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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-4024704

Howard and Tracy Ankin Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $178,054 paid in grants.

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

    $178,054

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $469,705
  • Tax year 2024

    $78,950

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $647,060
  • Tax year 2023

    $134,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $435,709
  • Tax year 2022

    $109,150

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $488,343
  • Tax year 2021

    $60,150

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $697,750
  • Tax year 2020

    $61,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $542,020

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Anshe EmetChicago, IL

    Charity

    $124,954
  2. JufChicago, IL

    Charity

    $41,000
  3. United States Holocaust MuseumWashington, DC

    Charity

    $5,000
  4. Cures Within ReachChicago, IL

    Charity

    $3,000
  5. Fracis W Parker SchoolChicago, IL

    Charity

    $3,000
  6. Ezra Habonim the Niles Township Jewish CongregationSkokie, IL

    Charity

    $600
  7. Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer FoundationChicago, IL

    Charity

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $3,00086% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $173,054
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Howard AnkinDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Tracy AnkinDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • James RabinowitzDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Michael ZuckerDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Dana PriceDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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