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Funding search · EIN 863914311 · Chicago, IL

Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

61
grants reported
$850,745
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
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.

What they fund

ceramicsdesignschoolstudio

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Local Independent Online News Publishers3 grants · $170,000
  • University of Michigan2 grants · $90,000
  • Reader Institute for Community Journalism3 grants · $60,000
  • Anderson Ranch Arts Center2 grants · $50,560
  • The Digs Chicago2 grants · $43,530
  • One Hope United2 grants · $40,000
  • Block Club Chicago3 grants · $37,500
  • Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts2 grants · $25,500
  • The Chicago Center2 grants · $25,000
  • Chicago Defender Charities1 grant · $22,000

Giving over time

$134,000
2022
$282,420
2023
$434,325
2024

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,000

    Local Independent Online News Publishers · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $60,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Local Independent Online News Publishers · Wilmington, DE · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $33,530

    The Digs Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Ceramics studio fund - um school of art & design

  • $25,560

    Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Reader Institute for Community Journalism · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Reader Institute for Community Journalism · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $22,000

    Chicago Defender Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Block Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    One Hope United · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    One Hope United · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Alliance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Local Independent Online News Publishers · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $19,000

    Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    The Chicago Center · Lincolnwood, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $14,000

    Chicago Cred · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $13,610

    Noble Network of Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,920

    North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Cabinet of Curiosity · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Care for Real · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Guarneri · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Idle Muse Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    It'S US Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Kmac Museum · Louisville, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Lifeline Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Block Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Cabinet of Curiosity · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Care for Real · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Gardeneers · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Heph Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Mesalum Center for Neurology · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Project Onward · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Southside Community Art Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    The Chicago Center · Lincolnwood, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    The Digs Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Kmac Museum · Louisville, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    National Association of Black Journalists · College Park, MD · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Reader Institute for Community Journalism · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Rockford Family Planning Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $7,500

    Block Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $6,500

    Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $6,250

    Edward G Irving Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $6,250

    Lake View Lutheran Church · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    San Francisco Study Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Trilogy · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Guarneri · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Pilsen Arts & Community House · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,125

    Project Pinball · Bonita Springs, FL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Brothers for Life · Seattle, WA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Outlier Media · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Hope for Heroism · Clifton, NJ · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Gardeneers · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,250

    Tight Five Productions Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,250

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,250

    Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,250

    Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023

    General charitable 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.