Funding search · EIN 363098604 · Highland Park, IL

Appelbaum Family 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.

46
grants reported
$154,050
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationhospitalcommunityservicesmuseumtheaterchildren

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago3 grants · $42,000
  • Lurie Hospital Childrens Research Fund3 grants · $32,500
  • Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School3 grants · $13,600
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum3 grants · $10,400
  • Ravinia Festival Association2 grants · $8,000
  • North Shore Congregation Israel2 grants · $6,800
  • Council for Jewish Elderly2 grants · $4,750
  • Barbara Sinatra Children'S Center2 grants · $4,500
  • University of Chicago Booth School3 grants · $4,500
  • McCallum Theatre of the Desert2 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$63,850
2022
$58,900
2023
$31,300
2024

Grant history

All 46 reported grants, largest first.

  • $18,500

    Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Community Services.

  • $16,000

    Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Community Services.

  • $12,500

    Lurie Hospital Childrens Research Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Hospital.

  • $10,000

    Lurie Hospital Childrens Research Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Hospital.

  • $10,000

    Lurie Hospital Childrens Research Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Hospital.

  • $7,500

    Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Community Services.

  • $6,800

    Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Education.

  • $6,800

    US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Fund.

  • $5,000

    Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Education.

  • $5,000

    North Shore Congregation Israel · Glencoe, IL · 2023

    General Fund.

  • $4,000

    Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    General Fund.

  • $4,000

    Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    General Fund.

  • $3,750

    Council for Jewish Elderly · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Fund.

  • $3,500

    Anshe Emet Synagogue · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General.

  • $3,500

    Barbara Sinatra Children'S Center · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022

    Hospital.

  • $2,000

    McCallum Theatre of the Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2023

    Theater.

  • $2,000

    McCallum Theatre of the Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2022

    Theater.

  • $1,800

    US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024

    General Fund.

  • $1,800

    Illinois Holocaust Museum & Ed Center · Skokie, IL · 2023

    Museum.

  • $1,800

    US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023

    General Fund.

  • $1,800

    Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Education.

  • $1,800

    North Shore Congregation Israel · Glencoe, IL · 2022

    General Fund.

  • $1,500

    University of Chicago Booth School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Education.

  • $1,500

    Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic · Palm Desert, CA · 2023

    General.

  • $1,500

    University of Chicago Booth School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Education.

  • $1,500

    University of Chicago Booth School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Education.

  • $1,200

    Illinois Holocaust Museum & Ed Center · Skokie, IL · 2022

    Museum.

  • $1,000

    National Ms Society · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General

  • $1,000

    Adpa Chapters · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    General.

  • $1,000

    Barbara Sinatra Children'S Center · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023

    Hospital.

  • $1,000

    College of the Desert Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023

    Education.

  • $1,000

    Columbus State Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Education.

  • $1,000

    Council for Jewish Elderly · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General Fund.

  • $1,000

    Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023

    General Fund.

  • $1,000

    Northmoor Education Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Education.

  • $1,000

    Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Education.

  • $1,000

    College of the Desert Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2022

    Education.

  • $1,000

    Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2022

    General Fund.

  • $1,000

    Eisenhower Health Medical Center · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022

    Hospital.

  • $1,000

    Host Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Helps Children in Need.

  • $1,000

    Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2022

    General Fund.

  • $1,000

    MIT · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    General Fund.

  • $500

    Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2024

    General Fund.

  • $500

    Special Olympics · Normal, IL · 2024

    General

  • $500

    Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2023

    General Fund.

  • $500

    The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Fund.

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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.