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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3684566

Conduit Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $27.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,543,680

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $38,104

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,059,523

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $506,000

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,718,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,294,339

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,171,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,365,161

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,406,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,445,756

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,353,455

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,421,961

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,280,100

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,646,788

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Worldwide Friends FoundationJonesboro, GA

    General purposes

    $15,935,000
  2. Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $3,358,500
  3. The Central Fund of IsraelCedarhurst, NY

    General purposes

    $2,023,000
  4. GV BK FD - Giving Group CommunityLos Angeles, CA

    General purposes

    $1,600,000
  5. The American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000,000
  6. American Friends of Peace of MindNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $800,000
  7. Cteen Upper West Side IncNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $500,000
  8. Chabad Lubavitch of the UsviSt Thomas, VI

    General purposes

    $360,180
  9. UJA Federation GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    General purposes

    $250,000
  10. Eilat Charities IncNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $216,000
  11. Chabad Lubavitch of GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    General purposes

    $200,000
  12. Community Foundation of the VI IncSt Thomas, VI

    General purposes

    $200,000
  13. Westchester Hebrew High SchoolMamaroneck, NY

    General support

    $200,000
  14. Friends of Emek Lone SoldiersNew City, NY

    General purposes

    $180,000
  15. The Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $150,000
  16. Friends of DuvdevanSouthfield, MI

    General purposes

    $125,000
  17. American Israel EducationWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $100,000
  18. Israel Select CharityFlushing, NY

    General purposes

    $100,000
  19. Lutheran Social ServicesNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $100,000
  20. Salanter Akiba Riverdale AcademyRiverdale, NY

    General purposes

    $100,000
  21. Israel Scholarship Education FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $46,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education3 grants $16,235,00068% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,358,50014% of the total
  3. International aid4 grants $3,219,00013% of the total
  4. Religion3 grants $916,0004% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $180,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $15,935,000
  2. New York12 grants $8,623,500
  3. California1 grant $1,600,000
  4. U.S. Virgin Islands2 grants $560,180
  5. Connecticut2 grants $450,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $250,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $125,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jared L DoddV.P, SEC. & TREAS. Hours 1Pay $0
  • David A MesserPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • David B BrainsonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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