WILLIAM H & LOIS J MCESSY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60606 EIN 364074862

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$49.1M Total Assets (2024)
$1.5M Avg Yearly Giving (2023–2024)
$3.1M Giving on File
(2 yrs)
16 Grants on File
$261K Avg Grant Size

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone 8472343427

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 N/A $2.8M $339K N/A
2020 N/A $4.9M $1.6M N/A
2021 N/A $25.3M $19.0M N/A
2023 $991K $45.4M $3.0M 8
2024 $2.1M $49.1M $17.0M 8

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 16 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$175K
Average
$193K
75th Pctl
$400K
Maximum
$550K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Key Personnel

NameTitleCompensation
DAVID A LULLO DIRECTOR $7K
WILLIAM H MCESSY DIRECTOR
DAVID BLOWERS DIRECTOR
MONSIGNOR JOHN F CANARY DIRECTOR
LOIS J MCESSY DIRECTOR

Grants Awarded (16 total)

RecipientLocationAmountPurposeYear
ST JOHN VIANNEY ST PAUL, MN $550,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2024
CATHOLIC EXTENSION CHICAGO, IL $550,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2024
UNIVERSITY OF ST MARY OF THE LAKE MUNDELEIN, IL $410,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2024
CATHOLIC EXTENSION CHICAGO, IL $400,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2023
DIOCESE OF WINONA-ROCHESTER ROCHESTER, MN $250,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2024
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO CHICAGO, IL $250,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2024
ST JOHN VIANNEY ST PAUL, MN $200,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2023
ST PAUL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL THEOLOY STEUBENVILLE, OH $200,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2023
UNIVERSITY OF ST MARY OF THE LAKE MUNDELEIN, IL $150,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2023
ST NORBERT COLLEGE DE PERE, WI $50,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2024
INSTITUTE FOR PRIESTLY FORMATION OMAHA, NE $35,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2023
ST PATRICK CHURCH LAKE FOREST, IL $25,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2024
ALHEIZMER'S ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, IL $5,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2024
ALHEIZMER'S ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, IL $5,000 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2023
ST FRANCIS DE SALES PARISH LAKE GENEVA, WI $500 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2023
JOHN PAUL II NEWMAN CENTER CHICAGO, IL $500 GENERAL USE OF CHARITY 2023