Funding search · EIN 364191712 · Chicago, IL
Mardell Family Charitable Fdn
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 72
- grants reported
- $27,179
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $150
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Chicago Humanities2 grants · $6,000
- Planned Parenthood2 grants · $3,750
- Wttw4 grants · $1,700
- Jewish Federation of the Desert4 grants · $1,535
- Jewish United Fund2 grants · $1,500
- Har' El Congregation3 grants · $1,275
- Doctors Without Borders2 grants · $1,200
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum2 grants · $1,100
- Desert Community Foundation3 grants · $750
- Wbez3 grants · $700
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $3,550
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2025
General donation
- $3,000
Chicago Humanities · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $3,000
Chicago Humanities · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $1,300
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $1,300
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General donation
- $1,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
General donation
- $900
Har' El Congregation · Palm Desert, CA · 2025
General donation
- $600
Temple Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $569
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General donation
- $500
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $500
Israel Parasport Center · Northfield, IL · 2024
General donation
- $475
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General donation
- $450
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2025
General donation
- $400
Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $400
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022
General donation
- $350
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General donation
- $300
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $300
Anshe Emet Synagogue · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $300
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $300
Golshim L'Chaim - Ski To Live · Aspen, CO · 2025
General donation
- $275
Har' El Congregation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General donation
- $260
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
General donation
- $250
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Sdesert, CA · 2025
General donation
- $250
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Sdesert, CA · 2024
General donation
- $250
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Sdesert, CA · 2022
General donation
- $225
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General donation
- $220
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $220
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General donation
- $200
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $200
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $200
Unicef · New York, NY · 2025
General donation
- $200
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General donation
- $200
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
General donation
- $150
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $150
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $150
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
General donation
- $105
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $100
Asc · Ashburn, VA · 2025
General donation
- $100
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2025
General donation
- $100
Israel Guide Dog Center · Warrington, PA · 2025
General donation
- $100
Limbs for Life · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
General donation
- $100
Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2025
General donation
- $100
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2025
General donation
- $100
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
General donation
- $100
American Technion Society · New York, NY · 2024
General donation
- $100
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $100
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $100
East Prairie School · Skokie, IL · 2024
General donation
- $100
Jcc Chicago Women'S Board · Northbrook, IL · 2024
General donation
- $100
Jewish National Fund USA · New York, NY · 2024
General donation
- $100
Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2024
General donation
- $100
Tribe of Nova Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General donation
- $100
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $100
Wits · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General donation
- $100
Wmft · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $100
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023
General donation
- $100
Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General donation
- $100
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General donation
- $100
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2023
General donation
- $100
Wmft · Chicago, IL · 2023
General donation
- $100
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General donation
- $100
Har' El Congregation · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General donation
- $100
Temple Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $100
Threshold Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $100
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General donation
- $100
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
General donation
- $80
Desert Friends of John Tracy · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General donation
- $50
Fourth Presbyterian Church - Cll · Chicago, IL · 2024
General donation
- $50
Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General donation
- $50
Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General donation
- $50
Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2022
General donation
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