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Louis and Rose Klosk Fund UW

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 136328994

Louis and Rose Klosk Fund UW is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $345,000 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 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 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $353,000 the year before.

15% of its 2025 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$390,00030$6.3 million
2024$353,00019$6.6 million
2025$345,00020$7.0 million

How to apply

Louis and Rose Klosk Fund UW 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 Louis and Rose Klosk Fund UW funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York11$291,500
Massachusetts4$18,500
North Carolina1$15,000
California2$10,000
New Jersey1$5,000
Pennsylvania1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hadassah
New York, NY
General$100,000
United Jewish Appealof New York Inc
New York, NY
General$90,000
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center
Greenvale, NY
General$20,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom
New York, NY
General$20,000
Weill Cornell Medical College Anne Moore Breast Cancer
New York, NY
General$20,000
Duke University
Durham, NC
General$15,000
Temple Sinai
Middletown, NY
General$12,500
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University
New York, NY
General$10,000
Mass General Brigham DBA Salem Hospital
Salem, MA
General$6,000
Hillel at Standford
Stanford, CA
General$5,000
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
General$5,000
Hebrew Home for the Aged
Bronx, NY
General$5,000
Birthright Israel Foundation
New York, NY
General$5,000
Columbia University
New York, NY
General$5,000
Trustees of U of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
General$5,000
Epidermolysis Bullosa Medial Research
Los Angeles, CA
General$5,000
Princeton Hillel Center for Jewish Life
Princeton, NJ
General$5,000
Smith College
Ma, MA
General$5,000
New York Presbyterian Fund Inc
New York, NY
General$4,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
Boston, MA
General$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Louis and Rose Klosk Fund UW accept grant applications?

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

How much does Louis and Rose Klosk Fund UW give?

$345,000 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Louis and Rose Klosk Fund UW?

Its 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee), Suzzanne J Cooper (Co-Trustee) and Dr Barry C Cooper (Co-Trustee).

What does Louis and Rose Klosk Fund UW fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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