The Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust
Invitation OnlyCrystal Lake, Illinois · EIN 36-7386936 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$146K
Organizations funded31
Typical grant$4,000
Total assets$2.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $6,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
96% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Kidney Fund | Rockville, MD | Provide funds for financial assistance to dialysis and kidney transplant patients and living kidney donors. | $15,000 |
| Greenpeace Fund | Washington, DC | Provide funds to help halt environmental destruction and to promote solutions for future generations. | $12,000 |
| Wild Animal Sanctuary | Keenesburg, CO | Provide funds to help support and maintain more than 450 lions tigers bears leopards mountain lions wolves & other large carnivores; it is… | $12,000 |
| The Danish America Museum | Elk Horn, IA | Help fund staff development tolerance programs various exhibits and other activities | $10,000 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | Provide funds to help give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. | $6,000 |
| Keepers of the Wild | Valentine, AZ | Provide funds to protect abused neglected abandoned and retired captive wildlife. | $6,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | Provide funds to help protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them. | $6,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | Provide funds to advance the preservation and protection of the natural environment. | $6,000 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | Provide funds to help care for homeless and abandoned pets. | $5,000 |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | Provide funds for environmental and conservation issues | $5,000 |
| Paws With A Cause | Wayland, MI | Provide funds to help train assistance dogs nationally for people with disabilities and provides lifetime team support which encourages… | $5,000 |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | Alexandria, VA | Provide funds to help end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the worlds oceans in order to conserve and protect… | $5,000 |
| Vesterheim Museum | Decorah, IA | Help fund numerous museum activities | $5,000 |
| Canine Assistants | Milton, GA | Provide funds to help train and provide service dogs for children and adults with physical disabilities or other special needs. | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | Provide funds to create awareness recruit field staff and advocate with the United Nations and US government on humanitarian concerns. | $5,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Assn | Washington, DC | Provide funds to help protect and enhance Americas National Parks for present and future generations. | $4,000 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | Provide funds to help ensure the continued existence of some of Africas most rare and treasured species. | $4,000 |
| Childrens Health Fund | New York, NY | Provide funds to help champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure… | $4,000 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | Provide funds to help protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. | $3,000 |
| Childrens Defense Fund | Washington, DC | Provide funds to help meet the physical emotional educational and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children | $3,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network | San Francisco, CA | Provide funds to help protect endangered species and preserve their natural habitats. | $3,000 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | Provide funds to help conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. | $2,000 |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | Provide funds to help develop strong grassroots environmental leadership and to bring together diverse constituencies to work cooperatively… | $2,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | Provide funds for environmental and conservation issues | $2,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | Provide funds to support programs intended to create a more healthy just world including campaigns that focus on clean energy and global… | $2,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | Provide funds to help inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our childrens future. NWFs work helps to find solutions to the climate… | $2,000 |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | Provide funds to help create lasting solutions to poverty hunger and injustice. | $2,000 |
| Grand Teton Natl Park Foundation | Moose, WY | Provide funds to help support programs and projects which enhance preserve and protect Grand Teton National Park. | $1,500 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | Provide funds to support its conservation and education efforts and to provide excellent care for the animals | $1,500 |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | Provide funds to support educational projects and programs for park visitors. 080 Environment Conservation | $1,500 |
| Specialty Purebred Cat Rescue | Somers, WI | Provide funds to help abused and abandoned cats. | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $146,500 | 31 |
| 2023 | $148,500 | 34 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349103181
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-7386936
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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