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 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
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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 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
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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