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Porat Family Charitable Foundation Joan Porat

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 311484046

Porat Family Charitable Foundation Joan Porat is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $291,095 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $14,000 and the largest $170,573. 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 $249,831 the year before.

40% 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$205,8218$4.9 million
2024$249,8315$5.4 million
2025$291,0955$6.3 million

How to apply

ContactJoan Porat
680 North Lake Shore Drive Apt 924, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone or email(513) 698-5044

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Porat Family Charitable Foundation Joan Porat funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois5$291,095

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Grants 10000 or Less Each
Chicago, IL
General funding$170,573
Anshe Emet Synagogue
Chicago, IL
General funding$81,522
Anti Defamation League
Various, IL
General funding$14,000
American Jewish Committee
Chicago, IL
General funding$14,000
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago, IL
General funding$11,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Porat Family Charitable Foundation Joan Porat accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Porat Family Charitable Foundation Joan Porat give?

$291,095 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $14,000.

Who runs Porat Family Charitable Foundation Joan Porat?

Its 2025 filing lists Avner Porat (President), Joan Porat (Vice Pres), Ilana Porat (Secretary) and Gil Porat (Treasurer).

What does Porat Family Charitable Foundation Joan Porat fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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