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Lester and Edward Anixter Family Foundation

Name: Lester and Edward Anixter 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.

157
grants reported: $3.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
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

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Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago3 grants · $518,615
Amer Committee for the Weizmann Inst of Science3 grants · $255,223
Anixter Center3 grants · $225,000
Anti-Defamation League3 grants · $195,000
Ann and Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital3 grants · $187,500
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum3 grants · $159,000
Eisenhower Health3 grants · $150,000
Misericordia3 grants · $130,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund4 grants · $126,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center3 grants · $110,000

Giving over time

$1.0M

2022

$1.1M

2023

$1.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 157 grants.

$190,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$178,615
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$165,223
Amer Committee for the Weizmann Inst of Science · New York, NY · 2022
General
$150,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$80,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
General
$75,000
Anixter Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$75,000
Anixter Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$75,000
Anixter Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$65,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
General
$62,500
Ann and Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$62,500
Ann and Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$62,500
Ann and Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$60,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2024
General
$55,000
Amer Committee for the Weizmann Inst of Science · New York, NY · 2024
General
$55,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$54,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$50,000
Eisenhower Health · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General
$50,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General
$50,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$50,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$50,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$50,000
Eisenhower Health · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General
$50,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$50,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
General
$50,000
Eisenhower Health · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General
$38,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
$35,000
Cje Seniorlife · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$35,000
Amer Committee for the Weizmann Inst of Science · New York, NY · 2023
General
$35,000
Cje Seniorlife · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$35,000
Cje Seniorlife · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$33,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General
$30,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$25,000
Children'S Oncology Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$25,000
Clarion Project · Richardson, TX · 2024
General
$25,000
Jcc Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2024
General
$25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2023
General
$25,000
Jcc Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2023
General
$25,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2022
General
$25,000
Jcc Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2022
General
$25,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$23,500
Am Shalom Temple · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General
$22,000
Children'S Oncology Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$21,000
Am Shalom Temple · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General
$20,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$20,000
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$20,000
Clarion Project · Richardson, TX · 2023
General
$20,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$20,000
Children'S Oncology Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$20,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$19,000
Mc Callum Theatre for the Performing Arts · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General
$17,000
Union League Boys and Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$15,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2024
General
$15,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$15,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$15,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$15,000
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$15,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$15,000
Union League Boys and Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$15,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$15,000
Union League Boys and Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$14,000
Jewish United Fund - Israel Emergency Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$13,500
Am Shalom Temple · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General
$13,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
$12,000
Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2024
General
$12,000
Palm Springs International Film Society · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General
$10,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
General
$10,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Jewish Family Service of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General
$10,000
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General
$10,000
Northfield Township Food Pantry · Glenview, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General
$10,000
Parkinsons Foundation Midwest Chapter · Miami, FL · 2024
General
$10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General
$10,000
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General
$10,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General
$10,000
Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2022
General
$10,000
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General
$10,000
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
General
$9,000
Mc Callum Theatre for the Performing Arts · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General
$9,000
Mc Callum Theatre for the Performing Arts · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General
$8,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General
$8,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$7,500
Chicago Humanities Festival · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$7,500
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$7,500
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General
$7,500
Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General
$7,500
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General
$7,500
Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General
$6,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
American Blues Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Bryn Mawr Cntry Club Educational Assistance Found · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Chicago Children'S Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Chicago Electric Association Education Foundation · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Chicago Hearing Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General

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