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Edwards Family CJLJ Foundation: 18 grants to organizations, $174,888 (tax year ended December 2024)
Edwards Family CJLJ Foundation, a private foundation in Lake Forest, IL, paid 18 grants to organizations totaling $174,888 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on December 19, 2025. The largest was $60,000 to Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL for funding for scholarship programs for the education and training of clinicians, scientists, and other health care providers. geared toward research, patient care, and community health care..
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- EIN
- 823612639
- Based in
- Lake Forest, IL
- Assets
- $4,511,558
- Grants paid
- $174,888
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed December 19, 2025, IRS object ID 202533539349100703. It reported $174,888 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | Funding for scholarship programs for the education and training of clinicians, scientists, and other health care providers. geared toward research, patient care, and community health care. | Health care | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Forest Presbyterian Church | Lake Forest, IL | Donation - supporting the mission of the organization; the mission is to send well-equipped disciples of jesus into the world and nurturing a community of faith working through love. | $26,638 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rush Anchor Cross | Chicago, IL | Donation - supporting rush university mission. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | Donation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Presbyterian | Chicago, IL | Donation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boysgirls Club | South Elgin, IL | Donation - supporting boys & girls club that motivates kids to positively develop and graduate from high school. their mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reac | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | Donation - athletic fund student and programs support. | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Misericordia Heart of Mercy Foundation | Chicago, IL | Misericordia offers a community of care that maximizes potential for persons with mild to profound developmental disabilities, many of whom are also physically challenged. by serving society's most vu | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Power Inc | Lake Forest, IL | Donation - our mission is to accelerate children's literacy learning and to develop in them a love of reading and writing. we believe that all children deserve to reach their intellectual potential. | Youth development | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Simons Land Trust | St Simons Island, GA | Donation - support organization st simons island land and environment. | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Simons Presbyterian Church | St Simons Island, GA | Donation | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glasa | Lake Forest, IL | Donation - athletic support organization. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pads Lake County | Waukegan, IL | Donation - support organization reducing homelessness. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | Lake Forest, IL | Donation - educational institution prek-8. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community for Coastal Ga | Darien, GA | Donation - supporting coastal regional and regional planning, coordinating local gov and providing services for seniors across coastal georgia. multi county agency planning for 10 counties covering de | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Cit FDN | Lake Forest, IL | Donation - to lf senior citizens foundation for their mission to create an awareness in lake forest and lake bluff of the interests and needs of senior citizens, to support the activities and faciliti | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sarah's Circle | Chicago, IL | Donation - supporting homeless women. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| SSPC Angel Tree Fund | Waukegan, IL | Donation - supporting the salvation army angel tree program helping provide christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year. | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $60,000 |
| Education | $3,000 |
| Youth development | $3,000 |
| Environment | $3,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $139,888 |
| Maryland | $25,000 |
| Georgia | $7,000 |
| North Carolina | $3,000 |
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Updated December 19, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.