Funding search · EIN 367391521 · Winnetka, IL
Honeybee 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.
- 120
- grants reported
- $178,266
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
What they fund
civicreligiousenvironmentalpublicserviceeducationalcommunityhealth
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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 Reconstructionist Congregation4 grants · $15,982
- Williams College4 grants · $12,500
- Center for Constitutional Rights4 grants · $11,700
- Saythe Stuttering Association for the Young (Our Time Theatre Company)4 grants · $10,800
- The Hesperian Foundation3 grants · $9,000
- Shalva4 grants · $8,400
- New Israel Fund4 grants · $7,740
- Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $7,000
- American Jewish World Services4 grants · $6,300
- Technoserve4 grants · $6,300
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 120 grants.
- $5,619
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation · Evanston, IL · 2021
Charitable/religious
- $5,000
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $3,716
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Charitable/religious
- $3,711
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable/religious
- $3,600
New Israel Fund · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Charitable/religious
- $3,600
Oasis of Peace · Glendale, CA · 2024
Charitable/environmental
- $3,600
Saythe Stuttering Association for the Young (Our Time Theatre Company) · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $3,600
The Hesperian Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $3,600
Center for Constitutional Rights · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/civic/community/educational
- $3,600
The Hesperian Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $3,600
Center for Constitutional Rights · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable/civic/community/educational
- $3,600
Saythe Stuttering Association for the Young (Our Time Theatre Company) · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $3,000
Shalva · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Charitable/religious
- $2,936
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Charitable/religious
- $2,700
Center for Constitutional Rights · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable/civic/community/educational
- $2,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $2,500
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $2,500
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $2,500
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $2,500
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $2,500
Bryn Mawr College · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2021
Charitable/educational
- $2,500
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable/health
- $1,800
American Jewish World Services · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
Free Press · Florence, MA · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Shalva · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
World Central Kitchen Wck Dc · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable/public service
- $1,800
Bloomberg Hesperian · Oakland, CA · 2023
Charitable/religious/civic
- $1,800
Center for Constitutional Rights · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable/civic/community/educational
- $1,800
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
New Israel Fund · Lewiston, ME · 2023
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
Oasis of Peace · Glendale, CA · 2023
Charitable/environmental
- $1,800
Saythe Stuttering Association for the Young (Our Time Theatre Company) · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Shalva · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable/health
- $1,800
American Friends of Neve Shalomoasis of Peace · Glendale, CA · 2022
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
American Jewish World Services · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
Free Press · Florence, MA · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Inspiration Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
New Israel Fund · Lewiston, ME · 2022
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
Saythe Stuttering Association for the Young (Our Time Theatre Company) · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
American Friends of Neve Shalom · Glendale, CA · 2021
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
American Jewish World Services · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
Inspiration Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
Shalva · Northbrook, IL · 2021
Charitable/religious
- $1,800
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $1,800
The Hesperian Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $1,500
Give Directly · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/civiccharitable/civic
- $1,500
World Central Kitchen Wck Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable/public service
- $1,440
Give Directly · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable/civiccharitable/civic
- $1,440
World Central Kitchen Wck Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable/public service
- $1,260
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $1,200
Wbez Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable/environmental
- $1,200
Chicago Public Radio Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $1,000
Holy Family of Bethlehem Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable/public service
- $1,000
Holy Family of Bethlehem Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable/public service
- $1,000
Angelic Organics Learning Centercsa Learning Center · Caledonia, IL · 2022
Charitable/environmental
- $1,000
Bryn Mawr College · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2022
Charitable/educational
- $1,000
Holy Family of Bethlehem Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable/public service
- $1,000
Angelic Organics Learning Centercsa Learning Center · Caledonia, IL · 2021
Charitable/environmental
- $1,000
Northshore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2021
Charitable/educational
- $900
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $900
Inspiration Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $900
Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable/health
- $900
American Jewish World Services · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable/religious
- $900
Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable/public service
- $900
Free Press · Florence, MA · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $900
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $900
Inspiration Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $900
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $900
Bend the Arc (Jewish Fund for Justice) · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/religious/civic
- $900
Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/public service
- $900
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable/civic/community
- $900
Global Exchange · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $900
Green America · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $900
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $900
Innovations for Poverty Action · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/public service
- $900
Legal Momentum · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/civic
- $900
Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable/health
- $900
Bend the Arc (Jewish Fund for Justice) · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable/religious/civic
- $900
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable/civic/community
- $900
Chicago Public Radio Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $900
Children'S Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $900
Free Press · Florence, MA · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $900
Global Exchange · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $900
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $900
Green America · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $900
The Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2021
Charitable/environmental
- $720
Legal Momentum · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $720
Give Directly · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable/civiccharitable/civic
- $540
Poverty Action Org · New Haven, CT · 2024
Charitable/civic
- $540
Legal Momentum · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $540
Poverty Action Org · New Haven, CT · 2023
Charitable/civic
- $540
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable/civic
- $540
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable/civic
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Similar purposes
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