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Jonathan & Elke Glenner Foundation

Accepts applications Lincolnwood, Illinois · EIN 275162788

Jonathan & Elke Glenner Foundation is a private foundation in Lincolnwood, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $175,951 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $4,075 and the largest $66,357. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $131,613 the year before.

41% of its 2025 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
2023$97,89416$19
2024$131,61321$738
2025$175,95122$1,301

How to apply

ContactJonathan Glenner
7358 N Lincoln Ave Suite 120, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Phone or email(847) 674-5454
What to submitWritten request with need for funds

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jonathan & Elke Glenner Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois22$175,951

Grants paid in 2025

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Miscellaneous Organized Charities
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$66,357
Kollel Ateres Ami
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$25,000
Keren Hatzedaka
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$11,232
American Friends of Daas Aharon
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$11,000
Netzach Foundation
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$10,000
Chicago Community Kollel
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$8,870
Meor Yitschok
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$7,500
RJJ of Edison
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$6,000
Kahl Chasidim
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$5,000
Khal Chasidim
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$5,000
Limudei Daas
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$4,450
Chasdei Meshalim
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$3,700
Yeshiva Chasom Sofer
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$2,850
American Friends of Mo
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$1,500
Yad Yisroel
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$1,400
Zichron Refael
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$1,250
Chicago Mikvah Association
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$1,200
Congregation Ahavas Chesed
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$1,102
Congregation Yehuda Eitz Chaim
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$1,000
Kehilas Meor Yisroel
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$540
Chicago Chesed Fund
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$500
Rav Vitalmid Fund
Lincolnwood, IL
Support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jonathan & Elke Glenner Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Jonathan & Elke Glenner Foundation give?

$175,951 in tax year 2025, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $4,075.

Who runs Jonathan & Elke Glenner Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jonathan Glenner (Director), Elke Glenner (Director) and Sidney Glenner (Director).

What does Jonathan & Elke Glenner Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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