Out of the Blue Foundation concentrates its giving on a very small number of large, targeted awards, primarily supporting direct client health and lifestyle services and legal/advocacy work to ensure fair, non‑discriminatory practices. Grants are high-dollar and recurrent to the same recipients, suggesting a preference for deep, relationship-driven support rather than broad, diversified grantmaking. The foundation appears locally rooted (Groveland, IL) but its priorities are programmatic — sustaining client wellbeing and backing legal expertise to protect rights and fair treatment.
Out of the Blue Foundation’s clearest pattern is repeated support for two linked priorities: helping clients sustain a healthy lifestyle and funding legal work tied to fair, non-discriminatory practice. The largest recent awards both went to Lights Out Trust in Groveland, IL, at $115,400 in 2025 and $115,400 in 2023, with purpose text centered on helping clients sustain and maintain healthy living. That same relationship-based approach appears in its support for Stephen McCarthy, Esq. in New York, NY, where the foundation made $50,000 grants in both 2023 and 2025 for fair and non-discriminatory practice. The grant record suggests a small, highly targeted funder that returns to the same recipients rather than spreading gifts widely. Its supported work is practical and program-facing: direct client health support, wellness education, and legal advocacy connected to equitable treatment. Smaller grants extend that pattern to organizations such as Blue Summit Aesthetics Wellness and Beyond the Veil, with language focused on educating, motivating, and sustaining healthier routines.
In wellness and behavior-change work, the foundation supported Blue Summit Aesthetics Wellness in Springfield, IL with $18,975 in 2025 to educate clients to live a healthy lifestyle. It also backed Blue Summit Wakeup in Groveland, IL with $7,200 in 2024 to encourage healthy living and wellness. A separate line of support goes to direct client motivation: Beyond the Veil in Morton, IL received $10,000 in 2025 to motivate a healthy lifestyle, following a $10,000 grant in 2023 for enlighten, motivate and sustain a healthy lifestyle. Legal and advocacy-related giving appears through Stephen McCarthy, Esq. in New York, NY, with grants described as support for fair and non-discriminatory practice.
Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $18,975 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of modest awards and a few larger commitments. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: Lights Out Trust appears in multiple years, Stephen McCarthy, Esq. appears in multiple years, and Beyond the Veil also repeats. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals, which fits the closely held, relationship-driven profile visible in the grant list. Awards are concentrated in a small set of recipients rather than dispersed across many organizations.
$385K
$41K
$45K
$4K
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 78% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Highly concentrated giving: four grants totaling $330,800 split between two repeat grantees; prefers large, multi-award support to the same organizations rather than many small or one-off grants.
Notable grantees: LIGHTS OUT TRUST, STEPHEN MCCARTHY ESQ
Giving is heavily concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 78% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Groveland, Springfield, and Morton in Illinois, showing a strong local/regional footprint around the foundation’s operating area. New York appears through a recipient in New York, NY, but the overall grant map remains overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with all recent grants landing in the United States.
Its grants focus on helping clients sustain a healthy lifestyle, educating clients to live more healthfully, and supporting fair and non-discriminatory practice. The recent record also includes grants described as encouraging healthy living, wellness, and sustainable habit change.
Yes. Lights Out Trust received $115,400 in 2023 and again in 2025, Stephen McCarthy, Esq. received $50,000 in both 2023 and 2025, and Beyond the Veil received $10,000 in 2023 and again in 2025.
The grant-size distribution centers around smaller-to-mid-sized awards: p25 is $10,000, the median is $18,975, and p75 is $50,000. The recent list also includes larger awards of $115,400.
Illinois is the top state by grant count, with 78% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Illinois recipients include organizations in Groveland, Springfield, and Morton.
The foundation’s giving is regional and recent grants are all in the United States. Most recipients are in Illinois, with one recent recipient in New York, NY.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTS OUT TRUST | Groveland, IL | $115,400 | 2025 | HELP CLIENTS TO SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE |
| STEPHEN MCCARTHY ESQ | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR FAIR AND NON DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE |
| BLUE SUMMIT AESTHETICS WELLNESS | Springfield, IL | $18,975 | 2025 | EDUCATE CLIENTS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE |
| BEYOND THE VEIL | Morton, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | MOTIVATE TO SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE |
| LIGHTS OUT TRUST | Groveland, IL | $8,050 | 2024 | ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE & SUSTAINABILITY |
| BLUE SUMMIT WAKEUP | Groveland, IL | $7,200 | 2024 | ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIVING AND WELLNESS |
| LIGHTS OUT TRUST | Groveland, IL | $115,400 | 2023 | ENLIGHTEN MOTIVATE & SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE |
| STEPHEN MCCARTHY ESQ | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GRANT FOR FAIR AND NON DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE |
| BEYOND THE VEIL | Morton, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | ENLIGHTEN MOTIVATE AND SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE |
LIGHTS OUT TRUST
$115,400HELP CLIENTS TO SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
STEPHEN MCCARTHY ESQ
$50,000GRANT FOR FAIR AND NON DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE
BLUE SUMMIT AESTHETICS WELLNESS
$18,975EDUCATE CLIENTS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
BEYOND THE VEIL
$10,000MOTIVATE TO SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
LIGHTS OUT TRUST
$8,050ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE & SUSTAINABILITY
BLUE SUMMIT WAKEUP
$7,200ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIVING AND WELLNESS
LIGHTS OUT TRUST
$115,400ENLIGHTEN MOTIVATE & SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
STEPHEN MCCARTHY ESQ
$50,000GRANT FOR FAIR AND NON DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE
BEYOND THE VEIL
$10,000ENLIGHTEN MOTIVATE AND SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE