Funding search · EIN 363566590 · Glencoe, IL
The Ellis Goodman 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.
- 130
- grants reported
- $3.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Friends of Glencoe Golf Club2 grants · $375,000
- Writers Theatre3 grants · $315,950
- Jewish United Fund3 grants · $300,000
- Build3 grants · $270,000
- Northshore Foundation2 grants · $225,000
- Chapel and York Foundation2 grants · $180,000
- Vahatra - Field Museum3 grants · $175,000
- Environmental Law & Policy Center3 grants · $150,000
- Christopher House3 grants · $150,000
- California Academy of Science3 grants · $135,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 130 grants.
- $250,000
Friends of Glencoe Golf Club · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Community
- $200,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Religious
- $170,000
Build · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $165,000
Writers Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Arts
- $125,000
Vahatra - Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $125,000
Friends of Glencoe Golf Club · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Community
- $125,000
Northshore Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Health
- $120,000
Chapel and York Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Community
- $100,000
American Associates Ben Gurion University · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
- $100,000
Chicago Botanical Garden · Cglencoe, IL · 2024
Educational
- $100,000
Northshore University Health System · Evanston, IL · 2024
Health
- $100,000
Northshore Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Health
- $100,000
American Associates Ben Guiron University · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
- $85,000
Writers Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Arts
- $75,000
California Academy of Science · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Educational
- $65,950
Writers Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Arts
- $60,000
Chapel and York Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Community
- $50,000
Build · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $50,000
Christopher House · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $50,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $50,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Religious
- $50,000
Build · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $50,000
Christopher House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $50,000
Eisenhower Medical Center · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
Health
- $50,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $50,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Religious
- $50,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $50,000
Christopher House · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $50,000
Dignity Moves · Oakland, CA · 2022
Religious
- $50,000
Eisenhower Medical Center · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
Health
- $50,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $50,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $35,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $35,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $35,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $30,000
California Academy of Science · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Educational
- $30,000
Ellison Reseach Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Health
- $30,000
Anti-Defamation League · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $30,000
California Academy of Science · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Educational
- $30,000
Rush Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Health
- $30,000
Rush Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Health
- $25,000
British Schools & Universities Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
25educational
- $25,000
Portland Trust · 2024
Religious
- $25,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $25,000
British Schools & Universities Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
25educational
- $25,000
Vahatra - Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $25,000
Anti-Defamation League · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $25,000
British Schools & Universities Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
- $25,000
Portland Trust · 2022
Religious
- $25,000
Vahatra - Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $16,200
Charities Aid Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Religious
- $16,200
Charities Aid Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Religious
- $15,000
Alas Wings · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $15,000
American Institute of Philanthrophy - Charity Wacth · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $15,000
Anti-Defamation League · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $15,000
Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $15,000
Friends of Elnet · New York, NY · 2024
Religious
- $15,000
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
Religious
- $15,000
Alas Wings · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $15,000
American Institute of Philanthrophy - Charity Wacth · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $15,000
Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $15,000
Friends of Elnet · New York, NY · 2023
15arts
- $15,000
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
Religious
- $15,000
Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $15,000
Friends of Elnet · New York, NY · 2022
Arts
- $15,000
Good Food Catalyst Family Farmed · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $15,000
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Religious
- $10,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Religious
- $10,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Washington Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Wttw · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Chicago Botanical Garden · Cglencoe, IL · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Help Hope Live - Concert for Cooper · Randor, PA · 2023
Religiousreligious
- $10,000
Jnf · New York, NY · 2023
Religious
- $10,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Community
- $10,000
Washington Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2022
Educational
- $10,000
Jnf · New York, NY · 2022
Religious
- $10,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Community
- $10,000
Washington Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $5,725
Kol Emeth · Skokie, IL · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Arts
- $5,000
Alas Wings · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $5,000
McCallum Theater · Pakm Desert, CA · 2022
Arts
- $4,000
African Education Program · Wayne, PA · 2024
Educational
- $4,000
African Education Program · Wayne, PA · 2023
Educational
- $4,000
Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Arts
- $4,000
African Education Program · Wayne, PA · 2022
Educational
- $4,000
Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Arts
- $2,500
Children'S Brain Research · New York, NY · 2024
Health
- $2,500
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2023
Educational
- $2,500
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2022
Educational
- $2,000
American Institute of Philanthrophy - Charity Wacth · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
- $1,250
Family Service Glencoe · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Community
- $1,043
Ingenuity · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
- $1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community
- $1,000
United Way · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Communityreligious
- $1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
- $1,000
Greenpeace · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community
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