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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 20-8674232Religion

Who funds Ember Foundation?

10 private foundations gave Ember Foundation in Chicago, IL $670,148 across 35 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

35 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Patzik Frank & Samotny FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General fund

    $5,750
  2. Richard and Diane Weinberg Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    Made for general, charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose

    $3,500
  3. Jerrold Ruskin Foundation IncChicago, IL 2025

    Religious

    $3,500
  4. Maury and Nancy Fertig Family FoundationDeerfield, IL 2024

    Support general operations

    $9,000
  5. Patzik Frank & Samotny FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General fund

    $5,750
  6. Jerrold Ruskin Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024

    Religious

    $2,750
  7. Richard and Diane Weinberg Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Made for general, charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose

    $2,000
  8. Jerrold Ruskin Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023

    Religious

    $3,750
  9. Patzik Frank & Samotny FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General fund

    $3,500
  10. Richard and Diane Weinberg Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Made for general, charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose

    $1,000
  11. Maury and Nancy Fertig Family FoundationDeerfield, IL 2023

    Support general operations

    $250
  12. Leonian Charitable TrustBronx, NY 2022

    General operating

    $283,250
  13. Maury and Nancy Fertig Family FoundationDeerfield, IL 2022

    Support general operations

    $8,000
  14. The Fogelson FoundationPalatine, IL 2022

    General

    $5,000
  15. Jerrold Ruskin Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022

    Religious

    $2,200
  16. The Perlman Family FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General purposes

    $540
  17. Leonian Charitable TrustBronx, NY 2021

    General operating

    $100,000
  18. Maury and Nancy Fertig Family FoundationDeerfield, IL 2021

    Support general operations

    $8,000
  19. The Fogelson FoundationPalatine, IL 2021

    General

    $7,000
  20. Patzik Frank & Samotny FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General fund

    $2,750
  21. The Perlman Family FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Educationaleducational

    $500
  22. Roslyn & Joseph Perlman FoundationHighland Park, IL 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $100
  23. Leonian Charitable TrustBronx, NY 2020

    General operating

    $20,000
  24. Maury and Nancy Fertig Family FoundationDeerfield, IL 2020

    Support general operations

    $8,018
  25. The Fogelson FoundationPalatine, IL 2020

    General

    $3,000
  26. Patzik Frank & Samotny FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General fund

    $1,500
  27. Leonian Charitable TrustBronx, NY 2019

    General operating

    $65,000
  28. Maury and Nancy Fertig Family FoundationDeerfield, IL 2019

    Support general operations

    $8,500
  29. The Fogelson FoundationPalatine, IL 2019

    General

    $3,000
  30. The Perlman Family FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    General purposesgeneral purposes

    $1,540
  31. Judd A and Marjorie Weinberg Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General fund

    $1,000
  32. Leonian Charitable TrustBronx, NY 2018

    General operating

    $82,000
  33. Maury and Nancy Fertig Family FoundationDeerfield, IL 2018

    General,charitable, religious, or scientific purposes of each donee organization.

    $10,000
  34. Nathan and Esther K Wagner Family FoundationHighland Park, IL 2018

    General support

    $7,000
  35. The Fogelson FoundationPalatine, IL 2018

    General

    $1,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other religion organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Ember Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 620 grants Preselected only $59,863 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 46 grants Preselected only $49,477 to similar organizations
  3. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 29 grants Preselected only $46,556 to similar organizations
  4. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 50 grants Accepts applications $3,866,000 to similar organizations
  5. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 31 grants Accepts applications $1,146,620 to similar organizations
  6. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 24 grants Preselected only $979,590 to similar organizations
  7. Todd A and Raphaela Stern Family FoundationLincolnwood, IL 15 grants Preselected only $358,844 to similar organizations
  8. Bitton Family Foundation IncSkokie, IL 13 grants Preselected only $51,093 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-8674232 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.