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The Fermata Charitable Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $186,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Fermata Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Elmhurst, IL, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $186,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 28, 2026. The largest was $85,000 to St Paul Lutheran Church in Villa Park, IL for program support.
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- EIN
- 207034733
- Based in
- Elmhurst, IL
- Assets
- $9,179,580
- Grants paid
- $186,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 28, 2026, IRS object ID 202632409349100118. It reported $186,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul Lutheran Church | Villa Park, IL | Program Support | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Program Support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dupage Pads Inc | Wheaton, IL | Program Support | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Johnson County | Iowa City, IA | Program Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shelter House | Iowa City, IA | Program Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Dupage Community Center | Wheaton, IL | Program Support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zion Lutheran Church | Iowa City, IA | Program Support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridge Communities | Glen Ellyn, IL | Program Support | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Esther's Friends | Chicago, IL | Program Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Moms | Chicago, IL | Program Support | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | Program Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outreach House | Lombard, IL | Program Support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation (aclu) | Chicago, IL | Program Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| League of Womens Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Boone, IA | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| People's Resource Center | Wheaton, IL | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scarce | Addison, IL | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 4, 2025, IRS object ID 202512479349100906. It reported $388,200 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul Lutheran Church | Villa Park, IL | Program Support | $305,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Program Support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dupage Pads Inc | Wheaton, IL | Program Support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Johnson County | Iowa City, IA | Program Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Dupage Community Center | Wheaton, IL | Program Support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emma Goldman Clinic | Iowa City, ID | Program Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Esther's Friends | Chicago, ID | Program Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | Program Support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | Program Support | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Media (wbez) | Chicago, IL | Program Support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outreach House | Lombard, IL | Program Support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation (aclu) | Chicago, IL | Program Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iowa Driftless Water Defenders | Iowa City, IA | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| League of Womens Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Boone, IA | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scarce | Addison, IL | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shelter House | Iowa City, IA | Program Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $45,000 |
| Human services | $12,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $516,200 |
| Iowa | $40,000 |
| Idaho | $10,000 |
| Maryland | $6,000 |
| District of Columbia | $2,000 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds food, agriculture and nutrition in Illinois
- Who funds human services in Illinois
- Who funds housing and shelter in Illinois
Updated August 28, 2026. 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.