Funding search · EIN 363739581 · Highland Park, IL

Donald M Ephraim Family

Name: Donald M Ephraim Family 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.

241
grants reported: $4.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $650
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

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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.

11 grants matching “donald” · $3.4M

$501,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2025
$435,000 for the donald m ephraim endowed fund for cancer research and $65,000 to the donald m ephraim fund for cancer research.
$500,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2025
Donald m ephraim project interchange alumni award endowment fund
$52,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2025
Donald m ephraim professorship in law and economics
$50,500
Morselife Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Donald m ephraim sun & stars international film festival
$10,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2025
$5,000 for donald m ephraim family endowed excellence award; $5,000 for the donald m ephraim theatre arts achievement award
$754,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donald m ephraim professorship in law and economics
$50,500
Morselife Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Donald m ephraim sun & stars international film festival
$5,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2024
$2,500 for donald m ephraim family endowed excellence award; $2,500 for the donald m ephraim theatre arts achievement award
$644,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donald m ephraim professorship in law and economics
$77,500
Morselife Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
$75,000 for donald m ephraim sun & stars international film festival
$765,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donald m ephraim professorship in law and economics

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 Chicago Law School4 grants · $2.2M
American Jewish Committee4 grants · $650,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute3 grants · $511,000
Morselife Foundation3 grants · $178,500
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Camera)4 grants · $100,000
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County4 grants · $85,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County4 grants · $82,080
Birthright Israel Foundation3 grants · $60,000
Wttw4 grants · $45,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago5 grants · $41,600

Giving over time

$1.0M

2022

$938,908

2023

$988,051

2024

$1.2M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 241 grants.

$765,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donald m ephraim professorship in law and economics
$754,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donald m ephraim professorship in law and economics
$644,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donald m ephraim professorship in law and economics
$501,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2025
$435,000 for the donald m ephraim endowed fund for cancer research and $65,000 to the donald m ephraim fund for cancer research.
$500,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2025
Donald m ephraim project interchange alumni award endowment fund
$77,500
Morselife Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
$75,000 for donald m ephraim sun & stars international film festival
$76,680
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
$50,000 for palm beach jewish film festival; $10,000 for jcc burn the mortgage
$70,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General
$52,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2025
Donald m ephraim professorship in law and economics
$50,500
Morselife Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Donald m ephraim sun & stars international film festival
$50,500
Morselife Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Donald m ephraim sun & stars international film festival
$50,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024
General
$30,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022
General
$25,000
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Camera) · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$25,000
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Camera) · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$25,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General
$25,000
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Camera) · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$25,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General
$25,000
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Camera) · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$25,000
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County · Lake Worth, FL · 2022
General
$20,000
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County · Lake Worth, FL · 2025
General
$20,000
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County · Lake Worth, FL · 2024
General
$20,000
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County · Lake Worth, FL · 2023
General
$15,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
Jewish heritage programming
$10,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2025
$5,000 for donald m ephraim family endowed excellence award; $5,000 for the donald m ephraim theatre arts achievement award
$10,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2025
Jewish heritage programming
$10,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
Jewish heritage programming
$10,000
Jack Miller Center · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2023
General
$10,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
Jewish heritage programming
$10,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$6,000
Foundation of the Cmw Chapter of Natas · Chicago, IL · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
Natas Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$6,000
Natas Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
$6,000
Natas Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships
$5,000
Glazer Hall · Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General
$5,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General
$5,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2024
$2,500 for donald m ephraim family endowed excellence award; $2,500 for the donald m ephraim theatre arts achievement award
$5,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General
$3,500
Israel Emergency Alliance Dba Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General
$3,500
Israel Emergency Alliance Dba Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General
$3,500
Israel Emergency Alliance Dba Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General
$3,500
Israel Emergency Alliance Dba Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General
$2,500
112 Education Foundation · Highwood, IL · 2025
General
$2,500
112 Education Foundation · Highwood, IL · 2024
General
$2,300
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$2,300
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$2,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2025
General
$2,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General
$2,000
Thycathyroid Cancer Survivors' Association · Olney, MD · 2024
General
$2,000
District 112 Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General
$2,000
Palm Beach Symphony · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General
$2,000
District 112 Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General
$2,000
School of the Art Institute Gene Siskel Film Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,900
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,900
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,800
Hadassah · New York, NY · 2025
General
$1,800
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General
$1,800
Hadassah · Northbrook, IL · 2024
General
$1,800
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General
$1,800
Hadassah · Northbrook, IL · 2023
General
$1,800
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General
$1,800
Hadassah · Northbrook, IL · 2022
General
$1,750
Thycathyroid Cancer Survivors' Association · Olney, MD · 2025
General
$1,650
Giants Football Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2025
General
$1,600
Giants Football Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General
$1,600
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
$1100 metro chicago hillel;$500 disaster relief
$1,500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2025
General
$1,500
Jewish On Campusatid Movement · New York, NY · 2025
General
$1,500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
General
$1,500
Jewish On Campusatid Movement · New York, NY · 2024
General
$1,500
School of the Art Institute Gene Siskel Film Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
General
$1,500
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General
$1,500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
General
$1,500
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General
$1,500
Middle East Forum · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General
$1,250
School of the Art Institute Gene Siskel Film Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,150
Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2024
General
$1,001
Maltz Jupiter Theater · Jupiter, FL · 2024
General
$1,000
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General
$1,000
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Palm Beach Symphony · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General
$1,000
Respiratory Health Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
University of Chicago Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2025
Endocrine surgery fellowship program
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
General
$1,000
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General
$1,000
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Palm Beach Symphony · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General
$1,000
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General
$1,000
Respiratory Health Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
University of Chicago Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2024
Endocrine surgery fellowship program
$1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
Maltz Jupiter Theater · Jupiter, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General
$1,000
Respiratory Health Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General

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