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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4391568

Braude Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $139,385 paid in grants.

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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
Solna Braude
C/o Braude Foundation, 30 S Wacker Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60606
(408) 685-5323
[email protected]
Form and materials
As determined by the foundation.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $139,385

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,259,674

  • Tax year 2024

    $177,550

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $730,778

  • Tax year 2023

    $235,550

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $910,302

  • Tax year 2022

    $148,170

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $609,373

  • Tax year 2021

    $104,905

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $757,375

  • Tax year 2020

    $83,380

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $871,093

  • Tax year 2019

    $199,350

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $698,381

  • Tax year 2018

    $151,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $613,639

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Medical research

    $105,000
  2. Mayo Clinic FoundationRochester, MN

    Medical research

    $20,000
  3. CurepspNew York, NY

    Endowment

    $10,000
  4. The GO2 FoundationWashington, DC

    Medical research

    $4,385

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $105,000
  2. Minnesota1 grant $20,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $4,385

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Solna A BraudePRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mitchell WeinsteinSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jill L KuksaVP/TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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