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Sig and Mimi Feiger Family Foundation

Accepts applications Morton Grove, Illinois · EIN 811386333

Sig and Mimi Feiger Family Foundation is a private foundation in Morton Grove, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.7 million in 18 grants; the typical grant was $27,500 and the largest $1.1 million. 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 $669,000 the year before.

11% 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$1.1 million16$13.9 million
2024$669,00016$17.4 million
2025$2.7 million18$20.1 million

How to apply

ContactSteve Feiger
8150 Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053
Phone or email(847) 967-1414
What to submitOrganization's name, address and background information
RestrictionsAwards must be used for charitable purposes.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sig and Mimi Feiger Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York6$2.3 million
District of Columbia3$185,000
Illinois3$66,000
California1$50,000
Florida2$45,000
Texas2$35,000
Massachusetts1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
New York, NY
Unrestricted for general use of charity$1.1 million
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center Inc
Scarsdale, NY
Unrestricted for general use of charity$1.0 million
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Washington, DC
Unrestricted for general use of charity$150,000
Central Fund of Israel
Cedarhurst, NY
Unrestricted for general use of charity$100,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted for general use of charity$55,000
Stand With US
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted for general use of charity$50,000
Opendor Media
Sunrise, FL
Unrestricted for general use of charity$40,000
Colel Chabad
Brooklyn, NY
Unrestricted for general use of charity$36,000
Clarion Project Inc
Richardson, TX
Unrestricted for general use of charity$30,000
Jewish Institute for National Security of America
Washington, DC
Unrestricted for general use of charity$25,000
Honest Reportingcom Inc
New York, NY
Unrestricted for general use of charity$20,000
American Israel Education Foundation
Washington, DC
Unrestricted for general use of charity$10,000
Jewish News Syndicate
Newton Centre, MA
Unrestricted for general use of charity$10,000
Zionist Organization of America
New York, NY
Unrestricted for general use of charity$10,000
Lincolnwood Jewish Congregation
Lincolnwood, IL
Unrestricted for general use of charity$8,000
Hatikvah Educational Foundation Inc
Sugar Land, TX
Unrestricted for general use of charity$5,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL
Unrestricted for general use of charity$5,000
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School
Skokie, IL
Unrestricted for general use of charity$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sig and Mimi Feiger Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Sig and Mimi Feiger Family Foundation give?

$2.7 million in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $27,500.

Who runs Sig and Mimi Feiger Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Steve Feiger (Trustee) and Sig Feiger (Trustee).

What does Sig and Mimi Feiger Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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