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The Menemsha Family Fund

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 364267729

The Menemsha Family Fund is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $967,500 in 66 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $100,000. 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 $922,500 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$828,00068$16.9 million
2024$922,50070$18.7 million
2025$967,50066$20.6 million

How to apply

ContactStanley Kay Schlozman KKP Group LLC
227 W Monroe Street Suite 3750, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone or email(847) 328-2288
What to submitNo particular form is required.
DeadlinesNo deadline exists.
RestrictionsThe organization must be qualified under IRS sec 170(c).

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Menemsha Family Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts38$567,500
New York10$151,000
District of Columbia7$144,500
Maryland6$68,500
Pennsylvania2$21,000
California1$5,000
Colorado1$5,000
Oregon1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 66 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Handel & Haydn Society
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$100,000
Center on Budget
Washington, DC
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$50,000
United Way of Mass Bay & Merrimack Valley
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$50,000
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$30,000
Greater Boston Legal Services
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$30,000
National Abortion Federation
Washington, DC
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$30,000
American Jewish World Service
New York, NY
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$25,000
Boston Public Library Fund
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$25,000
Economic Policy Institute
New York, NY
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$25,000
Bridge on Troubled Waters
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$20,000
Friends of the Children - Boston
Washington, DC
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$20,000
Legal Defense Fund
New York, NY
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$20,000
National Employment Law Project
New York, NY
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$20,000
Planned Parenthood of Mass
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$20,000
United Way of Central Maryland
Baltimore, MD
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$20,000
Wellesley College
Welleseley, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$20,000
West End House Boys & Girls Club
Allston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$20,000
Eastern Mass Abortion Fund
Cambridge, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$17,500
Guttmacher Institute
New York, NY
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$17,500
ACLU Foundation of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
Center for Reproductive Rights
New York, NY
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
Citizens Housing and Planning Assn
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
Conservation Law Foundation
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
Mass Advocates for Children
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Ctr
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
New Israel Fund
Philadelphia, PA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$15,000
ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$12,500
Leadership Conference Education Fund
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$12,500
Maryland Center for Economic Policy
Baltimore, MD
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$12,500
Planned Parenthood of America
Washington, DC
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$12,500
Silver Lining Mentoring
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$12,500
Smart From the Start
Roxbury, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$12,500
Center for Law and Social Policy
Washington, DC
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$12,000
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$10,000
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$10,000
Maryland Food Bank
Baltimore, MD
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$10,000
Pine Street Inn
Boston, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$10,000
Roca
Chelsea, MA
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Menemsha Family Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadline exists.

How much does The Menemsha Family Fund give?

$967,500 in tax year 2025, across 66 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs The Menemsha Family Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Kay Schlozman (President), Stanley Schlozman (VP & Treasurer), Paul A Lehman (Vice President) and Daniel A Schlozman (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Menemsha Family Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and human services.

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