Funding search · EIN 261367670 · Chicago, IL

The Leonard and Joan Foundation

Name: The Leonard and Joan Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

232
grants reported: $941,075
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

theatre productions medical research public service community education

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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.

8 grants matching “contr”

$30,512
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2025
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$-30,512
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2025
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$36,560
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2024
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$-36,560
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2024
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$44,634
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2023
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$-44,634
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2023
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$15,660
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2022
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$-15,660
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2022
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj

Top recipients

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

Loyola University Chicago2 grants · $107,000
University of Illinois Chicago2 grants · $101,600
Season of Concern4 grants · $93,801
International Voices Project3 grants · $50,000
International Essential Tremor Foun4 grants · $37,030
Save the Children Federation3 grants · $30,660
Music Theater Works3 grants · $22,500
Theo Ubique3 grants · $20,250
National Multiple Sclerosis Society4 grants · $18,400
American Cancer Society4 grants · $18,325

Giving over time

$227,144

2022

$193,482

2023

$242,167

2024

$278,282

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 232 grants.

$100,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$51,600
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education
$50,000
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$44,634
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2023
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$36,560
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2024
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$32,144
Season of Concern · Chicago, IL · 2022
Theatre productions
$30,512
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2025
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$21,057
Season of Concern · Chicago, IL · 2023
Theatre productions
$20,600
Season of Concern · Chicago, IL · 2025
Theatre productions
$20,000
Season of Concern · Chicago, IL · 2024
Theatre productions
$20,000
International Voices Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Theatre productions
$15,660
Part I Ln 25 Cash Basis Contr Adjus · Chicago, IL · 2022
Part 1 ln 25 cash basis contr adj
$15,000
International Voices Project · Chicago, IL · 2025
Community service
$15,000
International Voices Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community service
$10,500
Music Theater Works · Wilmette, IL · 2025
Theatre productions
$10,350
American Civil Liberties Union Foun · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public support
$10,220
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2025
Public support
$10,220
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Public support
$10,220
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Public support
$10,010
International Essential Tremor Foun · Lenexa, KS · 2025
Medical research
$10,010
International Essential Tremor Foun · Lenexa, KS · 2024
Medical research
$10,010
International Essential Tremor Foun · Lenexa, KS · 2023
Medical research
$10,010
Storycatchers Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Theatre productions
$10,000
Theo Ubique · Evanston, IL · 2025
Theatre productions
$10,000
Music Theater Works · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Theatre productions
$10,000
Black Ensemble Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
Theatre productions
$10,000
Theo Ubique · Chicago, IL · 2023
Theatre productions
$7,575
Albany Park Theater Project · Chicago, IL · 2025
Theatre productions
$7,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education
$7,000
International Essential Tremor Foun · Lenexa, KS · 2022
Medical research
$5,332
Lungevity · Chicago, IL · 2025
Medical research
$5,332
Lungevity · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical research
$5,311
Chicago Reader · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public media
$5,300
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
Medical research
$5,300
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Medical research
$5,300
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical research
$5,289
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Medical research
$5,275
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
Medical research
$5,275
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Medical research
$5,275
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical research
$5,250
Disney Magnet Pta · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$5,225
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Medical research
$5,225
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical research
$5,149
National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public support
$5,125
American National Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2025
Medical care
$5,125
American National Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2024
Medical care
$5,125
American National Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical care
$5,000
Chicago House and Social Service · Chicago, IL · 2025
Housing
$5,000
Black Ensemble Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Theatre productions
$5,000
Chicago House and Social Service · Chicago, IL · 2024
Housing
$5,000
Lungevity · Chicago, IL · 2024
Medical research
$5,000
Chicago House and Social Service · Chicago, IL · 2023
Housing
$5,000
Storycatchers Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Theatre productions
$3,605
World Wildlife Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Public support
$2,750
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public radio
$2,717
Black Button Eyes · Chicago, IL · 2025
Theatre productions
$2,675
Asian Americans Advancing Justice · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public support
$2,645
March of Dimes · Arlington, VA · 2025
Medical research
$2,643
American Autoimmune Related Disease · Clinton Township, MI · 2025
Medical research
$2,643
American Autoimmune Related Disease · Clinton Township, MI · 2024
Medical research
$2,641
The Arthritis Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Medical research
$2,641
The Arthritis Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Medical research
$2,628
American Diabetes Association · Merrifield, VA · 2025
Medical research
$2,628
American Diabetes Association · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Medical research
$2,628
American Diabetes Association · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Medical research
$2,614
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Medical research
$2,614
Unicef · New York, NY · 2025
Public support
$2,614
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Medical research
$2,614
Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
Public support
$2,614
Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
Public support
$2,603
Success for All · Towson, MD · 2024
Public support
$2,603
One Acre Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Public support
$2,603
Success for All · Towson, MD · 2023
Public support
$2,596
One Acre Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Public support
$2,596
One Acre Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Public support
$2,588
American Civil Liberties Union Foun · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public support
$2,588
American Civil Liberties Union Foun · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public support
$2,581
Arthritis National Research Found · Irvine, CA · 2025
Medical research
$2,581
Planned Parenthood · Washington Dc, DC · 2025
Medical research
$2,581
Arthritis National Research Found · Irvine, CA · 2024
Medical research
$2,581
Planned Parenthood · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Medical research
$2,581
Arthritis National Research Found · Irvine, CA · 2023
Medical research
$2,581
Planned Parenthood · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
Medical research
$2,580
Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS · New York, NY · 2025
Community service
$2,580
Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS · New York, NY · 2024
Community service
$2,575
Asian Americans Advancing Justice · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public support
$2,575
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2025
Community service
$2,575
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025
Community service
$2,575
Albany Park Theater Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
Theatre productions
$2,575
Michael J Fox Parkinsons · New York, NY · 2024
Medical research
$2,575
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Community service
$2,575
Albany Park Theater Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
Theatre productions
$2,575
Michael J Fox Parkinsons · New York, NY · 2023
Medical research
$2,575
World Wildlife Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
Public support
$2,563
National Alliance for Musical Theat · New York, NY · 2025
Musical theatre
$2,563
National Alliance for Musical Theat · New York, NY · 2024
Musical theatre
$2,563
National Alliance for Musical Theat · New York, NY · 2023
Musical theatre
$2,558
Michael J Fox Parkinsons · New York, NY · 2025
Medical research
$2,500
Black Ensemble Theater · Chicago, IL · 2025
Theatre productions
$2,500
Doctors Without Boarders · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Community service

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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.