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Graber Family Foundation

Name: Graber Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

117
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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

graber adeline award biomedical center doris endowed family

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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.

5 grants matching “doris” · $345,000

$80,000
Doris Graber Endowed Fund - Uniersity of Il Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$25,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Doris a graber endowed graduate fellowship
$80,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Doris a graber endowed graduate fellowship
$80,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Doris a graber endowed graduate fellowship
$80,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Doris a graber endowed graduate fellowship

Top recipients

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

University of Illinois Foundation13 grants · $377,000
American Association of Orthodontists Foundation4 grants · $165,000
Citizens' Climate Education4 grants · $100,000
Doris Graber Endowed Fund - Uniersity of Il Foundation1 grant · $80,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center4 grants · $76,000
Washington University4 grants · $69,000
North Light Theater4 grants · $65,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin4 grants · $59,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America4 grants · $57,000
Wttw4 grants · $44,000

Giving over time

$435,000

2022

$366,500

2023

$403,000

2024

$435,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 117 grants.

$80,000
Doris Graber Endowed Fund - Uniersity of Il Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$80,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Doris a graber endowed graduate fellowship
$80,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Doris a graber endowed graduate fellowship
$80,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Doris a graber endowed graduate fellowship
$45,000
American Association of Orthodontists Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
Graber family biomedical research and teaching award
$40,000
American Association of Orthodontists Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
Graber family biomedical research and teaching award
$40,000
American Association of Orthodontists Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
Graber family biomedical research and teaching award
$40,000
American Association of Orthodontists Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
Graber family biomedical research and teaching award
$30,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Uic richard m johnson and karen a egerer las study abroad scholarship fund
$25,000
Citizens' Climate Education · Coronado, CA · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$25,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Doris a graber endowed graduate fellowship
$25,000
Citizens' Climate Education · Coronado, CA · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$25,000
Citizens' Climate Education · Coronado, CA · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$25,000
Citizens' Climate Education · Coronado, CA · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$20,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$20,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$20,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Graber room-college of dentistrygraber room-college of dentistry
$20,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Graber room-college of dentistrygraber room-college of dentistry
$20,000
North Light Theater · Skokie, IL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$19,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$18,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Adeline & tm graber poetry prize fund
$18,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Adeline & tm graber poetry prize fund
$18,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Adeline & tm graber poetry prize fund
$17,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America · Tampa, FL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
Cmss-Senior Connections · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
North Light Theater · Skokie, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposeswild
$15,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2025
Adeline & tm graber poetry prize fund
$15,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America · Tampa, FL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
North Light Theater · Skokie, IL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposeswild
$15,000
North Light Theater · Skokie, IL · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposeswild
$15,000
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$15,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Dick w. Simpson political science fund for the future of chicago
$14,500
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposeswild
$14,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America · Tampa, FL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$13,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America · Tampa, FL · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$11,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$11,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$11,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$11,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation · Hollywood, FL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Dick Simpson Fund - University of Il Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Environmental Defense Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Goodman Theater · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
National Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Cmss-Senior Connections · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation · Hollywood, FL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Environmental Defense Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
National Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Dick w. Simpson political science fund for the future of chicago
$10,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
.contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation · Hollywood, FL · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Dick w. Simpson political science fund for the future of chicago
$10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation · Hollywood, FL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Goodman Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
National Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$10,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Wirtz center
$9,500
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$9,500
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$9,000
Environmental Defense Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$9,000
National Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$9,000
Environmental Defense Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$9,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$8,000
Senior Connections · Evanston, IL · 2022
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$6,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$6,000
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$6,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025
Wirtz center
$6,000
Goodman Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$6,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$6,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Wirtz center
$5,000
Alex'S Lemonade Stand Foundation · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Disabled American Veteran'S Charitable Service Trust · Cold Spring, KY · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Meals On Wheels of Northeastern Illinois · Evanston, IL · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Mequon Nature Preserve · Mequon, WI · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Alex'S Lemonade Stand Foundation · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Disabled American Veteran'S Charitable Service Trust · Cold Spring, KY · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Meals On Wheels of Northeastern Illinois · Evanston, IL · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Alex'S Lemonade Stand Foundation · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Contributions for unrestricted purposes

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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.