The Irish Fellowship Educational & Cultural Foundation primarily funds need-based tuition assistance for Catholic and other private secondary schools in the Chicago area, with a secondary interest in Irish cultural programming. Grants are often repeat, modest awards targeted to high schools (many Catholic/Jesuit institutions) and a local Irish heritage club, indicating a sustained commitment to supporting local parochial education and cultural identity.
A recurring $6,000 grant pattern defines the Irish Fellowship Educational & Cultural Foundation’s recent giving, with awards repeatedly directed to Catholic secondary schools in the Chicago area and to Irish cultural programming in Chicago. The foundation’s name matches its two visible priorities: educational support and cultural preservation. In the recent grants list, multiple schools received need-based educational assistance, including De La Salle High School for Girls, Carmel High School Mundelein, and St. Ignatius High School, while the Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Charities received cultural support in both 2023 and 2025. Larger awards also appear, such as a $12,500 grant to DePaul University for a cultural grant and $12,000 grants to St. Patrick High School and Notre Dame College Prep for need-based educational assistance. The pattern points to a local grantmaker that supports tuition aid at Catholic and college-preparatory schools alongside Irish heritage activities. Grants are concentrated in the Chicago metro area and are given to institutions, not individuals.
Need-based educational assistance is the foundation’s core program area. Recent examples include $12,000 to St. Patrick High School and $11,000 to Fenwick High School, both in 2024, for need-based educational assistance. The same purpose appears across many Catholic secondary schools, including De La Salle High School for Girls, Brother Rice High School, and Mother McAuley High School. The foundation also supports Irish cultural programming. In 2025, it gave $10,000 to Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Charities for a cultural grant, after a $10,000 grant in 2023 to the same organization to promote cultural awareness. A separate $12,500 grant to DePaul University was labeled a cultural grant, showing that cultural support extends beyond community clubs. Its education grants are not limited to one school type. Recipients include Jesuit and college-preparatory institutions such as St. Ignatius High School, Providence Catholic High School, and Benet Academy.
The typical grant size is tightly clustered at $6,000, with p25, median, and p75 all equal to $6,000. That suggests a standardized award level for much of the portfolio, even though a few larger grants appear above it. The recent record shows repeat giving to the same organizations across multiple years, including De La Salle High School for Girls, Carmel High School Mundelein, and Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Charities. The foundation is a grantmaker to organizations rather than individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grants data also indicates a local operating pattern rather than broad national funding.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $6K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$6K
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Highly concentrated, locally focused giving through many small-to-medium recurring grants; the foundation repeatedly funds the same high schools (multiple 3-grant patterns) rather than one-off large national gifts, indicating stable, programmatic support (likely annual scholarships).
Notable grantees: Fenwick High School, DePaul College Prep, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Charities, St Patrick High School
Grantmaking is entirely local in the available record, with 100% of grants going to recipients in Illinois. Chicago is the main recipient city, appearing across schools, cultural groups, and service organizations such as DePaul University, Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Charities, Misericordia Home, and Marist High School. Other Illinois recipient locations include Niles, Oak Park, Mundelein, Wheaton, Lisle, New Lenox, La Grange Park, Elmhurst, Arlington Heights, Burbank, and Kankakee. The recipient-country distribution is exclusively U.S.-based.
It most often funds Catholic and other private secondary schools in the Chicago area for need-based educational assistance. The recent grants list also includes Irish cultural programming, such as support for Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Charities and a cultural grant to DePaul University.
The typical grant size is $6,000. In the available distribution, the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $6,000, showing that many awards are set at that level.
Yes. Alongside school aid, it supports Irish cultural programming. Recent examples include a $10,000 cultural grant to Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Charities and a $12,500 cultural grant to DePaul University.
Yes. The record shows repeat awards to several organizations across years, including De La Salle High School for Girls in 2023 and 2024, Carmel High School Mundelein in 2023 and 2024, and Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Charities in 2023 and 2025.
All grants in the provided data go to U.S. recipients, and 100% are in Illinois. Chicago is the most common recipient city, with other Illinois locations including Niles, Oak Park, Mundelein, Wheaton, Lisle, and New Lenox.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPAUL UNIVERSITY | CHICAGO, IL | $12,500 | 2025 | CULTURAL GRANT |
| YOUNG IRISH FELLOWSHIP CLUB OF CHICAGO CHARITIES | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | CULTURAL GRANT |
| MISERICORDIA HOME | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| ST PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| JOLIET CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | JOLIET, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| LOYOLA ACADEMY | WILMETTE, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| MARIST HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| NORTHRIDGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | NILES, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| OUR LADY OF TEPEYAC | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| REGINA DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL | WILMETTE, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| ST FRANCIS DE SALES HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| ST IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| BISHOP MCNAMARA CATHOLIC | KANKAKEE, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| BENET ACADEMY | LISLE, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| CHRIST THE KING JESUIT COLLEGE PREP | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| ST LAURENCE HIGH SCHOOL | BURBANK, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| MONTINI HIGH SCHOOL | MCHENRY, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| ST RITA HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| RESURRECTION HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| LEO HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| MOTHER MCAULEY HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| NAZARETH ACADEMY | LAGRANGE PARK, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| ST FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL | WHEATON, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| IC CATHOLIC PREP | ELMHURST, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | NEW LENOX, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL | RIVER FOREST, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| ST VIATOR HIGH SCHOOL | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| WOODLANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART | LAKE FOREST, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| NOTRE DAME COLLEGE PREP | NILES, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| HOLY TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL MUNDELEIN | MUNDELEIN, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL | OAK PARK, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| CRISTO REY ST MARTIN COLLEGE PREP | WAUKEGAN, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF HOLY FAMILY | LISLE, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| WILLOWS ACADEMY | DES PLAINES, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| JOSEPHINUM HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| ST PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $12,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| NOTRE DAME COLLEGE PREP | NILES, IL | $12,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL | OAK PARK, IL | $11,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL MUNDELEIN | MUNDELEIN, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| BISHOP MCNAMARA CATHOLIC | KANKAKEE, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |
YOUNG IRISH FELLOWSHIP CLUB OF CHICAGO CHARITIES
$10,000CULTURAL GRANT
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
ST PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
JOLIET CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
LOYOLA ACADEMY
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
MARIST HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
OUR LADY OF TEPEYAC
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
REGINA DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
ST FRANCIS DE SALES HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
ST IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
BISHOP MCNAMARA CATHOLIC
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
BENET ACADEMY
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
CHRIST THE KING JESUIT COLLEGE PREP
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
ST LAURENCE HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
MONTINI HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
ST RITA HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
RESURRECTION HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
LEO HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
MOTHER MCAULEY HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
NAZARETH ACADEMY
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
ST FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
IC CATHOLIC PREP
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
ST VIATOR HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
WOODLANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE PREP
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
HOLY TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL MUNDELEIN
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
CRISTO REY ST MARTIN COLLEGE PREP
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF HOLY FAMILY
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
WILLOWS ACADEMY
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
JOSEPHINUM HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
ST PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL
$12,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE PREP
$12,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL
$11,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL MUNDELEIN
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
BISHOP MCNAMARA CATHOLIC
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE