Funding search · EIN 851393990 · Chicago, IL

Jr and Katie Berger Family Foundation

Name: Jr and Katie Berger Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

135
grants reported: $871,025
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern

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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 United Fund3 grants · $443,322
High Jump3 grants · $37,500
Latin School of Chicago1 grant · $25,000
Sixpoint1 grant · $25,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum1 grant · $25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum2 grants · $22,000
Anshe Emet Synagogue3 grants · $20,882
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School1 grant · $20,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Kc1 grant · $18,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum (Ushmm)2 grants · $17,000

Giving over time

$217,047

2022

$287,692

2023

$366,286

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 135 grants.

$250,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$151,548
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$41,774
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Sixpoint · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Latin School of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$20,000
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$18,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Kc · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$15,000
Truman Library Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$15,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum (Ushmm) · Washington, DC · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$15,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$13,350
Anshe Emet Synagogue · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$11,500
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$10,000
Wolcott College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$10,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$7,500
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$7,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$7,500
Ann & Robert Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$7,500
Ku Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$7,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$7,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$5,400
Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$5,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$5,000
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$5,000
Evergreen Climate Innovations · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$4,300
Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$4,170
Anshe Emet Synagogue · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$3,600
Chabad at Uic · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$3,362
Anshe Emet Synagogue · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$3,000
Adl Midwest · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$3,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Chiarts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Hire 360 · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Uli Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Adl Midwest · New York, NY · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Chicago Cred · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Harry S Truman Library Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Uli Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,500
Xs Tennis and Education Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,300
Operation White Stork · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum (Ushmm) · Washington, DC · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,000
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,000
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,000
Chicago Youth Programs · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$2,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,800
Herzl Camp · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,800
Sinai Preschool · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,750
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,500
Chabad at Uic · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,500
Hbha · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,500
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,500
Refugee One · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,500
Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,198
Jvs · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Dignitas Ukraine · Cranford, NJ · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Sharsheret · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Afins · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
American Committee for Weizmann Institutes · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Commit 2 Change · Tuckahoe, NY · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
No Shame On U · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Pj Library · Agawam, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Zioness · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Anti-Defamation League · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Chabad at Uic · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Hbha · Alsip, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Jwf · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Midwest Access Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
My Block My Hood My City · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Reboot · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Sesame Workshop · New York, NY · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Sharsheret · Lincolnwood, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Sinai Preschool · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
The Menomonee Club · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
Usc · Columbia, SC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$800
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$750
Cancer Research Foundation (Breakthrough Board) · Chicago, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization

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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.