Funding search · EIN 363480084 · Highland Park, IL

Leon and Sharon Kaufman Foundation

Name: Leon and Sharon Kaufman Foundation grants, 2021–2023
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.

117
grants reported: $187,068
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $314
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

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 · $41,685
Israelnow1 grant · $20,700
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation3 grants · $19,816
National Ms Society3 grants · $15,217
US Committee Sports for Macc2 grants · $10,640
Central Fund of Israel1 grant · $10,000
Jet - Jewish Education Team3 grants · $6,000
Jcc Chicago2 grants · $5,886
College Bound Opportunities2 grants · $5,800
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago2 grants · $4,638

Giving over time

$51,004

2021

$43,767

2022

$92,297

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 117 grants.

$21,310
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$20,700
Israelnow · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$20,050
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021
General fund
$10,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$8,186
National Ms Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$8,140
US Committee Sports for Macc · Philidelphia, PA · 2021
General fund
$7,041
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2021
General fund
$6,700
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$6,075
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,550
College Bound Opportunities · Riverwoods, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Jet - Jewish Education Team · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$4,026
National Ms Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,859
Israelnow Education Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,700
Jcc Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,588
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,005
National Ms Society · Chicago, IL · 2021
General fund
$2,530
North Shore Congregation · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,500
US Committee Sports for Macc · Philidelphia, PA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,186
Jcc Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
General fund
$2,100
Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education · Astoria, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,000
Yisraelink Organization · Skokie, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,000
Hope for the Silent Voices · Deerfield, IL · 2021
General fund
$2,000
Stand With US Ca · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General fund
$1,450
The Nora Project · Montgomery, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,438
Israeli Parasport Center · Northfield, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,310
Lchaim Center · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,300
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,250
Camp Kids Are Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,100
Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2021
General fund
$1,050
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,000
Haverim L'Refuah · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,000
Save a Childs Heart · Potomac, MD · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,000
Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,000
US Holocaust Memorial · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,000
Israeli Parasport Center · Northfield, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,000
US Holocaust Memorial · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$549
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2021
General fund
$525
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2021
General fund
$500
American Friends of Magan David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$500
Feed Israel Foundation · Torrance, CA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$500
Imerman Angels · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$500
Zaka Tel Aviv · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$500
Jet - Jewish Education Team · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$500
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$500
Camp for All Kids · Chicago, IL · 2021
General fund
$500
Jet - Jewish Education Team · Chicago, IL · 2021
General fund
$500
Ronald McDonald House · Hines, IL · 2021
General fund
$500
US Holocaust Memorial · Washington, DC · 2021
General fund
$477
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$463
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$450
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$387
Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$375
Youth Build · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$360
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$325
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$325
Dhs Athletic Gosqcom · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$320
National Wwii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2021
General fund
$314
Feed Israel · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General fund
$308
American Friends of Israeil Sports Center for the Disabeled · Northfield, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$283
Camp Kids Are Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$280
Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$256
Feed Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$250
Regents of the University of Michigan · Dearborn, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$250
Youth Build · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$250
American Friends of Magan David Adom · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$250
Committee for Acuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$250
Jewish Community Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$250
College Bound Opportunities · Riverwoods, IL · 2021
General fund
$250
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2021
General fund
$250
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2021
General fund
$249
B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$225
Juvenile Diabities Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$225
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$225
Wnu Norris Business Center · Evanston, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$206
Gratitude Generation Nickisutherl Il · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$200
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$200
Alzeimers Assoc · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$200
High Point Commuity Foundation · High Poiint, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$200
Juvenile Diabities Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$200
American Melanoma Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2021
General fund
$200
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2021
General fund
$150
Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$150
Lambs Farm · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$150
National Wwii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$150
Wounded Warrior Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$150
Univ of Pennsylvania · Philidelphia, PA · 2021
General fund
$148
Kohl Chilren'S Museum · Glenview, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$140
Fill a Heart 4 Kids · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$137
Alzeimers Assoc · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$131
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$125
Eb Research Partnership · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$108
Museum Jewish Heritage · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$108
Museum Jewish Heritage · New York, NY · 2021
General fund
$103
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2021
General fund
$100
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100
Mbiclubhouse · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100
Rory David Deutsch Foundationorg · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100
Temple Sinai of Palm Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100
Volunteer Pool of Highland Pack · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift

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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.