Funding search · EIN 366055012 · Northbrook, IL

Charles G and Rheta Kramer Foundation

Name: Charles G and Rheta Kramer Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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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.

62
grants reported: $285,650
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $3,450
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.

Chicago Botanic Gardens3 grants · $46,500
Jewish United Fund4 grants · $39,000
Ravinia Festival4 grants · $36,000
Arizona Music Festival Foundation4 grants · $31,000
Museum of Contemporary Art4 grants · $26,050
Digestive Health Foundation3 grants · $16,600
Misericordia Home4 grants · $14,000
Am Shalom4 grants · $13,900
Highland Park Art Center3 grants · $13,500
National Multiple Sclerosis Society2 grants · $8,500

Giving over time

$62,100

2021

$80,100

2022

$76,500

2023

$66,950

2024

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

$22,500
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General funds
$13,500
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2021
General funds
$12,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General funds
$12,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General funds
$12,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funds
$10,500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funds
$10,500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021
General funds
$10,000
Arizona Music Festival Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Arizona Music Festival Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
General purpose
$10,000
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funds
$10,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General funds
$9,500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General funds
$8,500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funds
$7,650
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2024
General funds
$7,500
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General funds
$6,500
Highland Park Art Center · Highland Park, IL · 2021
General purpose
$6,000
Arizona Music Festival Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
General purpose
$5,000
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Chicago Architecture Biennial · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funds
$5,000
Arizona Music Festival Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2021
General purpose
$5,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2021
General purpose
$4,000
Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2024
General funds
$4,000
Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funds
$4,000
Highland Park Art Center · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General purpose
$3,700
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General funds
$3,700
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funds
$3,500
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General funds
$3,500
Chicago Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funds
$3,500
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$3,500
Chicago Jewish Day School · Chicago, IL · 2021
General funds
$3,400
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General funds
$3,300
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2021
General funds
$3,000
Highland Park Art Center · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Congregation B'Nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General funds
$3,000
Cps Lives · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funds
$3,000
Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funds
$3,000
Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2021
General funds
$2,700
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2021
General funds
$2,500
Baptist Health Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2021
General purpose
$2,500
Jewish Council for Youth Services · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purpose
$2,000
Chicago Architecture Biennial · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funds
$2,000
Sinai Health System · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funds
$1,600
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purpose
$1,500
College Bound Opportunities · Riverwoods, IL · 2021
General purpose
$1,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General funds
$1,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Twin Falls, ID · 2024
General funds
$1,000
Trilogy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General funds
$1,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General funds
$1,000
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General funds
$1,000
Baptist Health Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Clearbrook · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
General funds
$1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purpose
$750
Community Partners for Affordable Housing · Libertyville, IL · 2024
General funds
$500
112 Education Foundation · Highwood, IL · 2024
General funds
$500
Artists in Public Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
General funds
$500
College Bound Opportunities · Riverwoods, IL · 2024
General funds
$500
112 Education Foundation · Highwood, IL · 2023
General funds
$500
Family Focus Legacy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funds
$350
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General funds
$250
District 113 Education Association · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General funds
$250
Parks Foundation of Highland Park · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General funds

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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.