Funding search · EIN 364157608 · Glencoe, IL

Daniel R and Karen Kales Lee Family

Name: Daniel R and Karen Kales Lee Family 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.

82
grants reported: $1.1M
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

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Top recipients

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

Jewish United Fund3 grants · $375,000
American Friends-Magen David3 grants · $212,000
Cje Senior Life2 grants · $116,700
Am Shalom3 grants · $88,025
Bernie'S Book Bank2 grants · $43,000
Providence Farm Community Foundation2 grants · $43,000
The Ark2 grants · $41,000
Friends of the Idf2 grants · $25,500
Israel Tennis & Education Center3 grants · $20,000
Providence Farm1 grant · $18,000

Giving over time

$350,450

2022

$360,925

2023

$418,840

2024

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

$125,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$125,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$125,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$72,000
American Friends-Magen David · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$70,000
American Friends-Magen David · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$70,000
American Friends-Magen David · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$62,700
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, LA · 2024
Support general operations
$54,000
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, LA · 2023
Support general operations
$36,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$33,025
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$31,800
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$25,000
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2024
Support general operations
$25,000
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$25,000
Providence Farm Community Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$23,200
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$18,000
Providence Farm Community Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$18,000
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$18,000
Providence Farm · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$11,090
Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and Desert Area · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$10,000
Israel Tennis & Education Center · Deerfield Beach, FL · 2024
Support general operations
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$10,000
Center for Jewish Philanthropy · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Support general operations
$10,000
Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$5,250
Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$5,150
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$5,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Israel Dogs for the Blind · Warrington, PA · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Paws for Peoria · Peoria, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Rancho Mirage Writer'S Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Tutoring Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$5,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$5,000
Israel Tennis & Education Center · Deerfield Beach, FL · 2023
Support general operations
$5,000
Israel Tennis & Education Center · Deerfield Beach, FL · 2022
Support general operations
$4,400
Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$4,000
Rancho Mirage Writer'S Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
Support general operations
$2,800
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$2,500
Adl Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$2,500
Family Action Network · Evanston, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$2,500
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$2,500
Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$2,500
Writers Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$2,500
Camp for All Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$2,500
Writers Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$2,500
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Support general operations
$2,500
Writers Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$2,000
Family Action Network · Evanston, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$1,800
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,800
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$1,000
Chabad of Glencoe · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Glencoe Family Services · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Share Our Spare · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$1,000
Canine Therapy Corps · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$1,000
Rush Parkinson'S Disease · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$800
Tamarisk Employee Scholarship Fund · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$750
Glencoe Library · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$500
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$500
Higgy Bears · Portage, MI · 2024
Support general operations
$500
Read With Me · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Support general operations
$500
United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general operations
$500
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Troon Scholarship Fund · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Support general operations
$500
United Way of Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$500
Burst Into Books · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$500
Chi Arts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$500
Family Action Network · Evanston, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$500
Fortunate Pooches and Lab Rescue · Palatine, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$500
Remember US · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Support general operations
$500
The Bloc · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$500
United Way · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$300
Jcc Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$250
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Support general operations
$200
Cara Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$100
Family Service of Glencoe · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Support general operations
$100
Minnesota State University · Mankato, MN · 2023
Support general operations
$100
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support general operations
$100
Family Service of Glencoe · Glencoe, IL · 2022
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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.