Funding search · EIN 364243294 · Winnetka, IL

The Lucille & Joseph Block Foundation

Name: The Lucille & Joseph Block Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

77
grants reported: $196,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
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

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.

Jewish United Fund3 grants · $30,000
Chicago Symphony3 grants · $13,500
Roosevelt University4 grants · $12,000
North Shore Senior Center4 grants · $12,000
The Art Institute of Chicago4 grants · $12,000
Ravinia Festival3 grants · $10,500
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago1 grant · $10,000
American Jewish Committee4 grants · $8,000
The Museum of Science Industry3 grants · $7,500
Lyric Opera3 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

$47,000

2022

$47,000

2023

$47,000

2024

$55,000

2025

Grant history

All 77 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$10,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$10,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Northwestern University - the Block Museum Leadership Circle · Evanston, IL · 2025
General support
$4,500
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$4,500
Chicago Symphony · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$4,500
Chicago Symphony · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$4,500
Chicago Symphony · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$3,500
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2025
General support
$3,500
Ravinia Festival · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$3,500
Ravinia Festival · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$3,500
Ravinia Festival · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
North Shore Senior Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$3,000
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$3,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$3,000
North Shore Senior Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$3,000
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$3,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$3,000
North Shore Senior Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$3,000
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$3,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$3,000
North Shore Senior Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$2,500
Field Museum of Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$2,500
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$2,500
The Museum of Science & Industry · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$2,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
The Museum of Science Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Field Musuem · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$2,500
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$2,500
The Museum of Science Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$2,500
Field Musuem · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$2,500
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$2,500
The Museum of Science Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$2,000
American Jewish Committee · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$2,000
Chicago Horticultural Society (Dba - Chicago Botanic Garden) · Glencoe, IL · 2025
General support
$2,000
American Jewish Committee · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$2,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$2,000
Jewish Council of Youth Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$2,000
American Jewish Committee · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$2,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$2,000
Jewish Council of Youth Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$2,000
American Jewish Committee · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$2,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$2,000
Jewish Council of Youth Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$1,000
Chicago Commons Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
Chicago Historical Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
Chicago Public Media Inc (Wbez) · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
Window To the World Communications · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
Chicago Commons · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$1,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$1,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$1,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$1,000
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$1,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$1,000
Chicago Commons · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$1,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$1,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$1,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$1,000
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$1,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$1,000
Chicago Commons · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$1,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$1,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$1,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$1,000
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$1,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support
$500
Executive Service Corps United States · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$500
Executive Service Corps · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable support
$500
Executive Service Corps · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable support
$500
Executive Service Corps · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable support

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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.