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Bednyak Family Foundation

Name: Bednyak Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

95
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
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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contribuiton

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee1 grant · $250,000
Jewish United Fund of Chicago2 grants · $225,500
American Friends of Israel Navy2 grants · $175,000
American Israel Education Foundation2 grants · $100,000
The Children'S Oncology Group1 grant · $100,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement3 grants · $65,000
Share Out Spare Purchase3 grants · $40,181
Lurie Children'S Hospital3 grants · $35,000
Jewish Community Centers1 grant · $30,000
Chicago Botanical Garden2 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$493,097

2022

$488,335

2023

$352,048

2024

Grant history

All 95 reported grants, largest first.

$250,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Contribution
$155,500
Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$125,000
American Friends of Israel Navy · New York, NY · 2023
Contribution
$100,000
The Children'S Oncology Group · Monrovia, CA · 2022
Contribution
$70,000
Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$50,000
American Friends of Israel Navy · New York, NY · 2024
Contribution
$50,000
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Contribuiton
$50,000
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribuiton
$30,000
Jewish Community Centers · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Contribution
$30,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Contribution
$30,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Contribution
$25,000
Childrens Oncology Group · Monrovia, CA · 2024
Contribution
$25,000
Share Out Spare Purchase · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$25,000
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$20,000
Childrens Hospital of · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$20,000
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Contribution
$20,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$11,392
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
Contribution
$10,000
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Contribution
$10,000
Share Out Spare Purchase · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$10,000
Treshholds Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$10,000
Urban Initiatives · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$10,000
Communities in Schools of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$10,000
Treshholds Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$10,000
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribution
$10,000
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Contribuiton
$10,000
Embarc Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$10,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$10,000
The Smile of the Child · 2022
Contribution
$10,000
Urban Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$6,500
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$6,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$5,589
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$5,181
Share Out Spare Purchase · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$5,150
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$5,150
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$5,000
Communities in Schools of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$5,000
Lyon Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$5,000
Npo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$5,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Contribution
$5,000
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Contribution
$5,000
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$5,000
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Contribution
$5,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$5,000
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$3,600
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$2,500
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$2,500
Mod Collective · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Contribution
$2,500
Ray of Hope · Haverstraw, NY · 2024
Contribution
$2,500
Lyon Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$2,500
Mod Collective · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Contribution
$2,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$1,800
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Contribution
$1,518
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2023
Contribution
$1,500
Illinois Policy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$1,500
Illinois Policy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$1,167
Twist Out Cancer · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$1,036
Family Service of Glencoe · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Contribution
$1,027
Afah Rayzeit · New York, NY · 2024
Contribution
$1,027
Greater Gallatin United Way · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Contribution
$1,000
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Contribution
$1,000
Ascension Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$1,000
Family Service of Glencoe · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Contribution
$1,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2024
Contribution
$1,000
The Chinati · Marfa, TX · 2024
Contribution
$1,000
Friends of the Greenbay Trail · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Contribution
$1,000
Friends of the Greenbay Trail · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Contribution
$1,000
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Contribution
$600
Northshore Congretional Israel · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Contribution
$526
Walmart · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Contribution
$525
Arthritis Foundation · West Allis, WI · 2023
Contribution
$520
Family Counseling Services · Joliet, IL · 2022
Contribution
$519
National Alliance for Mental Illness · Arlington, VA · 2022
Contribution
$500
Friends of the Greenbay Trail · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Contribution
$500
Nscf · White Plains, NY · 2024
Contribution
$500
The People'S Music School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$500
Family Services of Glencoe · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Contribution
$500
Friends of Glencoe Public Library · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Contribution
$500
Northwest Dog Project · Eugene, OR · 2022
Contribution
$500
Scope Ny · Aurora, NY · 2022
Contribution
$385
Paw for Patrick · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Contribution
$379
Keen Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$360
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2024
Contribution
$360
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2023
Contribution
$350
Paw for Patrick · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Contribution
$300
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
$250
Friends of Glencoe Public Library · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Contribution
$250
Childrens Oncology Group · Monrovia, CA · 2023
Contribution
$250
Friends of Glencoe Public Library · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Contribution
$250
Twist Out Cancer · Villanova, PA · 2023
Contribution
$210
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2024
Contribution
$150
All Kids Play · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Contribution
$103
The Grace Network · Glenview, IL · 2023
Contribution
$56
Chicago Jewish Alliance · Skokie, IL · 2024
Contribution

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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.