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Funding search · EIN 136814404 · Chicago, IL

Herman Forbes Char Tr Xxxxx1001

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

63
grants reported: $1.2M
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services3 grants · $162,500
The Shefa School3 grants · $150,000
Sar Academy3 grants · $120,000
Temple Beth-El3 grants · $112,500
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun3 grants · $99,000
Chabad of St Petersburg3 grants · $62,500
Jewish Family Services3 grants · $45,000
Temple Emunah3 grants · $45,000
Sharsheret3 grants · $45,000
The Ramaz School3 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$380,500

2022

$415,500

2023

$376,000

2024

Grant history

All 63 reported grants, largest first.

$62,500
Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services · Clearwater, FL · 2024
General
$60,000
Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services · Clearwater, FL · 2023
General
$50,000
The Shefa School · New York, NY · 2024
General
$50,000
Temple Beth-El · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
General
$50,000
The Shefa School · New York, NY · 2023
General
$50,000
Temple Beth-El · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
General
$50,000
The Shefa School · New York, NY · 2022
General
$40,000
Chabad of St Petersburg · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
General
$40,000
Sar Academy · Bronx, NY · 2024
General
$40,000
Sar Academy · Bronx, NY · 2023
General
$40,000
Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services · Clearwater, FL · 2022
General
$40,000
Sar Academy · Bronx, NY · 2022
General
$33,000
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2024
General
$33,000
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2023
General
$33,000
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2022
General
$25,000
Uja- Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2023
General
$25,000
The Florida Orchestra · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
General
$20,000
Jewish Family Services · Tampa, FL · 2024
General
$20,000
Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2024
General
$20,000
The Ramaz School · New York, NY · 2023
General
$20,000
Tampa Bay Job-Links · Tampa, FL · 2022
General
$15,500
The Hillel School of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2024
General
$15,000
Sharsheret · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
General
$15,000
Chabad of St Petersburg · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
General
$15,000
Jewish Family Services · Tampa, FL · 2023
General
$15,000
Sharsheret · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
General
$15,000
Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2023
General
$15,000
Sharsheret · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
General
$12,500
Temple Beth-El · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
General
$11,000
John Bartram Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General
$11,000
John Bartram Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General
$10,000
Solving Kids Cancer · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
The Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
The Ramaz School · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Solving Kids Cancer · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Tampa Bay Job-Links · Tampa, FL · 2023
General
$10,000
The Hillel School of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2023
General
$10,000
The Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Jewish Family Services · Tampa, FL · 2022
General
$10,000
Solving Kids Cancer · New York, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2022
General
$10,000
The Hillel School of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2022
General
$10,000
The Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
The Ramaz School · New York, NY · 2022
General
$8,750
John Bartram Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General
$8,750
Rebel Ventures · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General
$7,500
Congregation Sons of Israel · Briarcliff Manor, NY · 2024
General
$7,500
Chabad of St Petersburg · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
General
$5,000
Dorot · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Jack M Barack Hebrew Academy · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2024
General
$5,000
Yeshiva University · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Congregation Sons of Israel · Briarcliff Manor, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Dorot · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Jack M Barack Hebrew Academy · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2023
General
$5,000
Yeshiva University · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Congregation Sons of Israel · Briarcliff Manor, NY · 2022
General
$5,000
Dorot · New York, NY · 2022
General
$5,000
Jack M Barack Hebrew Academy · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2022
General
$5,000
Yeshiva University · New York, NY · 2022
General
$4,000
Rebel Ventures · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General
$4,000
Rebel Ventures · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General
$2,500
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires · Englewood, NJ · 2023
General
$2,500
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires · Englewood, NJ · 2022
General

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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.