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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6082419

The Galter Foundation

A private foundation in Niles, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $151,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $151,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,587,951

  • Tax year 2023

    $161,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,596,548

  • Tax year 2022

    $169,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,694,511

  • Tax year 2021

    $168,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,751,879

  • Tax year 2020

    $169,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,603,824

  • Tax year 2019

    $129,600

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,798,091

  • Tax year 2018

    $151,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,605,605

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys Town JerusalemLakewood, NJ

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $25,000
  2. Galter Life Center on the GreenChicago, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $25,000
  3. Northwestern FoundationChicago, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $25,000
  4. Swedish Covenant HospitalChicago, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $25,000
  5. Chicago Jewish FederationChicago, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $10,000
  6. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $10,000
  7. Advocate Charitable FoundationPark Ridge, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $7,500
  8. Lurie Children HospitalChicago, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $7,500
  9. Kohl Children MuseumGlenview, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $5,000
  10. PawsChicago, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $5,000
  11. Shaare Zedek Medical CenterNew York, NY

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $2,500
  12. WTTW Channel 11Chicago, IL

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $2,500
  13. City of Hope Hardwarehome Improvement 1Los Angeles, CA

    To foster and promote activities of recipient

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois10 grants $122,500
  2. New Jersey1 grant $25,000
  3. New York1 grant $2,500
  4. California1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Hirshel GoodmanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert JosephDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Karen GoodmanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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