Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation

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OVERVIEW: The Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation supports education, health and human services in Chicago and Northern Illinois.

IP TAKE: This funder prioritizes organizations in Chicago and in Northern Illinois, especially for groups with an entrepreneurial spirit. It is accessible and responsive to organizations located in the areas it funds, so don’t hesitate to reach out if needed. That said, this funder has interestingly funded work beyond it’s stated geographic scope to organizations operating in Oregon, Missouri, Idaho and Colorado. To confirm eligibility here, contact the foundation first to see how and when it chooses to fund beyond Illinois.

Note that this funder frequently focuses on Christian causes, so it is unlikely to support less mainstream projects and programs or take grantmaking risks. Your work should be framed accordingly.

PROFILE: Established in 1991, the Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Illinois. Hendrickson was a Chicago entrepreneur who established the Hendrickson Trucking Company with this brothers and father. Hendrickson and his wife, Agnes, invented the tandem truck. They encouraged others to have an entrepreneurial spirit through their philanthropic pursuits. Managed by Bank of America’s Illinois office, the foundation’s grantmaking includes education, health and human services.

This funder prioritizes underserved populations in its home region of northern Illinois. The Hendrickson Family have been involved with Christian causes, including Christian organizations supporting basic and spiritual needs. The foundation has also demonstrated a broad commitment to organizations that promote entrepreneurism.

Past local grantees include the Albany Youth Center, Chicago Lights, the Association House of Chicago and the Lawndale Christian Health Center.

Important Grant Details:

Foundation grants often range between $10,000 and $50,000. This funder provides program and operating support grants for groups with organizational budgets of $10 million or less, and nonprofits may request up to 30 percent of the program’s budget for support.

  • Grantmaking focuses largely on Chicago and other communities in Northern Illinois, including Woodstock, Evanston, Libertyville, McHenry, and Lake Forest. The foundation has also awarded grants to organizations operating in Oregon, Missouri, Idaho and Colorado.

  • Foundation grants are for one-year periods. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records.

  • This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits up until July 31 each year. Applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision by mid-November. Grantseekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply.

  • Because of limited resources, nonprofits may only submit an application to one of the following foundations in a calendar year: Alfred Bersted Foundation, Grace Bersted Foundation, Henrietta Lange Burke Fund, Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation, and the Colonel R. Stanley McNeil Foundation.

Direct general questions to the staff at ilgrantmaking@ustrust.com or 312-828-2055.

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