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Grayslake, IL · 2025 filing

Esper A Petersen Foundation

Accepts applications

Esper A Petersen Foundation accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $760K given across forty-one grants.

A typical grant is around $5K.

It funds animal welfare, environment, health care.

What they give

$760K
Total giving
41
Grants made
$5K
Typical grant
$155K
Largest grant

From their 2025 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The forty-one grants itemized on their 2025 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $5K and $23K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

0
10
21
9
1
0
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2025 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2025 filing reached four states. The largest destinations, with each state’s wider funding picture linked:

California$506K
Florida$155K
Illinois$90K
South Dakota$10K
Itemized grant dollars by recipient state, 2025 filing.

What they fund

Based on where their grants went.

  • Animal Welfare
  • Environment
  • Health Care

Recent giving reached California, Florida, Illinois, South Dakota.

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