Funding search · EIN 141840613 · Chicago, IL

Bernard Heerey Family Foundation

Name: Bernard Heerey Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

78
grants reported: $10.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $116,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

students worthy scholarships elderly fellowships

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

55 grants matching “worthy” · $6.5M

$241,000
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$212,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$200,000
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School · Skokie, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$177,500
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$176,700
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$164,860
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$138,310
De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$122,195
Chicago Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$122,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Fellowships to worthy students
$120,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$100,000
Highsight · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$85,580
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School · Skokie, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$80,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago-Uiuc Hillel · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$80,000
Chabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$80,000
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$61,663
Regina Dominican High School · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$57,983
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$24,000
Tamid Israel Investment Group · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Fellowships to worthy students
$232,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$212,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$211,650
De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$180,000
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School · Skokie, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$162,500
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$117,500
Chicago Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$100,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$98,280
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$97,350
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$75,000
Highsight · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$72,000
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$68,000
Chabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$62,850
Regina Dominican High School · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$60,635
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School · Skokie, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$48,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Fellowships to worthy students
$38,000
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary · Evanston, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$38,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago - Uiuc Hillel · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$36,000
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$27,000
Tamid Israel Investment Group · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Fellowships to worthy students
$244,700
De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$232,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$228,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$197,600
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School · Skokie, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$195,500
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$150,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fellowships to worthy students
$129,600
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$129,381
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary · Evanston, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$128,295
Chicago Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$113,670
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School · Skokie, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$100,300
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$92,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago - Uiuc Hillel · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$75,882
Regina Dominican High School · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$75,495
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$72,000
Chabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$70,000
Highsight · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$54,000
Tamid Israel Investment Group · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Fellowships to worthy students
$29,140
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy6 grants · $1.4M
Council for Jewish Elderly3 grants · $925,525
Little Sisters of the Poor3 grants · $726,960
The Ark3 grants · $660,000
De La Salle Institute3 grants · $594,660
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School3 grants · $577,600
University of Chicago Law School5 grants · $540,000
Solomon Schechter Day School3 grants · $535,500
Cje Senior Life2 grants · $478,567
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago3 grants · $439,476

Giving over time

$3.8M

2022

$3.0M

2023

$3.7M

2024

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$541,809
Council for Jewish Elderly · Chicago, IL · 2022
Assistance to the elderly
$334,931
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, IL · 2024
Assistance to the elderly
$272,496
Council for Jewish Elderly · Chicago, IL · 2023
Assistance to the elderly
$264,960
Little Sisters of the Poor · Chicago, IL · 2022
Assistance to the elderly
$260,400
Little Sisters of the Poor · Chicago, IL · 2024
Assistance to the elderly
$244,700
De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$241,000
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$240,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Assistance to the elderly
$232,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$232,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$228,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$220,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
Assistance to the elderly
$212,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$212,200
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$211,650
De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$201,600
Little Sisters of the Poor · Chicago, IL · 2023
Assistance to the elderly
$200,000
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School · Skokie, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$200,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
Assistance to the elderly
$197,600
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School · Skokie, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$195,500
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$185,030
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Assistance to the elderly
$180,000
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School · Skokie, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$177,500
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$176,700
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$164,860
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$162,500
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$150,000
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Assistance to the elderly
$150,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fellowships to worthy students
$143,636
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, IL · 2024
Assistance to the elderly
$138,310
De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$130,000
The Selfhelp Home · Chicago, IL · 2024
Assistance to the elderly
$129,600
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$129,381
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary · Evanston, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$128,295
Chicago Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$126,488
The Selfhelp Home · Chicago, IL · 2022
Assistance to the elderly
$122,195
Chicago Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$122,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Fellowships to worthy students
$120,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$117,500
Chicago Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$115,000
Chicago Center for Torah & Chesed · Lincolnwood, IL · 2024
Assistance to the elderly
$113,670
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School · Skokie, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$111,220
Council for Jewish Elderly · Chicago, IL · 2023
Assistance to the elderly
$104,446
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Assistance to the elderly
$100,300
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$100,000
Highsight · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$100,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$100,000
Chicago Center for Torah & Chesed · Lincolnwood, IL · 2022
Assistance to the elderly
$98,280
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$97,350
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$92,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago - Uiuc Hillel · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$90,000
Chicago Center for Torah & Chesed · Lincolnwood, IL · 2023
Assistance to the elderly
$85,580
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School · Skokie, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$83,000
The Selfhelp Home · Chicago, IL · 2023
Assistance to the elderly
$80,000
Chabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$80,000
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$80,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago-Uiuc Hillel · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$80,000
The Society of the Sisters of Christian Charity · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Assistance to the elderly
$75,882
Regina Dominican High School · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$75,495
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$75,000
The Society of the Sisters of Christian Charity · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Assistance to the elderly
$75,000
Highsight · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$72,000
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$72,000
Chabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$70,000
Highsight · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$68,000
Chabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$62,850
Regina Dominican High School · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$61,663
Regina Dominican High School · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$60,635
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School · Skokie, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$57,983
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2024
Scholarships to worthy students
$54,000
Tamid Israel Investment Group · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Fellowships to worthy students
$50,000
The Society of the Sisters of Christian Charity · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Assistance to the elderly
$48,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Fellowships to worthy students
$38,000
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary · Evanston, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$38,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago - Uiuc Hillel · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$36,000
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2023
Scholarships to worthy students
$29,140
Mundelein Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2022
Scholarships to worthy students
$27,000
Tamid Israel Investment Group · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Fellowships to worthy students
$24,000
Tamid Israel Investment Group · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Fellowships to worthy students

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