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Herrendorf Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Northbrook, Illinois · EIN 363553268

Herrendorf Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Northbrook, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.5 million in 267 grants; the typical grant was $2,447 and the largest $170,766. 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 $3.9 million the year before.

67% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$2.3 million108$40.8 million
2023$3.9 million194$41.7 million
2024$2.5 million267$43.5 million

How to apply

Herrendorf Family Foundation Inc 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.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Herrendorf Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to California. It also paid $891,961 in 59 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California71$360,358
Illinois29$284,905
Florida8$281,500
New York45$206,772
Massachusetts6$128,792
Washington23$116,596
Rhode Island2$93,536
Connecticut3$36,825
North Carolina3$23,988
New Jersey1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 267 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Landing Youth Centre FoundationCharitable contributions$170,766
The Landing Youth Centre FoundationCharitable contributions$139,758
Admirals Cove Foundation
Jupiter, FL
Charitable contributions$100,000
Place of Hope
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Charitable contributions$100,000
The Landing Youth Centre FoundationCharitable contributions$73,651
The Landing Youth Centre FoundationCharitable contributions$72,735
The Landing Youth Centre FoundationCharitable contributions$71,152
The Landing Youth Centre FoundationCharitable contributions$70,485
The Landing Youth Centre FoundationCharitable contributions$54,771
Hockey Education Reaching Out SocietyCharitable contributions$53,700
Friends of Sheba Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable contributions$50,000
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies
District of Columbia, WA
Charitable contributions$50,000
JUF Donor Advised Fund
Chicago, IL
Education scholarships$50,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Chicago, IL
Charitable contributions$50,000
Individual
MA
Scholarships$49,573
Individual
RI
Scholarships$49,158
Individual
MA
Scholarships$44,848
Individual
RI
Scholarships$44,378
Friends of United Hatzalah
New York, NY
Charitable contributions$40,000
Hadassah
New York, NY
Charitable contributions$37,500
Individual
IL
Educational Travel/Study Abroad/Field Trips$31,650
West Coast Boys Club NetworkCharitable contributions$27,000
JAFCO -Jewish Adoption and Family Care
Sunrise, FL
Charitable contributions$25,000
Place of Hope
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Charitable contributions$25,000
Individual
CA
Scholarships$23,327
Individual
CA
Scholarships$23,150
Individual
CA
Scholarships$22,750
Individual
CT
Scholarships$20,135
Tikva Children's Home
West Caldwell, NJ
Charitable contributions$20,000
Individual
IL
Counselling and Individual Support$19,359
Individual
CA
Scholarships$19,338
Maple Leaf Junior TourCharitable contributions$19,000
Individual
MO
Scholarships$17,583
Individual
NY
Scholarships$17,569
IndividualScholarships$16,000
Britannia ElementaryCharitable contributions$15,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL
Charitable contributions$15,000
Individual
WA
Scholarships$14,476
Individual
NY
Scholarships$14,396
Individual
WA
Scholarships$14,275

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Herrendorf Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Herrendorf Family Foundation Inc give?

$2.5 million in tax year 2024, across 267 grants, with a typical grant of $2,447.

Who runs Herrendorf Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Suzi Glassman (VP/Director), Joshua Herrendorf (President/Director), Kasondra Cohen Herrendorf (VP/Director) and David P Pogrund (Secretary/Treasurer).

What does Herrendorf Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, international and youth programs.

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