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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-0521516

Loraine Kaufman Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $65,250 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $65,250

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $394,567
  • Tax year 2023

    $75,250

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $414,297
  • Tax year 2022

    $86,950

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $456,256
  • Tax year 2021

    $81,225

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $490,692
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,950

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $555,301

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. AIDS Foundation of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  2. Howard Brown HealthChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  3. Anti-Cruelty SocietyChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $5,700
  4. Francis W Parker SchoolChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $3,500
  5. Chi Arts FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $2,500
  6. Porchlight Music TheatreChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $2,500
  7. ThresholdsChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $2,500
  8. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  9. Temple ShalomChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  10. The ArkChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  11. Goals IncBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  12. GDCChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  13. High JumpChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  14. Lincoln Park ConservancyChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  15. Marwen FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  16. MazonLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  17. Pilots to the RescueBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  18. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $750
  19. Meals on WheelsBerwyn, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $750
  20. JCC Chicago - Women's BoardNorthbrook, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $600
  21. Legal Council for Health JusticeChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $500
  22. Michiana Humane SocietyBingham Farms, MI

    Charitable contribution

    $500
  23. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $500
  24. Paws ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $500
  25. Acpa FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable contribution

    $250
  26. Chikaming Open LandsSawyer, MI

    Charitable contribution

    $250
  27. Mercy HomeChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $250
  28. UNICEF USANew York, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $250
  29. Women EmployedChicago, IL

    Charitable contribution

    $250
  30. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Charitable contribution

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $20,00051% of the total
  2. Animals3 grants $7,20018% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $4,50011% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,0005% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,0005% of the total
  6. Arts and culture2 grants $1,7504% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $1,9505% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois22 grants $60,800
  2. New York3 grants $2,250
  3. California1 grant $1,000
  4. Michigan2 grants $750
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $250
  6. Alabama1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Loraine KaufmanSOLE TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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