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Albert A Robin Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 363096033

Albert A Robin Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $51,650 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $57,500 the year before.

24% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$67,60030$1.2 million
2023$57,50021$1.3 million
2024$51,65025$1.3 million

How to apply

Albert A Robin Family 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 Albert A Robin Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois14$27,500
New York3$8,500
Ohio2$8,500
California3$3,650
District of Columbia1$1,500
Connecticut1$1,000
Massachusetts1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL
Charitable$15,000
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH
Charitable$7,000
New York Foundation for the Arts
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$5,000
Kartemquin Films
Chicago, IL
Charitable$4,000
Children's Tumor Foundation
New York, NY
Charitable$2,500
Jewish Federation of the Desert
Rancho Mirage, CA
Charitable$2,150
Rosalind Franklin University
North Chicago, IL
Charitable$2,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
Charitable$1,500
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,500
Afl - American Friends of Libi Inc
Brookline, MA
Charitable$1,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Goodspeed Musicals
East Haddam, CT
Charitable$1,000
HSS Foundation
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Skokie, IL
Charitable$1,000
McCallum Theatre
Palm Desert, CA
Charitable$1,000
The Ark
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,000
100 Club of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Charitable$500
Center on Wrongful Convictions
Chicago, IL
Charitable$500
Desert Community Foundation
Palm Desert, CA
Charitable$500
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Chicago, IL
Charitable$500
Injustice Watch
Chicago, IL
Charitable$500
Loyola School of Law
Chicago, IL
Charitable$500
Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
Chicago, IL
Charitable$500
Educational Assistance Fund
Harvey, IL
Charitable$250
Friends of Franklin
Chicago, IL
Charitable$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Albert A Robin Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Albert A Robin Family Foundation give?

$51,650 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Albert A Robin Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Richard J Robin (President & Director), Neal Robin (Vice President), Jason Robin (Treasurer & Director) and Lawrence B Ordower (Secretary & Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Albert A Robin Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, arts and culture and education.

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