Funding search · EIN 363481396 · Winnetka, IL

Howard and Sheila Pizer Charitable Found

Name: Howard and Sheila Pizer Charitable Found grants, 2021–2023
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.

140
grants reported: $80,931
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $344
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

humanitarian education medical religious conservation environmental nature welfare

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law2 grants · $5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center1 grant · $4,700
Greater Chicago Food Depository1 grant · $3,800
Hasbara Foundation1 grant · $3,654
American Jewish World Services3 grants · $3,500
Northwestern Pritzker School Education1 grant · $2,500
Zeta Beta Tau Foundation2 grants · $2,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation1 grant · $2,000
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation1 grant · $2,000
Cso Development1 grant · $1,700

Giving over time

$44,601

2021

$25,003

2022

$11,327

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 140 grants.

$4,700
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2021
Charitable
$3,800
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$3,654
Hasbara Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education - general fund
$2,500
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law · Evanston, IL · 2022
Education - general fund
$2,500
Northwestern Pritzker School Education · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$2,000
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Child welfare - general fund
$2,000
American Jewish World Services · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable
$2,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2021
Charitable
$1,700
Cso Development · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$1,550
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$1,500
Meals On Wheels Foundation of Northern Illinois · North Riverside, IL · 2021
Charitable
$1,200
Gfm · Clarkston, GA · 2021
Charitable
$1,103
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Education - general fund
$1,045
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$1,042
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Human rights - general fund
$1,023
University of Wisconsin Hillel · Madison, WI · 2022
Education - general fund
$1,000
Sarasota Art Museum · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Arts - general fund
$1,000
American Jewish World Services · New York, NY · 2022
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$1,000
Curts Cafe · Evanston, IL · 2022
Humanitarian - general fund
$1,000
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$1,000
The Friendship Circle · Fox Point, WI · 2022
Medical - general fund
$1,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Education - general fund
$1,000
Zeta Beta Tau Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022
Education - general fund
$1,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2021
Charitable
$1,000
Special Children'S Charities · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$1,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$1,000
Zeta Beta Tau Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2021
Charitable
$900
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Environmental/nature conservation - general fund
$900
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$800
The Ark Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$700
Chapter House · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Charitable
$700
Finca · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
$700
Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$600
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society · Skokie, IL · 2021
Charitable
$600
Natural Resources Defense Council · Albany, NY · 2021
Charitable
$525
National Council of Jewish Women · Northbrook, IL · 2021
Charitable
$512
Jewish Tapestry Project · Cary, NC · 2021
Charitable
$511
Words Without Borders · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Communication - general fund
$500
American Jewish World Services · New York, NY · 2023
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$500
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$500
Finca International · Washington, DC · 2023
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$500
Neiu Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education - general fund
$500
The Ark Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$500
The Chicago Lighthouse · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical - general fund
$500
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
Communication - general fund
$500
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022
Humanitarian - general fund
$500
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Religious - general fund
$500
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2022
Education - general fund
$500
Catch Global Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Child welfare - general fund
$500
Chicago Public Media (Wbez) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Communication - general fund
$500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$500
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable
$500
Briarwood Scholarship Fund · Deerfield, IL · 2021
Charitable
$500
Chicago Coalition for Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$500
College Possible Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$500
Community Foundation Fl · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$500
Maryville Academy · Des Plaines, IL · 2021
Charitable
$500
Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$500
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$500
United Way Metro Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$450
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Environmental/nature conservation - general fund
$450
Care USA · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Charitable
$450
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$400
Hebrew Theological College · Skokie, IL · 2022
Education - general fund
$400
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Religious - general fund
$400
Wbez Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$360
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Religious - general fund
$360
Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical - general fund
$350
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$337
National Council of Jewish Women · Fair Lawn, NJ · 2023
Human rights - general fund
$326
American Heart Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$315
North Shore Foundation · Mililani, HI · 2023
Environmental/nature conservation - general fund
$300
American Lung Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Medical - general fund
$300
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education - general fund
$300
The Friendship Circle · Fox Point, WI · 2023
Medical - general fund
$300
Finca International · Washington, DC · 2022
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$300
Jewish Foundation for the Righteous · West Orange, NJ · 2022
Humanitarian aid - general fund
$300
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
Medical - general fund
$300
Museum of Tolerance · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education - general fund
$300
National Council of Jewish Women · Fair Lawn, NJ · 2022
Human rights - general fund
$300
Hebrew Theological College · Skokie, IL · 2021
Charitable
$280
Jewish Sacred Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Religious - general fund
$280
Jewish Fndn for Righteous · West Orange, NJ · 2021
Charitable
$280
Jewish Sacred Society · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$280
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$264
American Lung Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Medical - general fund
$260
Arts for Il Relief Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$256
Words Without Borders · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Communication - general fund
$250
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2021
Charitable
$250
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$209
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Environmental/nature conservation - general fund
$205
Congregation Bjbe · Deerfield, IL · 2022
Religious - general fund
$200
National Women'S Law Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Human rights - general fund
$200
Childrens Home & Aid · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$200
Galapagos Conservancy · Fairfax, VA · 2021
Charitable
$200
Jdrf · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$200
Mothers Against Drunk Driving · Irving, TX · 2021
Charitable
$200
Paws · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$200
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2021
Charitable

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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.