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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-4289985

Loewenberg Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $689,017 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

    $689,017

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $16,683,756

  • Tax year 2023

    $687,195

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $11,249,979

  • Tax year 2022

    $599,447

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $11,709,821

  • Tax year 2021

    $512,740

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $12,250,558

  • Tax year 2020

    $384,335

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $6,376,161

  • Tax year 2019

    $524,770

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $7,038,455

  • Tax year 2018

    $369,361

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $6,676,041

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $181,722
  2. Jewish United FundChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $100,000
  3. Boys and Girls Clubs of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $70,250
  4. amfAR The Foundation for AIDS ResearchNew York, NY

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $53,000
  5. Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $46,000
  6. Aspen Art MuseumAspen, CO

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $34,450
  7. The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $26,800
  8. Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm BCH, FL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $25,000
  9. The Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $22,000
  10. Anderson Ranch Arts CenterSnowmass VLG, CO

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $19,600
  11. The Field MuseumChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $15,000
  12. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  13. The Society of Four Arts IncPalm Beach, FL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  14. Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  15. Northwestern University - Havey InstituteChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  16. Erikson InstituteChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $6,000
  17. 626 Landmark FoundatonChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  18. The Breakthrough BoardChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  19. Illinois Holocaust MuseumSkokie, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  20. College Possible ChicagoChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  21. Dignitas Ukraine IncCranford, NJ

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  22. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  23. Artists in Public SchoolsChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $3,000
  24. The Renaissance Society at the Univ of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $2,500
  25. Chicago Public Library FoundationChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $2,500
  26. Chicago CaresChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $2,500
  27. Anshe Emet SynagogueChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $2,160
  28. A Better ChicagoChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  29. Museum of Science & IndustryChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  30. Water Safety Patrol of Geneva LakeWilliams Bay, WI

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  31. Lynn Sage Breast Cancer FoundationChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  32. Arts Alliance IllinoisChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  33. Chicago History MuseumChicago, IL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $605
  34. Cultural Council for Palm BeachLake Worth, FL

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $500
  35. Geneva Lake AssociationLake Geneva, WI

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $250
  36. Jewish Vocational Service of Kansas CityKansas City, MO

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,00026% of the total
  2. Arts and culture8 grants $98,65525% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $70,25018% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $46,00012% of the total
  5. Education4 grants $40,50010% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $27,0507% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $9,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois24 grants $467,237
  2. Florida4 grants $62,300
  3. Colorado2 grants $54,050
  4. New York1 grant $53,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $46,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  7. Wisconsin2 grants $1,250
  8. Missouri1 grant $180

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robin TebbeDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paula HosteDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark TebbeDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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