Funding search · EIN 366085373 · Chicago, IL

Meyer and Raena Hammerman

Name: Meyer and Raena Hammerman grants, 2021–2024
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.

440
grants reported: $175,500
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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.

Foundation Fighting Blindness3 grants · $7,480
Planned Parenthood of Illinois4 grants · $7,225
Art Institute of Chicago3 grants · $6,750
Penny Possible Foundation3 grants · $6,478
Harvard Club of Chicago4 grants · $4,951
Americares4 grants · $3,567
Northern Illinois Food Bank2 grants · $3,066
World Central Kitchen4 grants · $2,900
Wetlands Initiative4 grants · $2,740
Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $2,729

Giving over time

$20,000

2021

$20,000

2022

$67,500

2023

$68,000

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 440 grants.

$3,834
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Columbia, MD · 2024
Operating programs
$3,220
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$3,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$3,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$3,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$2,833
Penny Possible Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$2,813
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Columbia, MD · 2023
Operating programs
$2,812
Penny Possible Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$2,166
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$2,001
Harvard Club of Chicago · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operating programs
$1,689
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$1,667
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2024
Operating programs
$1,500
Harvard Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$1,150
Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
Cancer Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Death With Dignity National Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Hearing Health Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Hias · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Just Detention International · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$1,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
Hearing Health Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
Just Detention International · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating programs
$1,000
As Good As Gold · McHenry, IL · 2021
Operating programs
$950
Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$925
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating programs
$900
Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$900
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$900
Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2024
Operating programs
$900
Mentor · Boston, MA · 2024
Operating programs
$900
Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$900
Charity Water · Franklin, TN · 2023
Operating programs
$900
Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2023
Operating programs
$900
Mentor · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$900
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$850
Build · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$850
Doctor'S Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Operating programs
$850
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$850
Niu Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$850
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$850
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Operating programs
$850
Build · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$850
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Operating programs
$850
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$850
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Operating programs
$850
Niu Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$850
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$850
Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Operating programs
$833
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Columbia, MD · 2022
Operating programs
$833
Penny Possible Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Operating programs
$800
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$800
Wdcb Public Radio · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$785
Puppies Behind Bars · New York, NY · 2023
Operating programs
$750
Human Rights First · New York, NY · 2024
Operating programs
$750
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$750
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Operating programs
$750
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Operating programs
$750
Harvard Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Operating programs
$700
Harvard Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating programs
$685
Chicago Coalition To End Homelessness · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$675
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Operating programs
$675
National Council On Aging · Arlington, VA · 2024
Operating programs
$675
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Operating programs
$675
National Council On Aging · Arlington, VA · 2023
Operating programs
$650
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$650
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2021
Operating programs
$625
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Operating programs
$620
Wttw Public Television · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$620
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2021
Operating programs
$600
Wfmt Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$590
Human Rights First · New York, NY · 2023
Operating programs
$550
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating programs
$530
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Operating programs
$506
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2021
Operating programs
$500
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Operating programs
$500
American Library Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Block Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Center for Disaster Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Chicago Opera Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Cinemachicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Finca International · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association · Manteca, CA · 2024
Operating programs
$500
Lawyers for the Creative Arts · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating programs
$500
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating programs

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