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Adjlm Foundation

Preselected recipients only Oak Park, Illinois · EIN 834615968

Adjlm Foundation is a private foundation in Oak Park, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $83,000 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $86,250 the year before.

4% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$84,00023$357,863
2024$86,25028$223,037
2025$83,00026$125,759

How to apply

Adjlm Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Adjlm Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois9$29,500
Colorado6$18,000
District of Columbia2$12,500
New York4$11,500
Virginia1$7,500
California2$2,000
Alabama1$1,000
Massachusetts1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Dramatists
Chicago, IL
Charitable$10,000
Chicago Food Depository
Chicago, IL
Charitable$7,500
Food Bank of the Rockies
Denver, CO
Charitable$7,500
NAMI
Arlington, VA
Charitable$7,500
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
Charitable$7,500
West Suburban Temple Har Zion
River Forest, IL
Charitable$6,000
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
Charitable$5,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Charitable$3,500
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless
Boulder, CO
Charitable$2,500
Clinica Family Health
Lafayette, CO
Charitable$2,500
Emergency Family Assistance Association
Boulder, CO
Charitable$2,500
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Charitable$2,000
Colorado Film Institute
Vail, CO
Charitable$2,000
American Civil Liberties Union
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,000
Hephzibah Children's Association
Oak Park, IL
Charitable$1,000
Jewish Free Loan Chicago
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,000
Mazon
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$1,000
Morton Aboretum
Lisle, IL
Charitable$1,000
Oprf Infant Welfare Society
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,000
Planned Parenthood
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Sarah's Inn
Oak Park, IL
Charitable$1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery, AL
Charitable$1,000
The Ireland Funds America
Boston, MA
Charitable$1,000
Turn Behavioral Health Services Escondido Clubhouse
Escondido, CA
Charitable$1,000
3rd Law Dance
Boulder, CO
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Adjlm Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Adjlm Foundation give?

$83,000 in tax year 2025, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Adjlm Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Alan Rosenberg (President), Debra Rosenberg (Vice President) and Susan Weiss (Director).

What does Adjlm Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, health and faith communities.

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