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Cabrera Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 272230251

Cabrera Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $61,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $85,700 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$81,50011$0
2024$85,70046$0
2025$61,5007$0

How to apply

ContactTanya Cabrera
227 W Monroe Street Ste 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone or email(312) 919-9411, tcab630@gmail.com
What to submitEssay requesting scholarship or grant

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cabrera Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$25,000
Massachusetts1$20,000
Illinois5$18,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
To provide scholarships to students$25,000
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
To provide scholarships to students$20,000
Iskali
Maywood, IL
To provide scholarships to students$10,000
St Mary School of Riverside
Riverside, IL
To provide scholarships to students$3,000
Loyola University Busar
Chicago, IL
To provide scholarships to students$2,000
Uiuc Office of Financial Aid
Champaign, IL
To provide scholarships to students$2,000
RH Lee Elementary School
Chicago, IL
To provide scholarships to students$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cabrera Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Cabrera Foundation give?

$61,500 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Cabrera Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists MARTIN CABRERA Jr (Treasurer), Cristina Cabrera (President) and Tanya Cabrera (Secretary).

What does Cabrera Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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