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Robert Gluck Family Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 203995760

Robert Gluck Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $212,750 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $75,000. 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 $173,300 the year before.

68% 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
2021$295,0002$426,505
2023$233,3008$1.3 million
2024$173,30010$1.5 million
2025$212,75019$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactRobert Gluck
6037 N Monticello, Chicago, IL 60659
Phone or email(847) 679-6251
What to submitNo specific format. However, the organization must furnish proof of its section 501(c) exempt status.
RestrictionsOrganization must be other than a private foundation or private operating foundation.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert Gluck Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Illinois. It also paid $20,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois10$90,920
Michigan1$75,000
New York3$23,600
New Jersey2$2,050
Minnesota1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$180

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Camp Agudah Midwest
South Haven, MI
Non-specific$75,000
Chicago Chesed Fund
Lincolnwood, IL
Non-specific$23,200
Agudath Israel of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Non-specific$20,900
Yeshiva Migdal TorahNon-specific$20,000
Telshe Yeshiva
Chicago, IL
Non-specific$13,000
Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov
Chicago, IL
Non-specific$11,000
Keren Olam Hatorah
Brooklyn, NY
Non-specific$10,000
Yeshiva Ohr Boruch
Chicago, IL
Non-specific$10,000
Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe
Queens, NY
Non-specific$10,000
Bais Yachov High School
Chicago, IL
Non-specific$8,000
Khal Bnei Torah
Brooklyn, NY
Non-specific$3,600
Yeshiva Ietz Chaim
Chicago, IL
Non-specific$1,800
Yeshiva Kesser Yonah
Chicago, IL
Non-specific$1,800
Yeshiva Orchos Chaim
Lakewood, NJ
Non-specific$1,800
Yeshiva of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Non-specific$1,000
Midwest Bais Horaah
Chicago, IL
Non-specific$720
North Suburban Torah Center
Northbrook, IL
Non-specific$500
Bais Havaad
Lakewood, NJ
Non-specific$250
Hillel Academy
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-specific$180

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert Gluck Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Robert Gluck Family Foundation give?

$212,750 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Robert Gluck Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert Gluck (President) and Leah Gluck (Secretary).

What does Robert Gluck Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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