Funding search · EIN 364345181 · Chicago, IL

Leonard and Diane Sherman Family

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

61
grants reported
$5.0M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$26,800
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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  • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago2 grants · $1.6M
  • Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago2 grants · $416,340
  • Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago2 grants · $391,000
  • Jewish National Fund - Keren Kayemeth Leisrael2 grants · $322,000
  • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago2 grants · $280,500
  • American Society for Technion - Israel Institute of Technology2 grants · $238,200
  • American Society for Technion - Israel Institute for Technology2 grants · $237,000
  • Jewish National Fund - Keren Kayemeth Leisrael2 grants · $182,000
  • Birthright Israel Foundation2 grants · $120,000
  • Birthright Israel Foundation2 grants · $120,000

Giving over time

$1.7M
2021
$1.5M
2022
$1.0M
2023
$764,000
2024

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

  • $815,000

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $752,600

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $286,000

    Jewish National Fund - Keren Kayemeth Leisrael · New York, NY · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $275,540

    Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $242,500

    Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $150,000

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $148,500

    Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $140,800

    Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $136,000

    Jewish National Fund - Keren Kayemeth Leisrael · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $130,500

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $119,200

    American Society for Technion - Israel Institute of Technology · New York, NY · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $119,000

    American Society for Technion - Israel Institute for Technology · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $119,000

    American Society for Technion - Israel Institute of Technology · New York, NY · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $118,000

    American Society for Technion - Israel Institute for Technology · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $110,180

    North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $100,000

    American Friends of the Hebrew University · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    American Friends of the Hebrew University · New York, NY · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $60,000

    Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $60,000

    Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $60,000

    Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $60,000

    Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $51,800

    Israel Policy Forum · New York, NH · 2024

    General operating support

  • $51,200

    Council for Jewish Elderly (Cje Seniorlife) · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $50,000

    Council for Jewish Elderly (Cje Seniorlife) · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Council for Jewish Elderly (Cje Seniorlife) · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Council for Jewish Elderly (Cje Seniorlife) · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $46,000

    Jewish National Fund - Keren Kayemeth Leisrael · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $36,000

    Jewish National Fund - Keren Kayemeth Leisrael · New York, NY · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $26,800

    Israel Policy Forum · New York, NH · 2023

    General operating support

  • $26,800

    Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $26,800

    Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $25,000

    American Friends of the Heschel Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    4g44 Esports Inc Dba Lost Tribe · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    American Friends of the Heschel Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Arizona Jewish Historical Society · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    4g44 Esports Inc Dba Lost Tribe · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $25,000

    American Friends of the Heschel Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $25,000

    Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $18,000

    Abrahamic House · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General operating support

  • $18,000

    Onetable · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $18,000

    Abrahamic House · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General operating support

  • $18,000

    Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $18,000

    Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $15,000

    The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $10,500

    Jewish Child and Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $10,000

    4g44 Esports Inc Dba Lost Tribe · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Interfaith America · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Scholars for Peace in the Middle East · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Onetable · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Abrahamic House · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $10,000

    Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $10,000

    Onetable · New York, NY · 2022

    General Operating Support

  • $10,000

    Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $10,000

    American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $10,000

    Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and Desert Area · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $10,000

    Navy Pier · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General Operating Support

  • $8,200

    B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.