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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4230133

Leslie J Raffel Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $3.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

    $3,447,343

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $10,693,882

  • Tax year 2024

    $803,447

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,169,822

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,041,979

  • Tax year 2022

    $191,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,105,733

  • Tax year 2021

    $110,700

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,209,477

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $558,647

  • Tax year 2019

    $41,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $523,383

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $585,990

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Indiana University FoundationBloomington, IN

    To establish an endowed chair in the institute for the study of contemporary antisemitism

    $1,983,745
  2. Indiana University FoundationBloomington, IN

    To establish an endowed chair in the institute for the study of contemporary antisemitism

    $500,000
  3. Purdue for Life FoundationWest Lafayette, IN

    Gateway Building Project

    $368,943
  4. Individual

    To provide funds for bio design lab

    $250,000
  5. All Stars ProjectNew York, NY

    Chicago development school for youth program

    $201,922
  6. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Fight the defamation of the Jewish people and others and to secure justice and fair treatment to all

    $100,412
  7. Individual

    SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AT [individual] UNIVERSITY

    $30,000
  8. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Fight the defamation of the Jewish people and others and to secure justice and fair treatment to all

    $10,000
  9. All Stars ProjectNew York, NY

    Chicago development school for youth program

    $2,321

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $2,483,74589% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $204,2437% of the total
  3. Civil rights2 grants $110,4124% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana3 grants $2,852,688
  2. New York4 grants $314,655

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert G GerberPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Harry M KramerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marshall GerberDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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