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Who funds Jewish United Fund?

Chicago, Illinois

160 private foundations reported grants to Jewish United Fund in Chicago, Illinois totaling $9.2 million across 165 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Jarvis Foundation, with $751,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Jewish United Fund

The 100 largest of 160 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Jarvis Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$751,000
Sacks Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$600,000
Klaff Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General1$412,500
Frank Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General fund raising1$350,000
JRM Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Donation2$313,281
The Howard B Bernick Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$300,000
Eugene and Janet Lerner Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
Charity1$275,000
Daniel Levin Charitable Fund
Illinois · 2024
To promote and foster activities of the recipient1$270,000
Judd A and Marjorie Weinberg Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Israel emergency fund1$250,000
Lavin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General fund1$250,000
JR and Katie Berger Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization1$250,000
Poll Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Donation for general operating purposes1$231,000
Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Educational and religious1$198,904
Harry & Sadie Lasky Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
$130,000 gen campaign $20,000 live secure $20,000 path to parenthood1$170,000
Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Fund for the Future-PJ Library2$150,000
Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
General1$150,000
David and Etta Jonas Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$150,000
Brown Family Charitable Fund
Illinois · 2024
As needed1$148,849
Maury and Nancy Fertig Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Support general operations1$143,286
Eugene & Dolores Zemsky Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Contribution1$140,000
Perlman Family Foundation Founded by Anita and Louis Perlman
Illinois · 2025
Civic & social1$139,000
Takiff Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General Operating Support1$136,000
Daniel R and Karen Kales Lee Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Support general operations1$125,000
Chez Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Contributions are for unrestricted purposes1$120,000
Allen H Roth Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted for general use of charity1$118,559
Friend Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General fund1$110,000
Modestus Bauer Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable use1$101,600
Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted general support1$100,100
Morris and Judith Rosenzweig Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General1$100,000
JMR Charities Inc
Illinois · 2024
All unrestricted donations1$100,000
Shayle and Deanna Fox Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Advocacy1$100,000
Loewenberg Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization1$100,000
Sedge Plitt Charitable Trust III
Illinois · 2024
General funds1$90,000
Eisen Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating1$75,000
Foxman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Critical Resources1$74,215
MB Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General support1$72,325
Louis & Julie Bucksbaum Fam Foundation
Illinois · 2025
All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities1$70,000
Golub Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Contribution to outreach and hunger help1$65,000
Don Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$55,000
The Henry and Belle Mann Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$55,000
Golder Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$51,000
The John A Miller Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$50,500
Karmin Family Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund1$50,500
Curt and Linda Rodin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Public support1$50,000
Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General unrestricted, exempt purpose of organization1$50,000
The Ellis Goodman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Religious1$50,000
The Atkins Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$50,000
Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Foundation (F/K/A Mayfair Foundation)
Illinois · 2025
Pledge 3 of 5 communal1$50,000
Mazzetta Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable1$50,000
Kurt B Karmin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable purpose1$45,000
Freeman Family Foundation
Montana · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant1$43,000
The Cynthia Elkins Foundation
Indiana · 2024
General purpose1$36,000
Laser Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General operating purposes1$36,000
The David Franklin Chazen Foundation
New York · 2025
General support1$35,375
Stepankovskiy Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$35,000
Haberman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$34,000
MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization1$33,000
Joseph Perlman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$31,500
Michael S Shapiro Foundation
Nevada · 2023
General fund contribution1$31,428
Dan J Epstein Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further the charitable works of the organization.1$30,000
Maurice & Henry Freund Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further charitable goals1$30,000
Weiner-Marc Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General fund1$30,000
Jerrold Ruskin Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Civic1$30,000
Lynne & Barry Handwerker Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General fund1$30,000
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025
To support the organization's general operating capacity.1$25,000
Joan and Norman Chapman Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General purpose1$25,000
Pogrund Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$25,000
Steve and Janice Hefter Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charity1$25,000
Herbert C Wenske Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$25,000
Weingerspector Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating1$25,000
The Friedman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unresticted charitable gift1$25,000
Gassin Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
Charitable1$22,750
Gerald and Olivia Shapiro Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
Support programs and operations1$22,000
Michael and Jean Freed Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
General charitable1$20,000
Supera Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To support jewish community1$20,000
The Novick Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$20,000
Cole-Crone Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$20,000
Howard and Raina Ruskin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Community Organizations and Civic Affairs1$20,000
Gilbert & J Dorothy Palay Family Foundation LTD
Wisconsin · 2024
General operating support1$20,000
The 4JD Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$19,332
Ries Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable gift1$18,418
Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General purpose1$18,000
Podolsky Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable Donation1$16,688
Spellman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General donation1$16,666
The Nikoh Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Social services.1$16,000
Domont Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$15,000
Walter S Mander Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further the purpose of the organization1$15,000
Zuckerman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Public charity support1$15,000
Schwarzbach Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$15,000
Gendell Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General funding1$12,120
Philip & Myn Rootberg Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General funding1$12,000
David and Linda Moscow Foundation
Florida · 2025
All contributions for unrestricted purposes1$12,000
Tessie Grosby Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Support Organization's Mission1$11,025
The Cooper Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General education and research1$10,250
Chern Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Donation towards exempt purpose1$10,250
Skip & Meg Herman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General fund1$10,000
Douglas S Winter & Bonnie S Winter Family Foundation Inc
Florida · 2024
Unrestricted1$10,000
Benjamin J Rosenthal Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General support2$10,000
Al and Carole Feiger Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To provide food and shelter for people in need See Footnote1$10,000
Howard & Sandra Mandell Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$10,000

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

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Questions people ask

Who funds Jewish United Fund?

Jarvis Foundation, Sacks Family Foundation, Klaff Family Foundation, Frank Family Foundation and JRM Family Foundation, and 155 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Jewish United Fund get from foundations?

$9.2 million in 165 reported grants from 160 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Howard B Bernick Foundation, Lavin Family Foundation, Harry & Sadie Lasky Foundation, Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation and Maury and Nancy Fertig Family Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

Other funded organizations in Chicago