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Barbara Ann Steel Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Deerfield, Illinois · EIN 202928424

Barbara Ann Steel Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Deerfield, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $249,001 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $249,001 and the largest $249,001. 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 up from $215,922 the year before.

0% 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$270,0001$8.8 million
2024$215,9221$10.2 million
2025$249,0011$11.2 million

How to apply

Barbara Ann Steel Charitable 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$249,001

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
List of Organization Available Upon Request
Deerfield, IL
To further the exempt purposes of the recipient$249,001

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barbara Ann Steel Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Barbara Ann Steel Charitable Foundation give?

$249,001 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $249,001.

Who runs Barbara Ann Steel Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Joel M Friedman (President, Secretary, Treasurer), Kenneth A Goldstein (Ass't Secretary) and Zachary P Hafner (Vice President).

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