Funding search · EIN 203870052 · Chicago, IL

Golub Family Foundation

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

48
grants reported
$889,875
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationoutreachdepartmentemergencyhungerneurologicalpatientresearch

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Top recipients

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  • Jewish United Fund4 grants · $260,000
  • The Goldie Initiative4 grants · $126,500
  • Northwestern University1 grant · $100,000
  • Northwestern Memorial Foundation4 grants · $90,000
  • Cleveland Clinic Florida3 grants · $61,875
  • Lurie Childrens Hospital4 grants · $60,000
  • Crew Network Foundation2 grants · $55,000
  • Giordana Dance Chicago4 grants · $25,000
  • Bernies Book Bank3 grants · $17,500
  • Nami Chicago3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$309,958
2022
$211,792
2023
$177,125
2024
$191,000
2025

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,000

    Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $65,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Contribution to outreach and hunger help

  • $65,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Contribution to outreach and hunger help

  • $65,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Contribution to outreach and hunger help

  • $65,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Contribution to outreach and hunger help

  • $49,000

    The Goldie Initiative · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    The Goldie Initiative · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Crew Network Foundation · Lawrence, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    The Goldie Initiative · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Crew Network Foundation · Lawrence, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $22,500

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Neurological surgery department (research)

  • $22,500

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Neurological surgery department (research)

  • $22,500

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Neurological surgery department (research)

  • $22,500

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Neurological surgery department (research)

  • $22,500

    The Goldie Initiative · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $20,625

    Cleveland Clinic Florida · Weston, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $20,625

    Cleveland Clinic Florida · Weston, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $20,625

    Cleveland Clinic Florida · Weston, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $17,500

    Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chcago, IL · 2025

    Patient emergency fund

  • $17,500

    Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chcago, IL · 2024

    Patient emergency fund

  • $12,500

    Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chcago, IL · 2023

    Patient emergency fund

  • $12,500

    Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chcago, IL · 2022

    Patient emergency fund

  • $10,000

    Giordana Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Nami Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Sponsorship of the 2023 light the darkness gala supporting mental health advocacy, education & support

  • $10,000

    Chicago Architecture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $9,333

    Southeast Side Experience Incubator · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $7,500

    Tgthr · Boulder, CO · 2025

    Connect with youth living in unsafe conditions with stable housing and to end youth homelessness

  • $7,500

    Bernies Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Intermediary between chicagoans with extra furniture and those who need it. They provide furnishing packages to clients

  • $5,000

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicin · Evanston, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Bernies Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Giordana Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicin · Evanston, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Giordana Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Israel Tennis Center · Deerfield Beach, FL · 2023

    Grant to help provide scholarships and services for at-risk children & families in israel

  • $5,000

    Bernies Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Giordana Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Luries Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $4,667

    Southeast Side Experience Incubator · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Aspen Music Festival · Aspen, CO · 2025

    Classical music education

  • $4,000

    Aspen Music Festival · Aspen, CO · 2024

    Classical music education

  • $4,000

    Music Associates of Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023

    Education and outreach programs

  • $4,000

    Music Associates of Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2022

    Education and outreach programs

  • $3,000

    Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Provide training and job placement in construction to individuals from chicago's most under-resourced neighborhoods

  • $3,000

    Revolution Workshop · Northbrook, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Nami Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Sponsorship of the 2025 light the darkness gala supporting mental health advocacy, education & support

  • $2,500

    Nami Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Sponsorship of the 2024 light the darkness gala supporting mental health advocacy, education & support

  • $500

    Scope Midwest · Astoria, NY · 2022

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.