for homeless individuals and families in Evanston and surrounding north suburban Cook County.
Evanston, IL
$20K
2023
Kan-Win (Korean American Women In Need)For General Operating Support. Programs include multi-lingual crisis hotline, legal clinic, advocacy, transitional housing, emergency hotel stay, counseling, art therapy, support groups, childrens program, transportation, community education/outreach.
Park Ridge, IL
$20K
2023
Heartland AllianceFor General Operating Support of the Kovler Center, which provide critical trauma-informed services to individuals, unaccompanied children, and families affected by forced migration, now residing in Chicago and surrounding Cook County suburbs.
Chicago, IL
$20K
2023
Franciscan Outreach AssociationFor General Operating Support. They provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, case management, meals, financial assistance, access to health care, and more, for individuals who are homeless.
Chicago, IL
$20K
2023
Deborah'S PlaceFor General Operating Support. Deborah's Place provides housing and comprehensive supportive services to chronically homeless women in Chicago. Services include Interim/Permanent Supportive Housing, comprehensive support services, case management, etc.
Chicago, IL
$18K
2023
Margaret'S Village (Formerly Institute Of Women Today)For General Operating Support. The agency operates Maria's Shelter, a 50-bed interim shelter for women/children; Believe is a 50-bed interim facility for families in South Chicago; and Vincennes Senior Center for low-income seniors in Englewood.
Chicago, IL
$16K
2023
Enlace ChicagoFor the Community Health Worker-led Access to Care Initiative, in which trained public health workers assist community members in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood with accessing the healthcare system.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Facing Forward (Formerly Interfaith Council For The Homeless)For General Operating Support. They provide individuals and families in Chicago with Permanent Supportive Housing, clinical case management, supportive services (e.g. health care, life skills training), housing location, education and advocacy.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Family RescueFor General Operating Support of comprehensive services for domestic violence survivors and their children in Chicago's south side. Services include crisis intervention, supportive housing, individual and group counseling, financial literacy, etc.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Family Service And Mental Health Center Of CiceroFor Improving Local Access to Mental Health. The Center provides community-based bilingual/bicultural (Spanish) mental health care services for low income individuals and families in Cicero and adjacent towns.
Cicero, IL
$15K
2023
Health & Medicine Policy Research GroupFor the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program, a year-long service learning program that helps graduate students in healthcare professions design/implement innovative direct service projects in underserved communities.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Alexian Brothers Housing & Health AllianceFor Bonaventure House, a transitional housing program for formerly homeless adults living with HIV/AIDS in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. The two-year program provides therapeutic and supportive services such as case management, etc.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Association House Of ChicagoFor Integrated Health Program, which provides bilingual primary/mental healthcare services as well as intensive case management services on-site, in-home and telehealth to low-income African American & Latino adults in multiple Chicago neighborhoods.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Beds Plus CareFor General Operating Support. Beds provides housing and stabilization services to individuals and families in Southwest Suburban Cook County who are homeless. Programs and services include prevention, housing for families, street outreach, etc.
La Grange, IL
$15K
2023
Bridge CommunitiesFor General Operating Support of its programs which transition homeless families to self-sufficiency by working with partners to provide mentoring, housing, and supportive services.
Glen Ellyn, IL
$15K
2023
Casa CentralFor LaPosada Transitional/Interim Housing Program, which provides low-income families in Chicago with short-term housing with bilingual and cultural responsive support services. Each family is assigned a case manager who will assist with their needs.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Chicago Children'S Advocacy CenterFor Family Hope Center, which provides evidenced-based trauma-informed therapy for children & families impacted by child sexual abuse and other trauma in Chicago. CAC provides individual, group and family therapy as well as provides supportive services.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Chicago Coalition For The HomelessFor the Youth Futures Legal Clinic, which provides legal aid and representation to students and youth experiencing homelessness in Chicago. Services include assistance with accessing public benefits, identification documents, legal needs and more.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Chicago Workers CollaborativeFor Health Equity/Access Program. Program serves Latinx undocumented immigrants and their families who work in low wage jobs. Program provides health outreach, education and access to medical care/health insurance, and workplace health/safety education.
Waukegan, IL
$15K
2023
Chinese American Service LeagueFor the Client Advocacy Unit, part of the Behavioral Health and Clinical Services program to assess and address the rising mental health needs of immigrant Chinese community in the surrounding Chinatown neighborhood in Chicago.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Crossroads FundMutual Aid Pooled Fund Grant (Emergency Grant)
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Dupage PadsFor General Operating Support. PADS provides individuals and families experiencing homelessness in DuPage County with access to stabilizing services. Funds would be used towards one case manager's salary.
Wheaton, IL
$15K
2023
Mutual GroundFor General Operating Support. Mutual Ground is the only service provider of domestic and sexual violence services in Aurora and Kane County. Services include emergency shelter, counseling, 24-hour crisis hotline, hospital and legal advocacy, etc.
Aurora, IL
$15K
2023
New MomsFor General Operating Support. They serve young mothers in need of housing stability in Chicago and near western suburbs. Programs include housing and support, job training, classroom training, home-based parent coaching, prenatal/parent support, etc.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
North Side Housing & Supportive Services (Formerly Lakeview Shelter)For General Operating Support. Funds will be used towards programs and comprehensive services for individuals facing homelessness in Chicago. Programs include Permanent Supportive Housing, Integrated Health Services, Housing System Navigation, etc.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Nourishing Hope (Formerly Lakeview Pantry)For General Operating Support. Hunger is often connected to unemployment, homelessness, and mental health, the Pantry provides groceries and social services to Chicago's Lakeview area. Services include, job training and search, access to healthcare etc.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Old Irving Park Community ClinicFor General Operating Support. Funds will cover expenses incurred to provide free, quality primary and behavioral health care to uninsured and underserved low-income individuals in Chicago's northwest side.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Primo Center For Women And ChildrenFor General Operating Support. The Center provides housing & services to families who are homeless in Chicago's Austin and Englewood neighborhoods. Services include comprehensive behavioral and mental health treatment which addresses trauma experienced.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Renaissance Social ServicesFor General Operating Support. Programs serving homeless individuals and families in Chicago's west side include Street Outreach, rapid re-housing, mental health drop-in center, a new short-term supportive housing program, homeless prevention, etc.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Respond NowFor General Operating Support. They provide health, hunger and housing services to low-income individuals and families in Chicago's South Suburbs. Programs include a food pantry, SNAP outreach, homelessness prevention, housing counseling, etc.
Chicago Heights, IL
$15K
2023
Sarah'S CircleFor General Operating Support of women who are homeless/at-risk of being homeless in Chicago. Services include Daytime Support Center, Clinical Services, Interim Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, case management and referrals.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Sargent Shriver National Center On Poverty LawFor Reaching the Remaining Uninsured & Keeping the Newly Insured in Coverage Project. They will conduct trainings, technical assistance public education, outreach on 4 programs.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Sister HouseFor General Operating Support of the residential recovery program for women who have recently been released from prison, mental health facility or hospital. Services include intensive substance abuse treatment, healthcare, job training, life skills, etc
Oak Park, IL
$15K
2023
St Leonard'S MinistriesFor General Operating Support of Grace House and St. Leonard's Ministries, which assists formerly incarcerated women and men in Cook County work to improve critical areas of their lives and achieve successful reentry.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence (Formerly Chicago MetropolFor the Housing Advocacy Program, which works to increase the number of housing units available to survivors of domestic violence in the Chicago area. Funds will be used toward support for a new staff member.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Well Child CenterFor the Pediatric Dental Clinic and First Tooth Program, which seeks to eliminate early childhood caries in the Elgin area/northern Kane County. Funds will be used towards oral health education, PPE supplies for staff and patient families, etc.
Elgin, IL
$15K
2023
Will-Grundy Medical ClinicFor General Operating Support of this free health care clinic which provides comprehensive medical and dental care through volunteer doctors, dentists, and specialty physicians. Services include lab tests, medications, and wellness services, etc.
Joliet, IL
$15K
2023
Wings ProgramFor General Operating Support of its programs for victims of domestic violence in northwest suburban Cook County/southwest Chicago. Services include emergency shelter, transitional/permanent and rapid rehousing, counseling, medical and legal advocacy.
Palatine, IL
$15K
2023
Youth CrossroadsFor the Community Counseling Program which provides trauma informed individual/group counseling services in English and Spanish to low-income youth in Cicero, Berwyn, and other suburbs. Funds will be used towards the salary of a Community Counselor.
Berwyn, IL
$15K
2023
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center (Formerly Lacasa)For General Operating Support. ZCenter provides comprehensive services for survivors of sexual violence and abuse in Lake County. Services include a 24-hour hotline, trauma informed counseling, medical and legal advocacy, prevention education, etc.
Gurnee, IL
$15K
2023
Home Of The SparrowFor General Operating Support. HOS provides women and children who are homelessness in McHenry County with shelter, transitional housing, counseling, specialized case management, and employment assistance.
Woodstock, IL
$15K
2023
Housing Forward (Formerly West Suburban Pads)For General Operating. They provide people experiencing homelessness in west suburban Cook with emergency shelter, interim housing, permanent housing, rapid rehousing, medical/legal clinics, case management, employment readiness, and medical respite.
Maywood, IL
$15K
2023
Ignite (Formerly Teen Living Programs)For General Operating Support. They provide homeless youth, age 14-24, in the Bronzeville neighborhood with comprehensive services, such as emergency & transitional housing, Street/Community Outreach, case management, employment support, aftercare, etc.
Chicago, IL
$15K
2023
Impact Behavioral Health Partners (Formerly Housing Options For The MentallFor General Operating Support. Impact provides adults living with chronic mental illness and homelessness in Evanston/surrounding area with both permanent supportive and wrap-around services, such as housing, clinical services and employment assistance.
Evanston, IL
$15K
2023
Infant Welfare Society Of ChicagoFor General Operating Support of the Angel Harvey Family Clinic, which provides medical, dental, optometry, therapeutic, and behavioral health services, and child development for low-income, uninsured families in Chicago.
