Blowitz-ridgeway Foundation
The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation is a Chicago-based private foundation that funds healthcare and housing initiatives for low-income, underserved residents in the Chicago metropolitan area. The website describes focused grantmaking in Health Care Services and Housing (homelessness), provides grant totals, recent strategy updates, and lists board and staff.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Local Chicago-metro nonprofits working on housing/homelessness, community health, or mental health for low-income and underserved populations, typically seeking general operating or program support in the $10K–$25K range.
Good Fit
- • Primary programs address homelessness, supportive housing, or community-based health/mental health services in Chicago or the six collar counties.
- • Requesting general operating or program support at the foundation's typical grant size ($10K–$25K).
- • Demonstrated services for low-income, immigrant, bilingual, LGBTQ+, or other underserved groups in Cook and adjacent counties.
- • Clear local presence or partnerships within the Chicago metropolitan area.
Geography
Observed grants are tightly concentrated in Illinois: about 99% of dollars and grants went to the Chicago metro/collar counties, and the foundation states it restricts funding to Chicago and the six collar counties.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 72 distinct recipients across health, mental health, housing, domestic violence, refugee support and related services, indicating a broad and diverse local portfolio for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover across years is unavailable, but the foundation maintains a public website with application procedures, an online contact form, a listed grants manager and an open 'applications accepted any time' policy, making it plausible that unfamiliar applicants can apply.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
