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 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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- The Big Ten Conference60 grants · $3.91B
Similar purposes
- The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation504 grants · $44.2M
- Baylor University Medical Center145 grants · $68.9M
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Similar grant size
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- Jpmorgan Chase Foundation29,571 grants · $637.4M
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