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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3478680

Milstein Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $44,902 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Albert Milstein
6118 North Drake Avenue
Chicago, IL 60659
(773) 478-6321
Form and materials
Written application indicating religious or educational purpose
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Organized religious or educational inststutions only

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $44,902

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $167,823
  • Tax year 2024

    $75,745

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $136,860
  • Tax year 2023

    $99,062

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $126,160
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,402

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $108,733
  • Tax year 2021

    $36,098

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $154,654
  • Tax year 2020

    $28,181

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $138,590
  • Tax year 2019

    $64,879

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $152,200
  • Tax year 2018

    $168,227

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $182,550

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sar High SchoolBronx, NY

    Educational

    $21,000
  2. Chicago Chesed FundLincolnwood, IL

    Future charitable activities

    $5,000
  3. Arie Crown Day SchoolSkokie, IL

    Educational activities

    $3,600
  4. Foundation Fighting BlindnessColumbia, MD

    Non for profit

    $2,000
  5. Yeshiva University KollelSkokie, IL

    Future charitable activities

    $1,800
  6. Kehillah FundSkokie, IL

    Educational

    $1,252
  7. The Chicago CenterLincolnwood, IL

    Non for profit

    $1,250
  8. American Friends of Darche NoamFresh Meadows, NY

    Educational

    $1,000
  9. Ateret YehoshuaChicago, IL

    Educational

    $1,000
  10. Chicago Mitzvah CampaignChicago, IL

    Social welfare

    $1,000
  11. Chicago Women Charity PlayersChicago, IL

    Non for profit

    $1,000
  12. Cong Adas YisroelChicago, IL

    Educational

    $1,000
  13. Cong Shearith IsraelNew York, NY

    Educational

    $1,000
  14. Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High SchoolChicago, IL

    Educational

    $1,000
  15. LibenuSkokie, IL

    Non for profit

    $1,000
  16. The ArkChicago, IL

    Non for profit

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $7,00070% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $2,00020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $23,000
  2. Illinois12 grants $19,902
  3. Maryland1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Albert MilsteinPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Judith MilsteinTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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