Funding search · EIN 263839762 · Northbrook, IL

Jane and Michael Strauss Family

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

125
grants reported
$486,750
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Musc2 grants · $100,000
  • Mayo Clinic4 grants · $80,000
  • Cancer Awareness Through Research3 grants · $46,500
  • Jewish United Fund of Chicago4 grants · $39,000
  • National Council of Jewish Women3 grants · $29,950
  • Ravinia Festival Association4 grants · $22,000
  • Briarwood Scholarship Foundation4 grants · $20,000
  • Congregation Solel2 grants · $14,400
  • Congregation Makom Solel2 grants · $13,450
  • Ballet Arizona4 grants · $11,100

Giving over time

$79,450
2022
$107,400
2023
$151,800
2024
$148,100
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 125 grants.

  • $50,000

    Musc · Charleston, SC · 2025

    General operation support

  • $50,000

    Musc · Charleston, SC · 2024

    General operation support

  • $24,000

    Cancer Awareness Through Research · Carefree, AZ · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    National Council of Jewish Women · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $12,500

    Cancer Awareness Through Research · Carefree, AZ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $12,450

    National Council of Jewish Women · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Cancer Awareness Through Research · Carefree, AZ · 2023

    General operating support

  • $8,000

    Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $7,200

    Congregation Makom Solel · Highland Park, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $7,200

    Congregation Solel · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $7,200

    Congregation Solel · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $7,000

    Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $6,300

    Ballet Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    General operating support

  • $6,250

    Congregation Makom Solel · Highland Park, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $6,000

    The Be Kind People Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Arizona Community Fdn-Desert Mtn Fdn · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Arizona Community Fdn-Desert Mtn Fdn · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Arizona Community Fdn · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $3,100

    A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $2,500

    National Council of Jewish Women · Washington, DC · 2025

    General operating support

  • $2,500

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Bottom Line · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General operation support

  • $2,000

    A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Ballet Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Special Kids Network - Keshet · Deerfield, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Ballet Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Jewish Child and Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Blood Cancer United · Washington, DC · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities · Glenview, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Crohns & Colitis Fdn · New York, NY · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Helping Hands Network · Northbrook, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Honor Health Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Jewish Child and Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Musical Instrument Museum · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Ptsd Now · Incline Village, NV · 2025

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Rock Island Milan Education Fdn · Rock Island, IL · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Tourette Association of America · Bayside, NY · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Bottom Line · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Honor Health Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Jewish Family & Children Service - Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Ptsd Now · Incline Village, NV · 2024

    General operation support

  • $1,000

    Special Kids Network - Keshet · Deerfield, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Honor Health Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Jewish Child and Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Jewish Family & Children Service - Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Tourette Association of America · Bayside, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Chicago International Film Festival · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Honor Health Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $800

    Ballet Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $750

    Minneapolis Jewish Federation · Minnetonka, MN · 2024

    General operating support

  • $750

    Minneapolis Jewish Federation · Minnetonka, MN · 2023

    General operating support

  • $750

    Minneapolis Jewish Federation · Minnetonka, MN · 2022

    General operating support

  • $500

    Arizona Pbs · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $500

    Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $500

    Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2025

    General operating support

  • $500

    Minneapolis Jewish Federation · Minnetonka, MN · 2025

    General operating support

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