Funding search · EIN 432057377 · Chicago, IL
Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 207
- grants reported
- $45.2M
- total given
- 2021–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. 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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- Museum of Language Arts3 grants · $36.8M
- The Seed Foundation5 grants · $1.1M
- Greater Washington Community Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
- Aspen Music Festival and School5 grants · $955,000
- Kol Shalom5 grants · $600,000
- National Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $593,276
- Reut USA3 grants · $525,000
- Planet Word1 grant · $500,000
- Planet Word To Museum of Language Arts1 grant · $500,000
- Brandeis University5 grants · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 207 grants.
- $35.8M
Museum of Language Arts · Washington, DC · 2022
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- $1.0M
Greater Washington Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $535,000
Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2024
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- $525,000
Museum of Language Arts · Washington, DC · 2023
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- $500,000
Planet Word To Museum of Language Arts · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $500,000
Museum of Language Arts · Washington, DC · 2024
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- $500,000
Planet Word · Washington, DC · 2021
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- $308,276
National Symphony Orchestra · Arlington, VA · 2022
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- $285,000
Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2025
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- $285,000
National Symphony Orchestra · Arlington, VA · 2021
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- $275,000
The Seed Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
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- $250,000
Reut USA · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
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- $250,000
The Seed Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
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- $250,000
Reut USA · Woodland Hills, CA · 2021
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- $226,000
The Seed Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $175,000
The Seed Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
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- $125,000
The Seed Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
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- $120,000
Kol Shalom · Rockville, MD · 2025
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- $120,000
Kol Shalom · Rockville, MD · 2024
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- $120,000
Kol Shalom · Rockville, MD · 2023
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- $120,000
Kol Shalom · Rockville, MD · 2022
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- $120,000
Kol Shalom · Rockville, MD · 2021
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- $100,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
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- $75,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2021
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- $62,000
Miscellaneous Contributions Under 5000 Available Upon Request Co Mbi · Chicago, IL · 2021
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- $60,000
Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2021
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- $60,000
Downtown Dc Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
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- $50,000
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $50,000
Wamu885 American University Radio · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $50,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2025
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- $50,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2024
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- $50,000
Foundations · Mt Laurel, NJ · 2024
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- $50,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2023
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- $50,000
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022
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- $50,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2022
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- $50,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2021
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- $50,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
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- $40,000
Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2023
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- $36,000
Red Bridge Education · San Francisco, CA · 2021
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- $35,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studios · Aspen, CO · 2024
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- $35,000
The National Symphony Orchestra · Washington, DC · 2024
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- $35,000
Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2022
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- $30,000
World Learning · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
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- $30,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2024
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- $30,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2023
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- $25,000
Association of Marshall Scholars · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
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- $25,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2025
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- $25,000
Childrens Musuem of Manhattan · New York, NY · 2025
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- $25,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2025
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- $25,000
The Donald J Trump and John F Kennedy Center for the Perfoming Arts · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $25,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2024
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- $25,000
Herzl Camp · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
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- $25,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2023
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- $25,000
Reut USA · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
- $25,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2022
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- $25,000
American Alliance of Museums · Arlington, VA · 2021
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- $25,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2021
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- $25,000
Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2021
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- $20,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
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- $20,000
Consortium for Arts and Culture in America · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $20,000
Foundations · Mt Laurel, NJ · 2025
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- $20,000
Herzl Camp · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
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- $20,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2025
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- $20,000
Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $20,000
Capital Jewish Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
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- $20,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2024
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- $20,000
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2024
All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
- $20,000
World Learning · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
- $20,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2023
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- $20,000
Downtown Dc Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
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- $20,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2023
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- $20,000
Acumen Fund · New York, NY · 2022
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- $20,000
American Alliance of Museums · Arlington, VA · 2022
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- $20,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2022
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- $20,000
Acumen Fund · New York, NY · 2021
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- $20,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2021
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- $20,000
Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2021
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- $20,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2021
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- $15,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studios · Aspen, CO · 2025
All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
- $15,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
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- $15,000
Vital Voices · Washington, DC · 2024
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- $15,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
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- $15,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studios · Aspen, CO · 2023
All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
- $15,000
Association of Marshall Scholars · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
- $15,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
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- $15,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studios · Aspen, CO · 2022
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- $15,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studios · Aspen, CO · 2021
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- $13,000
Basic Fund · Oakland, CA · 2025
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- $12,500
New Israel Fund · Lewiston, ME · 2024
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- $12,500
New Israel Fund · Lewiston, ME · 2021
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- $10,000
Acumen Fund · New York, NY · 2025
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- $10,000
American Alliance of Museums · Arlington, VA · 2025
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- $10,000
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $10,000
Downtown Dc Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $10,000
First Tee-Greater Baltimore · Hunt Valley, MD · 2025
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- $10,000
Friends of Zara'S Center · Miami Beach, FL · 2025
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- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2025
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- $10,000
The News Literacy Project · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $10,000
The Viva School · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $10,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
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