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Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$24,415,290
- Grants listed
- 200
- Assets, end of year
- $154,578,741
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Tax year 2023
$22,496,937
- Grants listed
- 208
- Assets, end of year
- $187,607,820
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Tax year 2022
$19,557,367
- Grants listed
- 135
- Assets, end of year
- $212,459,981
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Tax year 2021
$25,356,980
- Grants listed
- 217
- Assets, end of year
- $215,951,796
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Tax year 2020
$27,441,278
- Grants listed
- 174
- Assets, end of year
- $225,243,678
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School Capital Project
$2,250,000 -
Lubavitch Girls High School IncChicago, IL
Capital Expenses for Construction of a New School building
$1,500,000 -
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day SchoolSkokie, IL
Hillel Torah Campus Expansion and Renovation
$500,000 -
Lincoln Park Zoological SocietyChicago, IL
Global expansion of Chicago-led urban biodiversity research and conservation network
$482,709 -
Alliance for the Great LakesChicago, IL
Chicago(land) Flooding and Sanitation Equity Initiative
$450,000 -
Morton ArboretumLisle, IL
A Chicago Based Hub For Assessment, Planning, And Action For Saving Threatened Trees
$388,074 -
Chicago Horticultural SocietyGlencoe, IL
Improving ex situ plant conservation: Scaling up zoo pedigree management approaches to critically rare plants in the Pacific
$387,049 -
Shedd Aquarium SocietyChicago, IL
Maximizing Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Through global partnerships
$373,382 -
Yeshiva Shearis Yisroel-Veitzener Cheder IncChicago, IL
Mortgage Reduction Funds
$360,000 -
University of GuelphGuelph, Canada
Bioalfa: advancing knowledge of costa rican biodiversity through dna barcodes
$333,000 -
Etzion Foundation IncTeaneck, NJ
Women's Shulchan Aruch and Halachic Writing Fellowship
$330,075 -
Metropolitan Planning CouncilChicago, IL
Right Infrastructure, Right Place
$300,000 -
Nijc NFPChicago, IL
Strengthening Legal Services for Chicago Immigrants
$300,000 -
Research CorporationTucson, AZ
Scialog Partnership to Support Chicago-Area Fellows research
$300,000 -
Relief Resources IncLakewood, NJ
Relief Global Midwest Division
$275,000 -
Healthy Schools CampaignChicago, IL
Green + Resilient Chicago: A sustainable, equitable plan for public investment in Green Stormwater Infrastructure
$260,000 -
American Friends of HalaCleveland, OH
Support for Purchase of MRI Machine
$250,000 -
Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL
Illinois Immigration Funders Collaborative
$250,000 -
IffChicago, IL
America's Cultural Treasures Chicago
$250,000 -
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
The Walder Foundation Distinguished Professorship in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
$250,000 -
Shriver Center on Poverty LawChicago, IL
Migration and Immigrant Communities
$250,000 -
SouluLincolnwood, IL
Upward Community Circle of Support
$250,000 -
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
Israel Emergency Response
$244,000 -
The Jerusalem College of TechnologyJerusalem, Israel
Tal Campus Bioinformatics Department and Conference center
$240,000 -
Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL
Magnifying Conservation Impact and Biodiversity Understanding in the Guiana Shield
$229,127 -
Core I IncBrooklyn, NY
General support
$200,000 -
Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY
Advancing Women's Learning and Leadership: THE GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED TALMUDIC STUDIES (GPATS)
$200,000 -
Jewish Woman EntrepreneurFt Lauderdale, FL
General support
$175,000 -
Mesivta Shaarei AdirimSkokie, IL
General Operating Support
$175,000 -
American Friends of NishmatNew York, NY
Kollel Fellowships at Nishmat: The Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Studies for Women
$150,000 -
Chicago Mezuzah and Mitzvah CampaignChicago, IL
CMC Senior Center Garden
$150,000 -
ForefrontChicago, IL
Fresh Taste - Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative
$150,000 -
Morton ArboretumLisle, IL
Chicago Region Trees Initiative Urban Forest Corporate Sustainability Partnership Program
$150,000 -
Steppenwolf Theatre CoChicago, IL
Steppenwolf's LookOut Series
$150,000 -
Welcoming America IncAtlanta, GA
General Operating Support
$150,000 -
Chicago State FoundationChicago, IL
Enhancing the impacts and footprints of the Illinois lsamp
$148,170 -
American Friends of Matan IncPomona, NY
International Advanced Educators Institute - Eshkolot and strategic planning
$125,000 -
Map Fund IncNew York, NY
MAP Fund Core Grant and SPA Program for Chicago-Based artists
$125,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project
$125,000 -
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School IncSkokie, IL
Equity & Excellence in Education Initiative
$120,000 -
Depaul UniversityChicago, IL
Support for Evacuated Afghan College Students
$120,000 -
LibenuSkokie, IL
General Operating Support, Lev Respite, and Residential facilities
$120,000 -
Lubavitch CenterPittsburgh, PA
Kollel for Women and Salary Expenses for Co-Director
$120,000 -
MapsPasadena, CA
MAPS Israel - Towards Healing October 7
$120,000 -
Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of IsraelNew York, NY
International Halakha Scholars Program (IHSP)
$120,000 -
Sefaria IncNew York, NY
The Author Initiative and General Operating Support
$120,000 -
Lubavitch Mesivta of ChicagoChicago, IL
Shluchim Mentoring & Leadership, Leadership Development for Senior Staff, Every Student A Success
$110,000 -
United States Endowment for Forestry and CommunitiGreenville, SC
Quantified Ventures Chicagoland SRF Watershed Coordinator
$106,250 -
American Friends of Haruv-Mehalev Association LTDTulsa, OK
The Haruv Institute - National Center for Innovation in Children's Resilience, Trauma and Mental Health
$100,000 -
American Friends of Maoz-Seal IncHaverhill, MA
Cross-System Leadership Training for the Mental Healthcare field
$100,000 -
Centro RomeroChicago, IL
Centro Romero LALAS Project
$100,000 -
Chicago Horticultural SocietyGlencoe, IL
The grass can be greener: Exploring lawn alternatives for biodiversity support, climate change resilience, and infrastructure
$100,000 -
Court Theatre FundChicago, IL
Establishing an Engagement Division
$100,000 -
Crossroads FundChicago, IL
Cultivate
$100,000 -
Depaul UniversityChicago, IL
Impacts of rapid habitat change: Mammalian diversity and its response to deforestation in a global biodiversity hotspot
$100,000 -
Eighth Blackbird Performing Arts AssociationChicago, IL
2023 and 2024 Blackbird Creative Lab
$100,000 -
Etzion Foundation IncTeaneck, NJ
Migdal Oz - Kollel Machshava
$100,000 -
Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL
Documenting Diversity Amidst a Mass Extinction: Generating a Conservation Framework for the Flora of Hispaniola
$100,000 -
Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL
Small Mammal and Pathogen Diversity in South Side Parks in Chicago: Implications for Human Health and Wellbeing
$100,000 -
Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL
Understanding Chicagoland's Changing Conservation Landscape: Resurveys for Reptiles and Amphibians of Will County, IL
$100,000 -
Ida Crown Jewish Academy IncSkokie, IL
Inspiring Young Women (Ida Crown Girls Club/Mechanechet program)
$100,000 -
Illinois Arts AllianceChicago, IL
Communications Capacity Building
$100,000 -
Illinois Environmental Council Education FundSpringfield, IL
Chicago Conservation Leadership
$100,000 -
Immigrant Justice Corps IncNew York, NY
IJC Third-Year Fellows
$100,000 -
Institute for Latino ProgressChicago, IL
Instituto del Progreso Latino Immigration Legal Assistance
$100,000 -
Justice in Motion IncBrooklyn, NY
Justice in Motion Chicago Partnerships
$100,000 -
Kollel Torah Mitzion IncSkokie, IL
Cultivating & Developing the Future Orthodox Jewish leaders of chicago
$100,000 -
Latino Policy ForumChicago, IL
General Operating Support
$100,000 -
Lincoln Park Zoological SocietyChicago, IL
Maximizing the health and biodiversity benefits of Chicago's community gardens
$100,000 -
Lincoln Park Zoological SocietyChicago, IL
BatTracker: Community-driven research to monitor bats and connect Chicago residents to nature
$100,000 -
Loyola University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Harnessing native plant microbiomes to enhance the restoration of biodiversity in the Chicago region
$100,000 -
Loyola University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Building a mitochondrial genome database of Illinois fish to enhance eDNA surveys to improve conservation outcomes
$100,000 -
Mercaz Beth Jacob in Eretz YisroelBrooklyn, NY
Safety Program Against Injury and Abuse
$100,000 -
Morton ArboretumLisle, IL
Preserving Genetic Diversity in Trees: Integrating an Affordable, Rapid Approach With DNA Sequencing, Action, and Policy
$100,000 -
Morton ArboretumLisle, IL
The consequences of burn pile scars for oak ecosystem biodiversity
$100,000 -
National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC
Consensus Study on Global Forced Migration and U.S. resettlement
$100,000 -
Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY
Four Freedoms Fund
$100,000 -
Northern Illinois Justice for Our NeighborsChicago, IL
Immigration Legal Services
$100,000 -
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
A Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub of Innovative Technologies for Entrepreneurship and Science (CBC-HITES)
$100,000 -
Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools IncNew York, NY
Orthodox Women in Day School Leadership (OWL)
$100,000 -
Sixty Inches From CenterChicago, IL
The Sixty Artist Roster + Performing Arts Editorial deepening
$100,000 -
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob SynagogueSkokie, IL
Solu - General Operating Support
$100,000 -
SouluLincolnwood, IL
Organizational Retreat and Ongoing Operations
$100,000 -
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Rabbinical College Telshe-CChicago, IL
General Operating Support/Leadership Development Program
$100,000 -
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIsUrbana, IL
Development of an infectious disease surveillance program to support the conservation of Chicagoland turtle communities
$100,000 -
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIsUrbana, IL
America's Next Top Invaders: Forecasting invasive range size of invasive plants using a traits-based framework
$100,000 -
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIsUrbana, IL
Wings over the Windy City: science, outreach, and action to protect Chicago's migratory birds
$100,000 -
The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens RightsChicago, IL
Support for Young Center Chicago Child Advocate Program
$100,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Harnessing fruit bat conservation to combat zoonotic risk in madagascar
$100,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Support for Green Line Performing Arts Center
$100,000 -
Vera Institute of Justice IncBrooklyn, NY
Evaluation of Legal Representation in the Chicago immigration court
$100,000 -
Window to the WorldChicago, IL
FIRSTHAND: Migration
$100,000 -
Windward FundWashington, DC
Daybreak Fund: Natural Climate Solutions for Lake michigan
$100,000 -
Yeshivath Achei Tmimim of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA
Capital Support
$100,000 -
Ravenswood Budlong Hebr CongHollywood, FL
Debt Relief and the Operations Director Position
$95,000 -
Hias IncWashington, DC
Community Sponsorship: Capturing Key Learnings for Refugees and Local Communities
$90,000 -
Machon IncPikesville, MD
General Operating Support
$84,230 -
Constellation Performing ArtsChicago, IL
Staff Capacity and Production Underwriting Program
$80,000 -
Faith in PlaceChicago, IL
Metro Chicago Eco-Ambassadors Youth Program, 2024-2026
$80,000 -
P E F Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY
Hadran -Talmud for Young Women
$80,000 -
Albany Park Theater ProjectChicago, IL
Support for Co-Executive Director Position
$75,000 -
American Immigration Council IncWashington, DC
Practical Pathways for Legal Assistance
$75,000 -
Batsheva Learning Center IncLos Angeles, CA
General Operating Support and Adapting High School curriculum
$75,000 -
Borderless Magazine NFPChicago, IL
Visualizing a Welcoming City
$75,000 -
Chicago Urban LeagueChicago, IL
Changing Faces, Safe Places
$75,000 -
Core I IncBrooklyn, NY
General Operating Support
$75,000 -
Depaul UniversityChicago, IL
DePaul Asylum and Immigration Legal Clinic - Strengthening Legal Services for Immigrants in Chicago
$75,000 -
Illinois Arts AllianceChicago, IL
Center for Creative Entrepreneurship
$75,000 -
Injustice Watch NFPChicago, IL
General Operating Support
$75,000 -
Jewish Child and Family ServicesChicago, IL
HIAS Immigration & Citizenship
$75,000 -
Migration Policy InstituteWashington, DC
U.S. Immigration Policy Program
$75,000 -
Opendor Media IncSunrise, FL
ConnectED: Engagement with Independent Schools
$75,000 -
PlaythinksChicago, IL
General Operating Support
$75,000 -
RefugeeoneChicago, IL
Legal Services
$75,000 -
Resurrection ProjectChicago, IL
Immigrant Justice Leadership Academy
$75,000 -
Theatre Communications Group IncNew York, NY
2024 National Conference in Chicago
$75,000 -
University ChurchChicago, IL
Youth Journeying Together
$75,000 -
World Relief Corporation of National Association OWashington, DC
Immigration Legal Service's Asylum Legal Clinic
$75,000 -
Keren Hayeshivot TrustBrooklyn, NY
Eretz Chemda
$72,000 -
P E F Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY
Lishma
$72,000 -
Green Card VoicesMinneapolis, MN
Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from Chicago High Schools (GCYV Chicago)
$70,380 -
Hinda InstituteDes Plaines, IL
Hinda Mental Health Program
$70,000 -
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC
Chi-Cal Rivers Fund 2024-2026
$70,000 -
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL
Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity Summer Research program
$68,654 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
Platform Award
$66,667 -
Individual
Platform Award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Individual
platform award
$66,667 -
Chicago Public Media IncChicago, IL
Vocalo
$62,500 -
Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago IncChicago, IL
Immigration Legal Services
$60,000 -
Merkos Linyonei Chinuch Lubavitch Chabad of IllinoChicago, IL
Strategic Visioning and Planning Project
$60,000 -
Merkos Linyonei Chinuch Lubavitch Chabad of IllinoChicago, IL
Teaching Kitchen in memory of Kalman Shurin within Bais Menachem Synagogue
$60,000 -
National Center for Civic Innovation IncNew York, NY
President's Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration: SUCCESS Convening
$60,000 -
Syrian Community Network IncChicago, IL
SCN Immigration Legal Services
$60,000 -
Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY
Shelter Forum
$54,675 -
Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY
Forum 31
$54,675 -
American Friends of Peace of Mind IncEdison, NJ
Metiv Israel Psychotrauma Center- MDMA Assisted Therapy research
$54,000 -
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University IncNew York, NY
National Center for Post Trauma and Resilience
$54,000 -
Bader Hillel High IncGlendale, WI
General Operating Support
$54,000 -
Organization for the Resolution of Agunot IncNew York, NY
General Operating Support
$54,000 -
P E F Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY
Forum Dvorah
$54,000 -
American Composers ForumSaint Paul, MN
Amplifying Artists' Stories on I CARE IF YOU LISTEn
$50,000 -
Americas Media Initiative NFPChicago, IL
Documentary Series on Immigration in Chicago (working title)
$50,000 -
Art Works ProjectsOakbrook Ter, IL
Understanding Migration in Chicago
$50,000 -
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project IncNew York, NY
General Operating Support
$50,000 -
Chicago Public Media IncChicago, IL
Deepening Understanding of Migration in Chicago through local reporting
$50,000 -
Civl Charity IncChicago, IL
Elevating Chicago's Performing Arts Ecosystem
$50,000 -
Creative Capital FoundationNew York, NY
Career Mapping for Artists: Artist-Driven Engagement strategy
$50,000 -
Dance USAWashington, DC
Dance/USA 2025 National Conference in Chicago, IL
$50,000 -
Indo American Center IncChicago, IL
General Operating Support
$50,000 -
Latin Women in ActionChicago, IL
General Operating Support
$50,000 -
Latinos ProgresandoChicago, IL
Legal Services
$50,000 -
Mano A Mano Family Resource CenterRound Lake PK, IL
Liderazgo
$50,000 -
North Suburban Legal Aid ClinicHighland Park, IL
Immigrant and Refugee Legal Aid Services
$50,000 -
P E F Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY
Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel
$50,000 -
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY
Community Sponsorship Hub Welcome Corps Roadshow
$50,000 -
Triple Helix Institute for Agriculture Climate andNew York, NY
Chicago Roundtables: AgTech Innovation and Policy for climate action
$50,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
2024 and 2025 Civic Leadership Academy
$50,000 -
Upwardly GlobalNew York, NY
General Operating Support
$50,000 -
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
Aircraft Respiratory Disease Surveillance
$48,003 -
Lubavitch Mesivta of ChicagoChicago, IL
Every Student a Success
$45,000 -
Chicago United for EquityChicago, IL
General Operating Support
$40,000 -
City of ChicagoChicago, IL
Office of New Americans Fellowship
$40,000 -
Concord Community OrganizationChicago, IL
Home Away From Home Center
$40,000 -
Etzion Foundation IncTeaneck, NJ
First Stages of Development for Women's Law Book
$40,000 -
Illinois Humanities Council IncorporatedChicago, IL
Shifting Perspectives on Migration Through the Humanities
$40,000 -
Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of IsraelNew York, NY
Yad La'isha: The Monica Dennis Goldberg Legal Aid Center & Hotline
$40,000 -
FJCNew York, NY
Orthodox Leadership Project
$36,000 -
Jewish Free Loan Chicago IncChicago, IL
General Operating Support and Loan Fund
$36,000 -
Nissa Foundation NFPChicago, IL
General Operating Support
$36,000 -
Nucleate Bio IncBrighton, MA
Nucleate Israel
$36,000 -
Nucleate Bio IncBrighton, MA
Chicago Chapter
$36,000 -
In Shifras Arms IncSilver Spring, MD
Counseling Fund in Fraida Nathan's Z"L Memory
$33,333 -
Serendipity Theatre CoChicago, IL
Claiming Our Space
$30,000 -
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day SchoolSkokie, IL
Capital Campaign Consultant
$28,000 -
Art Council Inc Artadia Fund for Art & DialogueBrooklyn, NY
Artadia Awards for Performing Artists
$25,000 -
Block Club Chicago NFPChicago, IL
Expand & amplify Block Club's coverage of Chicago's immigrant communities with an Immigrant Communities Reporting Fellow
$25,000 -
Chicago Refugee CoalitionChicago, IL
Understanding Migration in Chicago and Executive Director salary
$25,000 -
International Clarinet AssociationDublin, OH
ICA 2024-2025 Young Artist Competition
$25,000 -
Momentum Unlimited IncRockville, MD
Momentum Women Leadership Fellowship in Chicago
$25,000 -
Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of IsraelNew York, NY
The Susi Bradfield Women's Institute of Halakhic Leadership (WIHL)
$25,000 -
Roman Susan Art Foundation NFPChicago, IL
Performance Response Journal Programming
$25,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Matching Grant
$25,000 -
Elastic Arts FoundationChicago, IL
Elastic guaranteed artist support sustainability
$15,000 -
Individual
platform award
$5,000 -
Individual
platform award
$5,000 -
Individual
platform award
$5,000 -
Individual
platform award
$5,000 -
Individual
platform award
$5,000 -
Individual
platform award
$5,000 -
Individual
platform award
$5,000 -
Individual
platform award
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Philanthropy and grantmaking13 grants $3,506,35021% of the total
- Education20 grants $2,261,40013% of the total
- Arts and culture24 grants $1,727,00710% of the total
- Human services18 grants $1,714,33310% of the total
- Environment9 grants $1,685,12310% of the total
- Religion18 grants $1,680,07510% of the total
- 13 other causes38 grants $4,515,09426% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Illinois108 grants $16,366,668
- New York34 grants $2,771,350
- New Jersey5 grants $799,075
- District of Columbia8 grants $635,000
- Maryland4 grants $392,563
- Florida3 grants $345,000
- Arizona1 grant $300,000
- Ohio2 grants $275,000
- Pennsylvania2 grants $220,000
- California2 grants $195,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Kate CoughlinTreas Hours 10Pay $118,913
- Jeffrey L SweetVP Hours 6Pay $52,562
- Elizabeth WalderPres, Sec, Dir Hours 30Pay $0
- Joseph Walder through March 2024Dir Hours 0Pay $0
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