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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3942779

Libman Family Foundation

A private foundation in Evanston, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $30,600 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
Jeff Libman
1417 Greenleaf Street
Evanston, IL 60202
(773) 494-5008
[email protected]
Form and materials
The Immigrant/Refugee Scholarship is for graduating seniors from Evanston Township High School who plan to continue their education at a University, Community College, or Technical/Vocational School upon graduation.
Deadlines
April 15
Restrictions
The applicant must be a refugee or immigrant or child of a refugee or immigrant. Financial need will be considered in awarding this scholarship

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $30,600

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $13,735

  • Tax year 2024

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $9,420

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $18,191

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $20,861

  • Tax year 2021

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $15,751

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Building Peaceful BridgesGlenview, IL

    Refugee support

    $5,000
  2. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  3. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  4. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  5. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  6. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  7. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  8. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  9. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  10. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  11. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  12. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  13. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  14. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  15. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  16. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600
  17. Individual

    Academic Scholarship

    $1,600

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 $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jeff LibmanPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Susan CramerTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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