Harvey And Ethel Daeumer Foundation
Official website for the Harvey and Ethel Daeumer Foundation (Elgin, IL). Describes the foundation's mission to support local charitable causes for children and the sick/aged, provides downloadable grant request forms, submission instructions, deadline information, and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small to mid-sized Illinois nonprofit (especially Elgin/Kane County area) focused on children, education, senior services, health, or local human services requesting project support of roughly $5k–$30k.
Good Fit
- • Local (Elgin/Kane County or nearby Illinois) programmatic presence or demonstrable local impact
- • Project-level requests for equipment, technology, program support, or scholarships in the $5k–$30k range
- • Work serving children, seniors, mental health, or basic human services
- • Ability to submit the foundation's grant request form and meet the April 15 annual deadline
- • Established local credibility or partnership with organizations already active in the foundation’s service area
Geography
Grantmaking is tightly concentrated in Illinois, with 96% of dollars staying in-state and only a very small out-of-state exception.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded roughly 22 distinct recipients in the latest year across schools, health providers, shelters, YWCA, and other local nonprofits, showing a broad institutional mix for its size.
New Applicants
A public application path exists (website form, April 15 deadline, email submission), but observed behavior across two years shows all grantees were returning recipients and no new grantees appeared in 2023, so newcomers face a meaningful hurdle despite a visible process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
