Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Profile
Last profile update:
07/29/2016
Last grant data update:
06/17/2017
At A Glance
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
120 S. LaSalle St., Ste. 1950
Chicago, IL United States 60603-3419
Telephone: (312) 580-0310
Type of Grantmaker
Independent foundation
Additional Descriptor
EIN
366108775
BRIDGE Number
0614973913
Background
Established in 1959 in IL - Founded by the late Lloyd A. Fry, who established the Lloyd A. Fry Roofing Company in Chicago in 1933. The company grew to eventually become the world's largest producer of asphalt roofing products with more than 50 asphalt refineries and roofing plants across the country.
Purpose and Activities
The foundation supports organizations with the strength and commitment to address persistent problems of urban Chicago resulting from poverty, violence, ignorance and despair. The foundation seeks to build the capacity of individuals and the systems that serve them. The vision is of a Chicago that offers education, prosperity, and hope for all.
