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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4216229

JRM Family Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,523,016

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $738,253

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $731,680

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $710,491

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $704,267

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $692,373

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $676,927

  • Tax year 2018

    $60,880

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $686,748

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Donation

    $462,720
  2. Individual

    Donation

    $433,735
  3. Jewish United FundChicago, IL

    Donation

    $213,281
  4. Friends of the IdfNew York, NY

    Donation

    $106,640
  5. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Donation

    $106,640
  6. Jewish United FundChicago, IL

    Donation

    $100,000
  7. Friends of the IdfNew York, NY

    Donation

    $50,000
  8. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Donation

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $313,28167% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $156,64033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $469,921
  2. New York2 grants $156,640

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ariel Schaffner TowersTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Alan SchaffnerPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Harvey SchaffnerSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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