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Ernsteen Family Foundation

Name: Ernsteen Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

291
grants reported: $173,967
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

unrestrcited

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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.

Congregation Beth Judea4 grants · $8,942
Alzheimer'S Association4 grants · $8,075
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society4 grants · $6,600
American Diabetes Association4 grants · $6,250
Mds (Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc)4 grants · $5,250
Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $5,250
Planned Parenthood of Illinois4 grants · $4,925
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $4,250
World Wildlife Fund4 grants · $4,165
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion4 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$41,625

2022

$43,800

2023

$44,600

2024

$43,942

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 291 grants.

$2,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$2,500
Congregation Beth Judea · Long Grove, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
Congregation Beth Judea · Long Grove, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,250
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,200
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted
$2,075
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Congregation Beth Judea · Long Grove, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,942
Congregation Beth Judea · Long Grove, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,850
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,750
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,750
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,750
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,700
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,500
Camp Ramah · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,500
Mds (Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) · Yardville, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,500
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,250
Mds (Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) · Yardville, NJ · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,250
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,250
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,250
Mds (Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) · Yardville, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,250
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,250
Mds (Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) · Yardville, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,250
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,075
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,075
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,075
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,050
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,050
Habitat for Humanity Lake County Il · Waukegan, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,050
Habitat for Humanity Lake County Il · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,050
Habitat for Humanity Lake County Il · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
Congregation B'Nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim · Deerfield, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
Curry College · Milton, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
Total Link 2 Community · Northbrook, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Camp Ramah · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Congregation B'Nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim · Deerfield, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Curry College · Milton, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Wayforward Resources · Middleton, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Congregation B'Nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Curry College · Milton, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Park-Vermillion County Humane Society · Hillsdale, IN · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Wayforward Resources · Middleton, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Curry College · Milton, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,000
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Unrestricted
$950
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Unrestricted
$950
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) · Clarksburg, MD · 2023
Unrestricted
$950
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) · Clarksburg, MD · 2022
Unrestricted
$900
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) · Clarksburg, MD · 2025
Unrestricted
$825
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (Aspca) · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$800
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$800
Habitat for Humanity Lake County Il · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$750
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$750
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$750
North Lawndale College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$750
Pathways for Achievement · Wheaton, IL · 2025
Unrestrcited
$750
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$750
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$750
North Lawndale College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$750
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$750
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2023
Unrestricted
$750
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
Unrestricted
$750
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$750
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$750
North Lawndale College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$750
Pathways for Achievement · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Unrestrcited
$750
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
Earthdayorg · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
Middleton Outreach Ministry (Mom) · Middleton, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
North Lawndale College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
Pathways for Achievement · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Unrestrcited
$700
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$600
Mazon a Jewish Response To Hunger · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$575
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc - Save Elephants · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$575
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc - Save Elephants · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$575
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc - Save Elephants · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$550
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$550
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$550
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$550
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$550
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Unrestricted
$515
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted

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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.