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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4448466

Musikantow Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $32,450 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $32,450

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $162,854
  • Tax year 2024

    $23,804

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $161,492
  • Tax year 2023

    $19,550

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $163,102
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,152

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $130,984
  • Tax year 2021

    $11,235

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $131,036
  • Tax year 2020

    $13,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $118,836
  • Tax year 2019

    $8,450

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $145,155
  • Tax year 2018

    $9,158

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $105,586

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cornerstone SchoolGrand Rapids, MI

    General fund

    $10,000
  2. Myriad USANew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  3. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General fund

    $5,000
  4. Pace Center for GirlsOcala, FL

    General fund

    $2,500
  5. University of Chicago Labroratory SchoolChicago, IL

    General fundgeneral fund

    $2,000
  6. VocalMontgomery, AL

    General fund

    $1,000
  7. The LighthouseChicago, MN

    General fund

    $1,000
  8. Casa MarionOcala, FL

    General fund

    $500
  9. Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA

    General fundgeneral fund

    $250
  10. Humane Society of Marion CountyOcala, FL

    General fund

    $100
  11. Thorough Bred Retirement FoundationSaratoga Springs, NY

    General fund

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $10,00097% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2502% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $10,100
  2. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  3. Minnesota2 grants $6,000
  4. Florida3 grants $3,100
  5. Illinois1 grant $2,000
  6. Alabama1 grant $1,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Allen MusikantowPRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy MusikantowSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • David GlicksteinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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