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Carol Bernick Family Foundation

Name: Carol Bernick Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

205
grants reported: $1.5M
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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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.

Illinois Holocaust Museum2 grants · $205,000
Brother Rice High School3 grants · $202,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation2 grants · $62,500
Big Shoulders Fund2 grants · $60,500
Navy Seal Foundation2 grants · $60,000
Friends of Prentice2 grants · $60,000
Recipe for Change1 grant · $50,000
Opportunity Knocks3 grants · $34,000
Markey Cancer Foundation2 grants · $30,000
Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation1 grant · $27,500

Giving over time

$463,800

2022

$615,950

2023

$450,962

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 205 grants.

$105,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023
General fund
$100,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2024
General fund
$95,000
Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$62,000
Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$60,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$50,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
General fund
$50,000
Recipe for Change · Winnetka, IL · 2023
General fund
$45,000
Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$37,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$30,000
Friends of Prentice · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$30,000
Friends of Prentice · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$27,500
Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$26,000
Oak Park Temple · Oak Park, IL · 2024
General fund
$25,000
Markey Cancer Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2023
General fund
$25,000
Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$25,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$25,000
Riley Cheer Guild · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General fund
$22,500
Childfund International · Richmond, VA · 2023
General fund
$20,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General fund
$15,000
Jewish United Fundjewish Federation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$15,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
$15,000
Marillac St Vincent Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$15,000
Metropolitan Planning Council · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$15,000
Wrestle Like a Girl · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
$12,000
New Vocations · Lexington, KY · 2023
General fund
$12,000
Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2023
General fund
$12,000
Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Adventhealth Foundation West Florida · Altamonte Springs, FL · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Beat the Streets - Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2024
General fund
$10,000
C200 Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Cure Jm · Leesburg, VA · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Live Like Jake · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Semper Fi Americas Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Wrestle Like a Girl · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$10,000
C200 Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Holiday Home Camp · Williams Bay, WI · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Live Like Jake · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2022
General fund
$10,000
National Hemophilia Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$8,000
Backside Learning Center at Churchill Downs · Louisville, KY · 2023
General fund
$8,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Golf, IL · 2022
General fund
$6,000
Walworth County Food Pantry · Elkhorn, WI · 2024
General fund
$6,000
A Cure for Robert · Louisville, KY · 2023
General fund
$6,000
Soul · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General fund
$5,500
A Cure for Robert · Louisville, KY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Blue Gavel Scholarship Fund · Naples, FL · 2024
General fund
$5,000
City Year Chicago · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Live Like Jake · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Metropolitan Planning Council · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Semper Fi Americas Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2024
General fund
$5,000
The Karen Dove Cabral Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Chicago Network · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Cornerstone Retreat Center · Plainfield, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Geneva Lake Conservancy · Fontana, WI · 2023
General fund
$5,000
George Williams College of Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Lazarus House · St Charles, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Metropolitan Planning Council · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Music Institute of Chicago · Evanston, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Naperville Dist 203 Gen & Home Assoc · Naperville, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Off the Street Club · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
A Home 4 Spot Animal Rescue · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
General fund
$5,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Blue Gavel Scholarship Fund · Naples, FL · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Chicago Network · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Geneva Lake Conservancy · Fontana, WI · 2022
General fund
$5,000
George Williams College of Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Lake Geneva Fresh Air Assocation · Williams Bay, WI · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Legal Momentum · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Marine Corp Scholarship · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Markey Cancer Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Scherrer Cares · Burlington, WI · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Town of Linn Fire & Ems · Zenda, WI · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Youth · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$4,400
Making a Difference Leadership Organization · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$4,000
Soul · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General fund
$4,000
Lake Geneva Fresh Air Assocation · Williams Bay, WI · 2023
General fund
$3,500
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
General fund
$3,500
Old St Patrick'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$3,000
A Cure for Robert · Louisville, KY · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Club of Hearts · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Oprf Community Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2024
General fund
$3,000
The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023
General fund
$3,000
Josephinum Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$3,000
Soul · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General fund
$2,500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General fund

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