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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1467844

Jerrold Ruskin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 53 grants and $199,705 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $199,705

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $533,690

  • Tax year 2024

    $164,089

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $693,502

  • Tax year 2023

    $169,536

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $853,745

  • Tax year 2022

    $199,369

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $1,040,099

  • Tax year 2021

    $106,364

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $1,239,593

  • Tax year 2020

    $362,163

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,166,322

Grants paid in 2025

53 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Am ShalomGlencoe, IL

    Religious

    $43,170
  2. Jewish United FundChicago, IL

    Civic

    $30,000
  3. Museum of Contemporary PhotographyChicago, IL

    Educational

    $21,000
  4. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Civic

    $12,350
  5. Bayit Brigade AmericaChicago, IL

    Civic

    $10,000
  6. Hope ChicagoChicago, IL

    Educational

    $10,000
  7. ClearbrookArlington HTS, IL

    Civic

    $9,500
  8. Montresso Art FoundationMarrakesh, Morocco

    Educational

    $8,708
  9. The Art Center of Highland ParkHighland Park, IL

    Educational

    $7,580
  10. US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    Educational

    $5,100
  11. American Jewish Committee - Jacob Blaustein BuildingNew York, NY

    Religious

    $5,000
  12. Northwestern University - Pritzker School of LawChicago, IL

    Educational

    $5,000
  13. Spertus InstituteChicago, IL

    Educational

    $4,900
  14. The Ember FoundationChicago, IL

    Religious

    $3,500
  15. Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoChicago, IL

    Educational

    $2,770
  16. Pasadena Jewish TemplePasadena, CA

    Religious

    $2,572
  17. Israel Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Medical

    $2,500
  18. American Friends of Alyn HospitalNew York, NY

    Medical

    $1,563
  19. American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    Medical

    $1,500
  20. Crohns and Colitis FoundationNew York, NY

    Medical

    $1,350
  21. Lynn Safe Breast Cancer FoundationChicago, IL

    Medical

    $1,000
  22. Art EncounterEvanston, IL

    Educational

    $862
  23. Camp One Step at A TimeChicago, IL

    Civic

    $518
  24. StandwithusLos Angeles, CA

    Civic

    $518
  25. Beat the Streets ChicagoChicago, IL

    Civic

    $500
  26. Biltmore Scholarship FoundationNorth Barrington, IL

    Educational

    $500
  27. Cje Senior LifeChicago, IL

    Civic

    $500
  28. Operation ChristmasWheaton, IL

    Civic

    $500
  29. Shiva - Jewish National Fund USANew York, NY

    Religious

    $500
  30. The ArkNorthbrook, IL

    Religious

    $500
  31. The History MuseumSouth Bend, IN

    Educational

    $500
  32. The Renaissance SocietyChicago, IL

    Educational

    $500
  33. Tri-Con Child Care CenterHighland Park, IL

    Educational

    $500
  34. YMCA Camp IndependenceIngleside, IL

    Educational

    $500
  35. Torahub - Purim FundChicago, IL

    Religious

    $350
  36. Chicago Botanic GardensGlencoe, IL

    Civic

    $300
  37. Alzheimer's Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Medical

    $250
  38. American Cancer SocietyChicago, IL

    Medical

    $250
  39. Gray for GlioblastomaBethesda, MD

    Medical

    $250
  40. Jewish Council for Youth ServicesChicago, IL

    Educational

    $250
  41. Macular Degeneration ResearchClarksburg, MD

    Medical

    $250
  42. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    Medical

    $250
  43. Smithsonian InstituteWashington, DC

    Educational

    $250
  44. Tenderloin Neighborhood Development CorpSan Francisco, CA

    Civic

    $250
  45. Challenge Athlete FoundationHighland Park, IL

    Civic

    $200
  46. Lake Forest Infant Welfare SocietyLake Forest, IL

    Civic

    $159
  47. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    Medical

    $150
  48. Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Educational

    $150
  49. Kaplan Institute of Illinois TechChicago, IL

    Educational

    $100
  50. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Educational

    $100
  51. National Kidney FoundationChicago, IL

    Medical

    $100
  52. Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer FoundationChicago, IL

    Medical

    $100
  53. Judd FoundationNew York, NY

    Educational

    $35

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $46,67041% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $30,10027% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $12,35011% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $10,0009% of the total
  5. Arts and culture5 grants $8,1157% of the total
  6. International aid3 grants $3,5813% of the total
  7. 3 other causes5 grants $2,6002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois33 grants $157,209
  2. New York9 grants $23,798
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $5,350
  4. California4 grants $3,490
  5. Maryland3 grants $650
  6. Indiana1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Gary I LevensteinDIRECTOR, CHAIR, SECRETARY. TREASURER Hours 2.5Pay $0

The return

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