Funding search · EIN 363927187 · Deerfield, IL

Maury and Nancy Fertig Family Foundation

Name: Maury and Nancy Fertig Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

164
grants reported: $908,963
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $500
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.

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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.

3 grants matching “ember” · $17,250

$9,000
The Ember Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$250
The Ember Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$8,000
The Ember Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations

Top recipients

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

Jewish United Fund3 grants · $409,058
Jewish Federation3 grants · $182,531
Friends of United Hatzalah2 grants · $37,360
University of Illinois Hillel2 grants · $32,000
North Suburban Synagogue3 grants · $27,127
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund2 grants · $24,500
Social Good3 grants · $18,375
The Ember Foundation3 grants · $17,250
Effective Altruism3 grants · $14,700
Solomon Schechter Day School3 grants · $13,664

Giving over time

$291,970

2022

$317,132

2023

$299,861

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 164 grants.

$143,286
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$141,426
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$124,346
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$67,697
Jewish Federation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$59,834
Jewish Federation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$55,000
Jewish Federation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$37,000
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2022
Support general operations
$17,000
University of Illinois Hillel · Champaign, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$15,000
University of Illinois Hillel · Champaign, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$14,500
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Support general operations
$10,063
North Suburban Synagogue · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$10,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Support general operations
$9,155
North Suburban Synagogue · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$9,000
The Ember Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$8,360
Torahub · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$8,000
The Ember Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$7,935
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$7,909
North Suburban Synagogue · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$7,500
University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$6,300
Effective Altruism · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Support general operations
$6,300
Social Good · Richmond, CA · 2023
Support general operations
$6,300
Effective Altruism · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Support general operations
$6,300
Social Good · Richmond, CA · 2022
Support general operations
$6,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$5,775
Social Good · Richmond, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$5,375
Friends of the Idf · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$5,165
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$5,000
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$3,960
Friends of the Idf · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$3,650
Chicago Center for Torah & Chesed · Lincolnwood, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$3,600
Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support general operations
$3,500
Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support general operations
$3,150
Giving What We Can USA · Wilminton, DE · 2024
Support general operations
$3,000
Camp Ramah · Conover, WI · 2023
Support general operations
$3,000
Jewish Education Team · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$2,800
Camera · Boston, MA · 2024
Support general operations
$2,300
Camera · Boston, MA · 2023
Support general operations
$2,100
Effective Altruism · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$1,900
Chicago Center for Torah & Chesed · Lincolnwood, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,800
Friends of Elnet · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,800
Jewish Education Team · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,800
Opendormedia · Sunrise, FL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,800
Jewish Education Team · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$1,800
Maot Chitim · Lincolnwood, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$1,800
Opendormedia · Sunrise, FL · 2023
Support general operations
$1,800
Opendormedia · Sunrise, FL · 2022
Support general operations
$1,800
Project 613 · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$1,500
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2024
Support general operations
$1,500
Keep Jerusalem · Totowa, NJ · 2022
Support general operations
$1,445
Rett Syndrome Research Trust · Trumbull, CT · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Camp Ramah · Conover, WI · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Middle East Forum · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Middle East Media Research Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Un Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
Support general operations
$1,000
Birthright Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Support general operations
$1,000
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2023
Support general operations
$1,000
Hillel International · Washington, DC · 2023
Support general operations
$1,000
National Navy Seal Museum · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
Support general operations
$1,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Support general operations
$1,000
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2022
Support general operations
$1,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$900
Chicago Mezuzah and Mitzvah Campaign · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$860
Zachor Legal Institute · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Support general operations
$718
Hillel International · Washington, DC · 2022
Support general operations
$600
Northmoor Education Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$576
The Rok Family Shul - Chabad Downtown Jewish Center Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
Support general operations
$564
Solomon Schechter Day School · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$540
Usc Annual Giving · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$540
Maot Chitim · Lincolnwood, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$500
America Gives · New York, NY · 2024
Support general operations
$500
Friends of Yad Sarah · New York, NY · 2024
Support general operations
$500
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Support general operations
$500
Chicago Youth Symphony · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Jgive-Friend of Asor Fund USA · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Middle East Forum · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Northmoor Education Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Zachor Legal Institute · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$500
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Support general operations
$500
Libenu · Skokie, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$500
Pi Lambda Phi · Danbury, CT · 2022
Support general operations
$500
Rett Syndrome Research Trust · Trumbull, CT · 2022
Support general operations
$492
Rett Syndrome Research Trust · Trumbull, CT · 2023
Support general operations
$460
Camp Ramah · Conover, WI · 2022
Support general operations
$400
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$400
Torahub · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$395
Chicago Mezuzah and Mitzvah Campaign · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$363
Ikar · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$360
Beber Camp · Libertyville, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$360
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2023
Support general operations
$360
Pi Lambda Phi · Danbury, CT · 2023
Support general operations
$360
Torahub · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$354
American Society of Yad Vashem · New York, NY · 2023
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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.