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The Kadens Family Foundation

Name: The Kadens Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

114
grants reported: $9.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Hope Chicago5 grants · $5.7M
The University of Toledo Foundation5 grants · $701,000
Promedica Foundation2 grants · $525,000
Hope Toledo Services4 grants · $350,000
Jdrf International3 grants · $212,500
The Aspen Institute3 grants · $200,000
The Aspen Institute2 grants · $200,000
National-Louis University4 grants · $190,000
Breakthrough T1d2 grants · $150,000
Open Discourse Coalition3 grants · $140,000

Giving over time

$3.9M

2022

$2.4M

2023

$3.0M

2024

$474,750

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 114 grants.

$2.6M
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2.2M
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$933,333
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$350,000
Promedica Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2022
Hope Toledo Promise
$250,000
The University of Toledo Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2023
Michael & Judith Kadens Scholarship Fund for Diversity in Legal Practice
$250,000
The University of Toledo Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2022
Michael and Judith Kadens Scholarship for Diversity in Legal Practice Fund
$175,000
Promedica Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2023
Hope Toledo Promise
$150,000
The University of Toledo Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$125,000
Hope Toledo Services · Toledo, OH · 2022
Hope Toledo Promise - Class of 2021
$100,000
The Aspen Institute · Aspen, CO · 2025
Henry Crown Fellowship
$100,000
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois · Skokie, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$100,000
Hope Toledo Services · Toledo, OH · 2023
Hope Toledo Promise
$100,000
Hope Toledo Services · Toledo, OH · 2023
2023 and 2024 pledge
$100,000
Jdrf International · New York, NY · 2023
Fund A Cure
$100,000
The Aspen Institute · Aspen, CO · 2023
Henry Crown Fellowship Program
$100,000
Jdrf International · New York, NY · 2022
Fund A Cure
$100,000
The Aspen Institute · Aspen, CO · 2022
Henry Crown Fellowship Program
$75,000
Breakthrough T1d · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$75,000
Breakthrough T1d · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$75,000
National-Louis University · Wheeling, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$67,500
Ottawa Hills Schools Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$67,500
Ottawa Hills Schools Foundation · Ottawa Hills, OH · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$60,000
Bears Care · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$55,000
National-Louis University · Wheeling, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
The University of Toledo Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
Bears Care · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charitable Event
$50,000
Open Discourse Coalition · Lewisburg, PA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
The Aspen Institute · Aspen, CO · 2024
Henry Crown Fellowship Program
$50,000
The Aspen Institute · Aspen, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
American Heart Association · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
Cor Vitae S22 Heart of Chicago
$50,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable Event
$50,000
Open Discourse Coalition · Lewisburg, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
American Heart Association · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
Cor Vitae S22 Heart of Chicago
$50,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$40,000
Ymca of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$40,000
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$40,000
Open Discourse Coalition · Lewisburg, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$35,000
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$35,000
Ymca of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$35,000
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$30,000
National-Louis University · Wheeling, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$30,000
Chicago Hope Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$30,000
National-Louis University · Wheeling, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$30,000
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Hope Toledo Services · Toledo, OH · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2024
Charitable Event
$25,000
Pch Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2024
Jewish/Black Symposium
$25,000
Share Our Spare · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable Event
$25,000
Ymca of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable Event
$21,000
Chicago Innovation Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
expenditure responsibility grant
$20,000
Chicago Innovation Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
$20,000
Hope Toledo · Toledo, OH · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable Event
$15,000
Cara Program · Chicago, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Ymca of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Chicago Innovation Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Expenditure responsibility grant
$15,000
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Chicago Hope Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Chicago Innovation Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
$15,000
Chicago Urban League · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable Event
$15,000
Share Our Spare · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable Event
$12,500
Jdrf International · New York, NY · 2023
Fund A Cure
$11,250
Chicago Innovation Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
$10,000
Chicago Academy of Sciences · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable Event
$10,000
Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2025
Charitable Event
$10,000
Weavingimpact · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Dion S Chicago Dream Inc Nfp · Matteson, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Aftermath · Winnetka, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Glencoe Pto · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Glencoe School District
$10,000
Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Greenlight Fund - Chicago
$10,000
Mod Collective · Winnetka, IL · 2023
matching grant
$10,000
Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$8,000
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School · Waukegan, IL · 2023
For PTO
$7,500
Cara Program · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$7,500
Defy Ventures · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Defy Ventures Illinois Fund
$5,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
The Allendale Association · Lake Villa, IL · 2025
Charitable Event
$5,000
Bright Star Community Outreach Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Cara Program · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Chicago Tech Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Embarc · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Kids First Chicago for Education · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable Event
$5,000
Mod Collective · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Build Incorporated · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Lyon's Way at Comer Children's
$5,000
Build Incorporated · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable Event
$5,000
City Year · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Embarc · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable Event
$2,500
Chicago South Side Birth Center · Glenwood, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School · Waukegan, IL · 2024
For PTO

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