Funding search · EIN 366063005 · Chicago, IL
The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 215
- grants reported
- $60,487
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $150
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Lyric Opera of Chicago 36-60089293 grants · $6,250
- Telluride Film Festival1 grant · $6,000
- National Film Preserve1 grant · $5,800
- Painted Turtle Gang Camp 95-46124813 grants · $2,750
- Museum of Science and Industry3 grants · $2,700
- Paws Chicago 36-42197783 grants · $1,600
- Society of Contempory Art 36-60555263 grants · $1,500
- Telluride Mountain Club3 grants · $1,400
- Telluride Medical Center3 grants · $1,250
- Feed the Children 73-61086573 grants · $1,050
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 215 grants.
- $6,000
Telluride Film Festival · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,800
National Film Preserve · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $2,500
Lyric Opera of Chicago 36-6008929 · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $2,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago 36-6008929 · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $1,750
Lyric Opera of Chicago 36-6008929 · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $1,500
Painted Turtle Gang Camp 95-4612481 · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $1,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved
- $1,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved
- $1,000
Zion Grove Baptist Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved
- $1,000
Telluride Film Festival 23-7426302 · Berkley, CA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $750
Painted Turtle Gang Camp 95-4612481 · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $750
Paws Chicago 36-4219778 · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $700
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved
- $600
John G Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $550
Feed the Children 73-6108657 · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $500
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $500
Chicago Academy of the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $500
Society of Contempory Art 36-6055526 · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $500
Telluride Medical Center · Telluride, CO · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $500
Telluride Mountain Club · Telluride, CO · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $500
Jcc Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $500
Society of Contempory Art 36-6055526 · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $500
Telluride Medical Center · Telluride, CO · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $500
Telluride Mountain Club · Telluride, CO · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $500
Painted Turtle Gang Camp 95-4612481 · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $500
Society of Contempory Art 36-6055526 · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $450
Paws Chicago 36-4219778 · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $400
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $400
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $400
Paws Chicago 36-4219778 · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $400
Telluride Mountain Club · Telluride, CO · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $350
Lincoln Park Zoo 36-2512404 · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $350
Telluride Arts · Telluride, CO · 2023
Irs approved
- $300
Field Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $300
Second Chance Humane Society · Ridgway, CO · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Bryce Canyon Natural History · Bryce, UT · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Feed the Children 73-6108657 · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Field Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Finca · Washington, DC · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Great Smoky Mountain National Park · Gatlinburg, TN · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Jcys · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
John G Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Mercy Ships International · Garden Valley, TX · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Patterson Habitat for Humanity · Patterson, NJ · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Providence St Mel 36-2977187 · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Rehab Institute Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Telluride Historical Museum · Telluride, CO · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
US Holocaust Memorial Museum 99-9999062 · Washington, DC · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $250
Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725 · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $250
Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $250
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $250
Lincoln Park Zoo 36-2512404 · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $250
Mountain Film in Telluride · Telluride, CO · 2023
Irs approved
- $250
Second Chance Humane Society · Ridgway, CO · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $250
Student Conservation Association · Charleston, NH · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $250
Telluride Ski & Snowboard · Telluride, CO · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $250
Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725 · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Chicago Academy of Arts Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Feed the Children 73-6108657 · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Field Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Finca · Washington, DC · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Jcc Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Jcys · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Telluride Medical Center · Telluride, CO · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $250
Telluride Ski & Snowboard · Telluride, CO · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $200
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $200
Grand Teton National Foundation · Moose, WY · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $200
Heifner International · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $200
Mayo Clinic · Rochchester, MN · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $200
Telluride Council for the Arts · Telluride, CO · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $200
Telluride Emergency Medical-Temta · Telluride, CO · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $200
Wfmt Dept 5840 · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $200
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $200
National Parks and Recreation · Asbury, VA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $200
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $200
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $200
Telluride Academy · Telluride, CO · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $200
US Holocaust Memorial Museum 99-9999062 · Washington, DC · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $200
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $200
Save the Children · Washington, DC · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $200
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $200
Telluride Academy · Telluride, CO · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $200
US Holocaust Memorial Museum 99-9999062 · Washington, DC · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $150
Ah Haa School for the Arts · Telluride, CO · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $150
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $150
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $150
Garfield Park Conservatory · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $150
Glacier National Park Fund 56-2579734 · Columbia Falls, MT · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $150
Make a Wish Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $150
Mercy Corps · Boone, IA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $150
Mountain Film in Telluride · Telluride, CO · 2024
Irs approved
- $150
National Parks and Recreation · Asbury, VA · 2024
Irs approved charity
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