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Joseph and Helen Komarek Foundation

Name: Joseph and Helen Komarek Foundation grants, 2020–2025
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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.

200
grants reported: $388,000
total given: 2020–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

children people care education medical service suffering families

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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.

6 grants matching “defamation” · $21,000

$4,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
Stop defamation
$4,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Stop defamation
$4,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Stop defamation
$4,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Stop defamation
$3,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2021
Stop defamation
$2,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2020
Stop defamation

Top recipients

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

Lurie Children'S Hospital6 grants · $30,000
Chicago Youth Programs6 grants · $29,000
Cradles To Crayons6 grants · $27,000
Wttw-Channel 116 grants · $26,000
The Holocaust Memorial Foundation O6 grants · $23,000
Anti-Defamation League6 grants · $21,000
Willow House6 grants · $18,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forc3 grants · $18,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation6 grants · $15,500
Friends of Israel Defense Forces3 grants · $14,000

Giving over time

$56,000

2020

$66,000

2021

$75,000

2022

$67,000

2023

$62,000

2024

$62,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 200 grants.

$6,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forc · New York, NY · 2025
Annual appeal
$6,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forc · New York, NY · 2024
Annual appeal
$6,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forc · New York, NY · 2023
Annual appeal
$6,000
Chicago Youth Programs · Chicago, IL · 2022
Help disadvantage youth
$6,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2022
Help children education
$5,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2025
Help childrens hospital
$5,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
Help childrens hospital
$5,000
Chicago Youth Programs · Chicago, IL · 2023
Help disadvantage youth
$5,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
Help childrens hospital
$5,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2022
Care for those that protect israel
$5,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Help childrens hospital
$5,000
The Holocaust Memorial Foundation O · Skokie, IL · 2022
Help people remember the holocaust
$5,000
Wttw-Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public broacasting service
$5,000
Chicago Youth Programs · Chicago, IL · 2021
Help disadvantage youth
$5,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2021
Help children education
$5,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2021
Care for those that protect israel
$5,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2021
Help childrens hospital
$5,000
Wttw-Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2021
Public broacasting service
$5,000
Chicago Youth Programs · Chicago, IL · 2020
Help disadvantage youth
$5,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2020
Help childrens hospital
$4,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
Stop defamation
$4,000
Chicago Youth Programs · Chicago, IL · 2025
Help disadvantage youth
$4,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2025
Help children education
$4,000
The Holocaust Memorial Foundation O · Skokie, IL · 2025
Help people remember the holocaust
$4,000
Wttw-Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public broacasting service
$4,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Stop defamation
$4,000
Chicago Youth Programs · Chicago, IL · 2024
Help disadvantage youth
$4,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2024
Help children education
$4,000
The Holocaust Memorial Foundation O · Skokie, IL · 2024
Help people remember the holocaust
$4,000
Wttw-Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public broacasting service
$4,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Stop defamation
$4,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2023
Help children education
$4,000
The Holocaust Memorial Foundation O · Skokie, IL · 2023
Help people remember the holocaust
$4,000
Wttw-Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public broacasting service
$4,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Stop defamation
$4,000
Willow House · Bannockburn, IL · 2022
Help families suffering from grief
$4,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2020
Help children education
$4,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2020
Care for those that protect israel
$4,000
Pediatric AIDS Foundation · Washington, DC · 2020
Help children suffering from aids
$4,000
Wttw-Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2020
Public broacasting service
$3,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Help people needing hospital care
$3,500
The Holocaust Memorial Foundation O · Skokie, IL · 2021
Help people remember the holocaust
$3,000
Cawc · Chicago, IL · 2025
Annual fund
$3,000
Willow House · Bannockburn, IL · 2025
Help families suffering from grief
$3,000
Cawc · Chicago, IL · 2024
Annual fund
$3,000
Willow House · Bannockburn, IL · 2024
Help families suffering from grief
$3,000
Cawc · Chicago, IL · 2023
Annual fund
$3,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Help people needing hospital care
$3,000
Willow House · Bannockburn, IL · 2023
Help families suffering from grief
$3,000
Cawc · Chicago, IL · 2022
Annual fund
$3,000
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS · Washington, DC · 2022
Annual fund
$3,000
Omni Youth · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2022
Provide educational support to child
$3,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2021
Stop defamation
$3,000
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS · Washington, DC · 2021
Annual fund
$3,000
Fill a Heart for Kids · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Annual fund
$3,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Help people needing hospital care
$3,000
Willow House · Bannockburn, IL · 2021
Help families suffering from grief
$2,500
Omni Youth · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2021
Provide educational support to child
$2,500
The Holocaust Memorial Foundation O · Skokie, IL · 2020
Help people remember the holocaust
$2,000
Family Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2025
Provide service to family domestic c
$2,000
Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2025
Medical first responders
$2,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Help people needing hospital care
$2,000
Omni Youth Services · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2025
Provide educational support to child
$2,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2025
Provide housing for abused children
$2,000
Family Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide service to family domestic c
$2,000
Mogen David Adom · New York, NY · 2024
Medical first responders
$2,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Help people needing hospital care
$2,000
Omni Youth · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2024
Provide educational support to child
$2,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2024
Provide housing for abused children
$2,000
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS · Washington, DC · 2023
Annual fund
$2,000
Family Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide service to family domestic c
$2,000
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
Enhance people with intellectual and
$2,000
Mogen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
Medical first responders
$2,000
Omni Youth · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2023
Provide educational support to child
$2,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023
Provide housing for abused children
$2,000
Family Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide service to family domestic c
$2,000
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Enhance people with intellectual and
$2,000
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Help children suffering from diabete
$2,000
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Provide help to children with brain
$2,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
Provide housing for abused children
$2,000
Family Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2021
Provide service to family domestic c
$2,000
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2021
Enhance people with intellectual and
$2,000
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Provide help to children with brain
$2,000
Shelter · Arlington Heights, IL · 2021
Provide housing for abused children
$2,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2020
Stop defamation
$2,000
Fill a Heart for Kids · Lake Forest, IL · 2020
Annual fund
$2,000
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2020
Enhance people with intellectual and
$2,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicao, IL · 2020
Help people needing hospital care
$2,000
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of · Atlanta, GA · 2020
Provide help to children with brian
$2,000
Willow House · Bannockburn, IL · 2020
Help families suffering from grief
$1,500
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2025
Annual appeal
$1,500
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS · Boston, MA · 2025
Annual fund
$1,500
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Annual appeal
$1,500
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual fund
$1,500
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Annual appeal
$1,500
Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Annual fund
$1,500
Osher Lifelong Learning · Chicago, IL · 2022
Life long learning project
$1,500
Omni Youth · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2020
Provide educational support to child
$1,000
Breakthrough T1d · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Annual fund
$1,000
Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2025
Annual fund

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