Funding search · EIN 592730088 · Chicago, IL

Irving and Dorothy Rom Charitable

Name: Irving and Dorothy Rom Charitable grants, 2021–2025
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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.

47
grants reported: $1.8M
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

global health policy jewish persian

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Acwis - National Office Science5 grants · $500,000
American Psychological Foundation5 grants · $385,000
Princeton University3 grants · $200,000
Abbh Ascension Illinois Foundation2 grants · $140,000
Princeton University - Center for Jewish Life3 grants · $91,511
Amita Health Foundation1 grant · $70,000
The Kennedy Forum Illinois3 grants · $60,000
Thresholds5 grants · $60,000
Amita Ascension Illinois Foundation1 grant · $52,571
The Trustees of Princeton University1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$353,121

2021

$342,571

2022

$356,511

2023

$300,000

2024

$451,000

2025

Grant history

All 47 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Acwis - National Office Science · New York, NY · 2025
General
$100,000
Acwis - National Office Science · New York, NY · 2024
General
$100,000
Acwis - National Office Science · New York, NY · 2023
General
$100,000
Acwis - National Office Science · New York, NY · 2022
General
$100,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Global health and policy fund
$100,000
Acwis - National Office Science · New York, NY · 2021
General
$100,000
American Psychological Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
General
$75,000
American Psychological Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$70,000
American Psychological Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$70,000
Abbh Ascension Illinois Foundation · Bolingbroke, IL · 2024
General
$70,000
American Psychological Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$70,000
Abbh Ascension Illinois Foundation · Bolingbroke, IL · 2023
General
$70,000
American Psychological Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$70,000
Amita Health Foundation · Lisle, IL · 2021
General
$52,571
Amita Ascension Illinois Foundation · Bolingbroke, IL · 2022
General
$50,000
Princeton University - Center for Jewish Life · Princeton, NY · 2025
General
$50,000
The Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2025
General
$50,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Global health and policy fund
$50,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2021
Global health and policy fund
$35,000
Adas Isreal Congregation · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$30,000
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$21,511
Princeton University - Center for Jewish Life · Princeton, NY · 2023
General
$20,000
Iranian American Jewish Federation of New York · Great Neck, NY · 2025
Persian jewish project
$20,000
Nami Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$20,000
The Kennedy Forum Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$20,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$20,000
Princeton University - Center for Jewish Life · Princeton, NY · 2024
General
$20,000
The Kennedy Forum Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$20,000
The Kennedy Forum Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$15,000
Mental Health Leadership Institute - Kennedy Forum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
American Board of Professional Psychology Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2025
General
$10,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$10,000
Golda Meir House Museum & Education Center · Denver, CO · 2025
General
$10,000
Nami Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Nami Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$10,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$5,000
Wnyc Leadership Circle · New York, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Wnyc Leadership Circle · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Nami Illionois · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
National Register of Health Service Professionals · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$2,800
Wnyc Leadership Circle · New York, NY · 2021
General
$1,000
Foundation To Advance Interfaith Trust & Harmony · Boca Raton, FL · 2025
General
$221
C21 Women'S Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$100
Make-a-Wish (Illinois) · Chicago, IL · 2021
General

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