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D & R Legacy Fund

Preselected recipients only Northfield, Illinois · EIN 862554253

D & R Legacy Fund is a private foundation in Northfield, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $545,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 up from $455,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$455,00015$10.1 million
2024$545,00014$10.0 million

How to apply

D & R Legacy Fund 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 D & R Legacy Fund funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois12$435,000
North Carolina1$80,000
Wisconsin1$30,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Thresholds
Chicago, IL
Civic & Social$100,000
Trosa
Durham, NC
Civic & Social$80,000
North Shore Senior Center
Northfield, IL
Civic & Social$75,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Skokie, IL
Civic & Social$50,000
Fill a Heart 4 Kids
Lake Forest, IL
Civic & Social$35,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Geneva, IL
Civic & Social$30,000
Planned Parenthood
Chicago, IL
Civic & Social$30,000
University of Wisconsin Fondation
Madison, WI
Civic & Social$30,000
Cradles to Crayons Chicago
Chicago, IL
Civic & Social$25,000
Friends of the Highwood Park Public Library
Highwood, IL
Civic & Social$25,000
The Ark
Chicago, IL
Civic & Social$25,000
Bernie's Book Fund
Lake Bluff, IL
Civic & Social$20,000
Chicago Parks Foundation
Chicago, IL
Civic & Social$10,000
Millennium Park Foundation
Chicago, IL
Civic & Social$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does D & R Legacy Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does D & R Legacy Fund give?

$545,000 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs D & R Legacy Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Babette H Rosenthal (Director), Philip D Rosenthal (Director), Samuel L Rosenthal (Director) and Martin Rosenthal (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does D & R Legacy Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, education and environment and conservation.

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