Funding search · EIN 364448394 · Highwood, IL
Allen and Meline Pickus 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.
- 66
- grants reported
- $132,277
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $875
- 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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Top recipients
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- Juf2 grants · $20,000
- Ravinia Festival3 grants · $18,000
- Lyric Opera of Chicago2 grants · $15,000
- Infant Wealfare Society2 grants · $12,500
- Infant Welfare Society1 grant · $10,000
- Lyric Opera1 grant · $10,000
- Jewish United Fund1 grant · $8,000
- Unicef3 grants · $6,000
- Alzheimer'S Association3 grants · $3,750
- Northern Illinois Food Ba2 grants · $3,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Juf · Chicago, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $10,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $10,000
Infant Wealfare Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $10,000
Juf · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $10,000
Infant Welfare Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $10,000
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unresricted
- $9,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $8,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $5,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $5,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $4,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $3,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $2,500
Infant Wealfare Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $2,500
Nhp Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $2,200
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Waukegan, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $2,000
Northern Illinois Food Ba · Waukegan, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $2,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $2,000
United Way of Lake County · Gurnee, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $1,750
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $1,200
Rainbows · Evanston, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Coummunity Partner for Affordable Housing · Livertyville, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Pilots for Kids · Orlando, FL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Reading Power · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Coummunity Partner for Affordable Housing · Livertyville, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Northern Illinois Food Ba · Waukegan, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Options for College Success · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Community Partners for Affordable Housing · Libertyville, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $1,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $750
Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $500
Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $500
Doctor Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $500
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $500
Doctor Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $500
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $500
Words On Wheels · Lake Villa, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $500
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $500
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $376
Uscj · New York, NY · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $300
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $250
National Park Foundation · Albany, NY · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $250
Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $250
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $250
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $250
Preservation Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $200
Illinois Charity Bureau Fund · Springfield, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $200
Pilots for Kids · Orlando, FL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $195
Smithsonian · Washington, DC · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $188
Uscj · New York, NY · 2024
General and unrestricted
- $188
Uscj · New York, NY · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $180
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $150
Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $150
National Parks Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $150
Yellowstone Forever · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $150
Natural Park Conservation · Albany, NY · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $150
Yellowstone National Park · Yellowstone Natl Park, WY · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $100
Audubon Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $100
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $100
Yosemite Conservancy · Portal, CA · 2023
General and unrestricted
- $100
Sierra Club · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $100
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
General and unrestricted
- $50
Audubon Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General and unrestricted
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