Funding search · EIN 366108185 · Chicago, IL
The Grossinger Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 69
- grants reported
- $754,994
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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
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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 Fund of Metropolitan Chicago3 grants · $125,000
- Breakthrough Energy1 grant · $100,000
- Breakthrough Energy2 grants · $80,000
- The Chicago Lighthouse3 grants · $78,000
- Hope Chicago2 grants · $50,000
- Ravinia Festival Association3 grants · $30,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago1 grant · $29,900
- Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago1 grant · $20,000
- Harvard Kennedy School2 grants · $20,000
- The Lyon Family Foundation2 grants · $19,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Breakthrough Energy · Kirkland, WA · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $80,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $40,000
Breakthrough Energy · Kirkland, WA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $40,000
Breakthrough Energy · Kirkland, WA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $33,000
The Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $30,000
The Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $29,900
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $25,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $25,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $25,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $20,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $20,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $15,000
The Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $15,000
Hope for the Day · Chicago, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $11,500
The Lyon Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000
Harvard Kennedy School · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000
Institute of Soil and Soul · Glencoe, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000
Harvard Kennedy School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $10,000
First Baptist Islamorada · Islamorada, FL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $10,000
Harvard Kennedy School · Cambridge, MA · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $8,500
Orlando Health Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $8,500
Orlando Health Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $7,500
The Lyon Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $7,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $6,044
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,370
Operation White Stork (Ukraine) · Winnetka, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,225
The Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $5,026
Congregation Ohev Shalom · Maitland, FL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,000
Jewish National Fund - Keren Kayemeth Leisrael - · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,000
Mod Collective · Winnetka, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,000
Festival of Children Foundation · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,000
Mod Collective · Winnetka, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,000
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,000
Hoffman Institute · San Rafael, CA · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $5,000
No Kid Hungry · Washington, DC · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $3,400
Embarc · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $3,000
Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando · Winter Park, FL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $3,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,581
White Stork - United States Ltd · Winnetka, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,557
Mod Collective · Winnetka, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,500
For Autistic Kids Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,500
Cal'S All-Star Angel Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,500
For Autistic Kids Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,500
Chicago Children'S Choir · Chicago, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $2,500
Nora Project · Highland Park, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $2,500
Notebart Museum · Chicago, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $2,000
Pink Squirrels Critter Rescue · Windermere, FL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,000
Pink Squirrels Critter Rescue · Windermere, FL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,000
Jewish Family Service Orlando · Winter Park, FL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,000
Pink Squirrels Critter Rescue · Windermere, FL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $2,000
Pink Squirrels Critter Rescue · Windermere, FL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $1,250
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $1,036
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $1,030
Avodah the Jewish Service Corps · New York, NY · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $575
Keys Jewish Community Center · Tavernier, FL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $550
Cal'S All-Star Angel Foundation · St Charles, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $500
Help Hope Live · Radnor, PA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $500
Camp Gan Israel · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $500
Avodah the Jewish Service Corps · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $500
Camp Gan Israel · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $250
The Lyon Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
- $200
Lincoln Park Conservatory · Chicago, IL · 2021
To further the exempt purpose of the Organization
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