Funding search · EIN 476271561 · Chicago, IL

Barbara and Jonathan Moss Family Foundation

Name: Barbara and Jonathan Moss Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

79
grants reported: $113,398
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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

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.

Top recipients

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

Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation4 grants · $45,114
Joffrey Ballet4 grants · $12,332
World Jewish Congress3 grants · $10,389
Duke University4 grants · $9,500
University of Chicago2 grants · $4,800
Cso4 grants · $4,036
Historic Preservation of the Fortnightly4 grants · $3,550
Uchicago Research Int'L Ltd2 grants · $3,000
Fora4 grants · $2,654
Music of Baroque4 grants · $2,450

Giving over time

$39,997

2021

$16,900

2022

$29,674

2023

$26,827

2024

Grant history

All 79 reported grants, largest first.

$26,821
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purposes
$13,200
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$10,150
World Jewish Congress · Merrifield, VA · 2024
General purposes
$3,793
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purposes
$3,332
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$3,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating purposes
$3,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$3,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purposes
$3,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purposes
$2,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
General purposes
$2,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
General purposes
$2,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
General operating purposes
$2,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2021
General operating purposes
$1,800
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating purposes
$1,524
Fora · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating purposes
$1,500
Historic Preservation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating purposes
$1,500
Uchicago Research Int'L Ltd · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating purposes
$1,500
Uchicago Research Int'L Ltd · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating purposes
$1,300
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$1,060
Other Public Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purposes
$1,036
Cso · Troy, MI · 2024
General operating purposes
$1,000
Cso · Troy, MI · 2023
General operating purposes
$1,000
Historic Preservation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$1,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
General purposes
$1,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General purposes
$1,000
Cso · Troy, MI · 2022
General operating purposes
$1,000
Central Illinois Landmark Fnd · Peoria, IL · 2021
General operating purposes
$1,000
Cso · Troy, MI · 2021
General operating purposes
$1,000
Music of Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating purposes
$1,000
Timeline Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating purposes
$1,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2021
General operating purposes
$650
Other Public Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating purposes
$650
Harvard Varsity Club · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$550
Historic Preservation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purposes
$530
Fora · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating purposes
$500
Landmarks · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$500
Landmarks · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$500
Music of Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating purposes
$500
Timeline Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating purposes
$500
Historic Preservation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purposes
$500
Music of Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating purposes
$500
Nm Foundation Org · Salem, VA · 2022
General purposes
$500
Timeline Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating purposes
$450
Music of Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating purposes
$400
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating purposes
$365
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating purposes
$300
The Church of God for All Nations · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operating purposes
$300
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating purposes
$300
Fora · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating purposes
$300
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating purposes
$300
Fora · Portland, OR · 2021
General operating purposes
$300
Foundation for Anesthesia Education & Research · Schaumberg, IL · 2021
General operating purposes
$289
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purposes
$270
Wbez Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$257
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2022
General operating purposes
$250
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research · Schaumburg, IL · 2023
General purposes
$250
Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy · Buffalo Grove, IL · 2023
General purposes
$205
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2023
General operating purposes
$205
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2021
General operating purposes
$200
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2024
General operating purposes
$200
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$200
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$150
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$150
World Jewish Congress · Merrifield, VA · 2023
General purposes
$150
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$127
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$115
Social Venue · Venice, CA · 2021
General operating purposes
$100
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
$100
Chicago Public Library · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$100
Feed Israel · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
$100
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating purposes
$100
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating purposes
$89
World Jewish Congress · Merrifield, VA · 2022
General purposes
$80
Other Public Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$67
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor · Columbus, OH · 2024
General purposes
$65
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor · Columbus, OH · 2023
General purposes
$62
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor · Columbus, OH · 2022
General purposes
$60
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating purposes
$46
Svp Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating purposes

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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.