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Lesnik Charitable Foundation

Name: Lesnik Charitable 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.

64
grants reported: $649,300
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Evans Scholars Foundation4 grants · $139,800
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago4 grants · $80,000
University of Chicago2 grants · $75,000
The First Tee of Chicago2 grants · $50,000
First Tee of Chicago2 grants · $50,000
Big Shoulders Fund2 grants · $25,000
American Jewish Committee3 grants · $25,000
American Psychological Association Division of Independent Practice1 grant · $20,000
Chicago Botanic Garden4 grants · $20,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs3 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$147,250

2022

$227,217

2023

$141,166

2024

$133,667

2025

Grant history

All 64 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$46,467
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$41,667
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$41,666
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$25,000
The First Tee of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$25,000
The First Tee of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$25,000
First Tee of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$25,000
First Tee of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$25,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$20,000
American Psychological Association Division of Independent Practice · Warwick, RI · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$20,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$20,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$20,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$20,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$15,000
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$12,500
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$12,500
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$10,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$10,000
Psychological Association · Warwick, RI · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$10,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$10,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$10,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Golf, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$10,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$7,500
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$6,250
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$6,250
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chaminade University of Honolulu · Honolulu, HI · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chaminade University of Honolulu · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Jupiter Medical Center · Jupiter, FL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chaminade University of Honolulu · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Adoption Center of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chaminade University of Honolulu · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$5,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$3,500
Smart Love Parenting Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$3,500
Smart Love Parenting Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$3,500
Old Elm Scholarship Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Chicago Police Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Crohns & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Old Elm Scholarship Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Old Elm Scholarship Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Jupiter Medical Center · Jupiter, FL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Old Elm Scholarship Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$2,500
Congregation Sukkat Shalom · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$2,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$2,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$2,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$1,500
Crohns & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Support general charitable operations of the organization
$1,500
Crohns & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$1,500
Jupiter Medical Center · Jupiter, FL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$1,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$1,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$1,000
World Vision · Federal Way, WA · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the organization
$500
Skokie Country Club Education Fund · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Support the general charitable operations of the 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.