Past Donations & Initiatives Include

PAST GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Constellation Fund

  • Altus Academy

  • Face to Face

  • Dwelling Place

  • Female Strong

  • Boys & Girls Club of North Central Illinois

  • Annual educational scholarships

  • Food for Greater Elgin (one of the top ten largest food pantries associated with Northern Illinois Food Bank)

  • Meal donations to various hospitals’ COVID-19 floors

  • Meal sponsorships for families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

  • WFF’s Annual Christmas Wishes Initiative

  • Project Access (U-46 program to support homeless children & families)

  • CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) Kane County

  • Kane County Bar Association Turning Point Juvenile Diversion Program

  • South Elgin High School Booster Foundation’s Stadium

  • Australian wildfire relief funds

In addition to organizations, the Wisdom Family Foundation also provides funding for individuals and families in need.  A sampling of some of our donations to individuals and families include:

  • Providing hearing aids for hard-of-hearing/deaf students

  • Obtaining/financing resources for disabled individuals

  • Financing summer school tuition

  • Supplementing mortgage payments

  • Paying gas & electricity bills

  • Funding alcohol treatment program costs

  • Subsidizing necessary medication costs

You may notice that the Foundation's annual filings show modest grant totals relative to our programmatic activity. That's intentional: WFF is structured as a lean, hands-on operating arm of our family's giving, focused on direct-impact programs like Christmas Wishes and Warmth for Winter rather than large-scale grant disbursement. Our family's broader charitable commitments — many of which don't run through the Foundation itself — are separate from what appears here.

Boys & Girls Club of Elgin

The Boys & Girls Club of North Central Illinois