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Arie and Ida Crown Memorial

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366076088

Arie and Ida Crown Memorial is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $115 million in 897 grants; the typical grant was $55,000 and the largest $3.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $89.6 million the year before.

22% 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
2023$89.6 million778$2.4 billion
2024$115 million897$3.0 billion

How to apply

ContactVisit Httpswwwcrownfamilyphilanthro
222 N Lasalle St Ste 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone or email(312) 236-6300
What to submitVisit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org to apply online
Deadlines, restrictionsVisit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org for more information

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Arie and Ida Crown Memorial funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 31 states, the most to Illinois. It also paid $195,000 in 4 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois486$62.9 million
New York126$19.5 million
District of Columbia58$7.2 million
California60$6.6 million
Minnesota10$5.0 million
Massachusetts36$3.7 million
Pennsylvania7$2.0 million
Michigan12$1.2 million
North Carolina3$1.1 million
Wisconsin12$950,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 897 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Community Foundation
Chicago, IL
Capital$3.0 million
Birthright Israel Foundation
New York, NY
General operating;program$2.0 million
Chicago Community Foundation
Chicago, IL
Capital$2.0 million
Scholarship America
St Peter, MN
Program$1.9 million
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School
Skokie, IL
Program$1.5 million
Scholarship America
St Peter, MN
Program$1.5 million
Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation (DBA Jim Joseph Foundation)
San Francisco, CA
Program$1.4 million
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation
Chicago, IL
Program$1.3 million
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL
General operating$1.2 million
Moishe House (DBA Mem Global)
Charlotte, NC
General operating;program$1.1 million
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
New York, NY
General operating$1.1 million
Bottom Line Inc
Chicago, IL
Program$1.0 million
Chicago Community Foundation
Chicago, IL
General operating$1.0 million
Crown Family Foundation
Chicago, IL
Program$1.0 million
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Washington, DC
General operating$1.0 million
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Washington, DC
Program$1.0 million
Jewish Community Centers Assoc of North America
New York, NY
Program$1.0 million
Keshet
Northbrook, IL
Capital$1.0 million
One Lawndale Childrens Discovery Center
Chicago, IL
Capital$1.0 million
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Program$1.0 million
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Program$850,000
Board of Jewish Education Inc
New York, NY
Program$750,000
Board of Jewish Education Inc
New York, NY
Program$750,000
Israel Education Resource
Northbrook, IL
General operating;program$750,000
Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools Inc
New York, NY
General operating;program$675,000
United States Energy Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Program$625,000
Springboard Collaborative
Philadelphia, PA
Program$600,000
Chicago Public Education Fund
Chicago, IL
Program$581,887
Chicago Public Education Fund
Chicago, IL
Program$581,887
Chicago Public Education Fund
Chicago, IL
Program$570,000
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Program$550,000
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation
Chicago, IL
Program$527,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
Chicago, IL
Endowment$500,000
Chicago Public Media
Chicago, IL
General operating;capital$500,000
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation
Chicago, IL
Program$500,000
Foundation for Jewish Camp
New York, NY
Program$500,000
Honeymoon Israel Foundation Inc
Dunwoody, GA
General operating;program$500,000
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago
Chicago, IL
General operating$500,000
Inner-City Muslim Action Network
Chicago, IL
Program$500,000
Kids First Chicago for Education
Chicago, IL
General operating$500,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Arie and Ida Crown Memorial accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Visit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org for more information.

How much does Arie and Ida Crown Memorial give?

$115 million in tax year 2024, across 897 grants, with a typical grant of $55,000.

Who runs Arie and Ida Crown Memorial?

Its 2024 filing lists Barbara Manilow (Chair, Director), Danielle Goodman (Vice Chair, Director), Daniel Goodman (Director) and William Crown (Director) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does Arie and Ida Crown Memorial fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and youth programs.

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