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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6961938

Weingerspector Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $210,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Weingerspector Foundation
1424 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60622
(312) 664-7300
Form and materials
There are no standard application forms. A letter requesting a contribution is sufficient.
Deadlines
There are no submission deadlines.
Restrictions
Organizations must be educational, religious, or charitable as defined under irc section 170(c).

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,830,521

  • Tax year 2024

    $178,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,425,314

  • Tax year 2023

    $163,481

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,063,040

  • Tax year 2022

    $82,079

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,959,773

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,537

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,444,590

  • Tax year 2020

    $65,437

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,174,109

  • Tax year 2019

    $64,817

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,229,797

  • Tax year 2018

    $63,765

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,249,919

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. JCC ChicagoNorthbrook, IL

    General operating

    $156,000
  2. Jewish United FundChicago, IL

    General operating

    $25,000
  3. Am ShalomGlencoe, IL

    General operating

    $5,000
  4. Ezra Multi-Service CenterChicago, IL

    General operating

    $2,000
  5. Gi Research FoundationHighland Park, IL

    General operating

    $2,000
  6. IwmfClinton, MD

    General operating

    $2,000
  7. Nate Wasserman Camp FundDenver, CO

    General operating

    $2,000
  8. National Parkinson FoundationMiami, FL

    General operating

    $2,000
  9. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,250
  10. Council for Jewish ElderlyChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  11. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General operating

    $1,000
  12. Eb Research Partnership Change for CharleyNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  13. Jewish Child and Family ServicesChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  14. Make A Wish IllinoisChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  15. MisericordiaChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  16. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  17. PawsChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  18. Response for TeensChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  19. Support for Soldiers FreedomDaytona Beach, FL

    General operating

    $1,000
  20. US Holocaust MuseumWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,000
  21. Foundation for Fighting Blindness FundBaltimore, MD

    General operating

    $1,000
  22. Tri Con Child Care CenterHighland Park, IL

    General operating

    $500
  23. Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer FoundationChicago, IL

    General operating

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $157,50082% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $25,25013% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0001% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $1,250<1% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois15 grants $199,000
  2. Florida2 grants $3,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $3,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $2,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  7. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Laurence SpectorTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Judd SpectorTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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