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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-2165990

Irving and Cecelia Appelbaum Foundation

A private foundation in Evanston, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $3,000 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $45,623

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,560

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $44,880

  • Tax year 2023

    $37,572

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $57,149

  • Tax year 2022

    $32,630

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $61,743

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,590

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $55,631

  • Tax year 2020

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $28,767

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    To assist/promote jewish community

    $1,800
  2. Jewish Federation of the BerkshiresPittsfield, MA

    To assist/promote jewish community

    $1,000
  3. Project OpenNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $200

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 $1,00083% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $20017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $1,800
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ann AppelbaumPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Abby FriedmanVP & SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeremy BorovitzTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marcia CaulkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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