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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3224787

Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Skokie, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $255,781 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $255,781

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $247,811

  • Tax year 2024

    $66,345

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $949,124

  • Tax year 2023

    $41,907

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $983,836

  • Tax year 2022

    $88,357

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $978,876

  • Tax year 2021

    $136,313

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $970,469

  • Tax year 2020

    $215,752

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $942,502

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish United FundChicago, IL

    Educational and religious

    $198,904
  2. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL

    Educational and religious

    $45,500
  3. Friends of Asor Fund (through Jgive)Lakewood, NJ

    Educational and religious

    $3,000
  4. Chicago Mitzvah CampaignChicago, IL

    Educational and religious

    $1,853
  5. Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    Educational and religious

    $1,029
  6. Migdalor (through Jgive)New York, NY

    Educational and religious

    $1,000
  7. Congregation Yehuda Moshe SisterhoodLincolnwood, IL

    Educational and religious

    $1,000
  8. Hebron FundBrooklyn, NY

    Educational and religious

    $525
  9. Friendship Circle of LALos Angeles, CA

    Educational and religious

    $500
  10. One Israel FundCedarhurst, NY

    Educational and religious

    $500
  11. Yeshivat Hesder ShiloNew York, NY

    Educational and religious

    $360
  12. Bnei Akiva KedmaNew York, NY

    Educational and religious

    $360
  13. Rebecca Copeland Fund for Social JusticeHighland Park, IL

    Educational and religious

    $250
  14. Ezer MizionBrooklyn, NY

    Educational and religious

    $200
  15. Adi Israel FDNNew York, NY

    Educational and religious

    $185
  16. Bais Yakov HSChicago, IL

    Educational and religious

    $180
  17. The Purim FundChicago, IL

    Educational and religious

    $180
  18. Pillar Elementary School Wheelin' -N' -Walkin' ChallengeBernardsville, NJ

    Educational and religious

    $155
  19. Ida Crown Jewish AcademySkokie, IL

    Educational and religious

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $245,95899% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $1,853<1% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $700<1% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois8 grants $247,967
  2. New York8 grants $4,159
  3. New Jersey2 grants $3,155
  4. California1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elliott RobinsonPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Freda RobinsonSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Colman GinspargDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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