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Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 463741665

Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $77,370 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 $69,175 the year before.

32% 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$69,17517$1.4 million
2024$77,37019$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactJacob Beidler
53 W Jackson Blvd Ste 530, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone or email(312) 922-3792
What to submitIn writing and include information necessary to evaluate organization and grant request.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois13$70,870
Minnesota1$2,500
Rhode Island1$2,000
Massachusetts2$1,250
California1$500
Florida1$250

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Youth Centers
Chicago, IL
General$25,000
Near North Montessori School
Chicago, IL
General$20,000
Chicago Childrens Museum
Chicago, IL
General$14,870
NMDP Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
General$2,500
Shedd Aquarium Society
Chicago, IL
General$2,500
Brown University Annual Fund
Providence, RI
General$2,000
Cara Collective
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
Chicago Public Schools-J Beidler Elementary
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Chcago, IL
General$1,000
Natick Community Organic Farm
Natick, MA
General$1,000
Planned Parenthood
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
Wbez Chicago Public Media
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
3 Arts
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
Erie Elementary Charter School
Chicago, IL
General$1,000
Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
Chicago, IL
General$500
Mother 2 Mothers
Los Angeles, CA
General$500
Jesters Foundation
North Palm Beach, FL
General$250
The Friends of Paragon Carousel
Hull, MA
General$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation give?

$77,370 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jacob Beidler (Trustee) and Deborah Witzburg (Trustee).

What does Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and arts and culture.

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