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Loraine Kaufman Foundation

Name: Loraine Kaufman Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

90
grants reported: $227,450
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
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

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.

AIDS Foundation of Chicago3 grants · $62,000
Howard Brown Health3 grants · $30,000
University of Chicago Medicine2 grants · $20,000
Art Institute of Chicago1 grant · $15,550
Anti-Cruelty Society2 grants · $10,700
Visceral Dance Chicago2 grants · $10,000
Francis W Parker School3 grants · $8,000
Chi Arts Foundation2 grants · $6,000
The Ark3 grants · $5,800
High Jump2 grants · $4,700

Giving over time

$86,950

2022

$75,250

2023

$65,250

2024

Grant history

All 90 reported grants, largest first.

$22,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$20,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$20,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$15,550
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Howard Brown Health · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Howard Brown Health · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$10,000
University of Chicago Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Howard Brown Health · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$10,000
University of Chicago Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$5,700
Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Visceral Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Visceral Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$3,700
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$3,500
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$3,500
Chi Arts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Chi Arts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Chicago Dancers United · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Lynn Sage Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Goals · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution
$2,500
The Chi Arts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$2,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$2,000
Temple Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$2,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$2,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,000
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,800
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,500
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Gdc · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Goals · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,000
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Marwen Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Mazon · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Pilots To the Rescue · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Gdc · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Goals · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Lincoln Park Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Mazon · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Womens Board University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Lynn Sage Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Marwen Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Michiana Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Womens Board University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$750
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$750
Meals On Wheels · Berwyn, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$750
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$650
Grant Park Orchestral Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$600
Jcc Chicago - Women'S Board · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$600
Meals On Wheels · Berwyn, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$500
Legal Council for Health Justice · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$500
Michiana Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2024
Charitable contribution
$500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$500
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$500
Grant Park Orchestral Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$500
Marwen Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$500
Meals On Wheels · Berwyn, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$500
Michiana Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2023
Charitable contribution
$500
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution
$500
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$500
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$500
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution
$350
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$350
Legal Council for Health Justice · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$300
Art Encounter · Evanston, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$250
Acpa Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable contribution
$250
Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2024
Charitable contribution
$250
Mercy Home · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$250
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
$250
Women Employed · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$250
Chicago House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$250
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable contribution
$250
Women Employed · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$250
Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2022
Charitable contribution
$250
Facets · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$250
Field Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$250
Finca · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution
$250
Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution
$250
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$250
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$250
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable contribution
$200
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$200
Art Encounter · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$200
Mercy Corps · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution

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