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Funding search · EIN 363553652 · Chicago, IL

Rothman Charitable Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

199
grants reported: $332,645
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $180
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.

What they fund

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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.

American Technion Society3 grants · $207,500
Ort America3 grants · $30,500
Porchlight Music Theatre4 grants · $17,550
Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah4 grants · $17,065
Aclu Foundation4 grants · $3,000
Wbez4 grants · $2,950
York Theater2 grants · $2,800
York Theatre2 grants · $2,600
54 Below Foundation1 grant · $2,600
Jewish United Fund2 grants · $2,500

Giving over time

$221,730

2022

$35,306

2023

$45,001

2024

$30,608

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 199 grants.

$200,000
American Technion Society · New York, NY · 2022
Education
$15,000
Ort America · New York, NY · 2024
Education
$10,000
Ort America · New York, NY · 2023
Education
$7,500
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
Arts
$7,500
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Arts
$5,500
Ort America · New York, NY · 2022
Education
$5,000
American Technion Society · New York, NY · 2023
Education
$4,850
Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah · Wilmette, IL · 2025
Religious
$4,200
Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Religious
$4,165
Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Religious
$3,850
Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah · Wilmette, IL · 2024
Religious
$2,650
York Theater · New York, NY · 2023
Arts
$2,600
54 Below Foundation · Newyork, NY · 2025
Social service
$2,500
American Technion Society · New York, NY · 2024
Education
$2,500
Porchlight Music Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Arts
$2,450
York Theatre · New York, NY · 2024
Arts
$2,000
H Foundation · La Grange, IL · 2025
Social services
$2,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social services
$1,250
American Music Theatre Archives · New York, NY · 2025
Arts
$1,250
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2024
Literary
$1,200
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2025
Literary
$1,150
Sarah Siddons Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
Literary
$1,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Social services
$1,000
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social services
$1,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Social services
$1,000
Ajc- American Jewish Comittee · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social services
$800
Grin 2b Foundation · Niles, IL · 2024
Social services
$750
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Medical aid
$750
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2022
Social services
$700
Mabel Mercer Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Social services
$700
Mabel Mercer Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Social services
$525
International Jack Benny Fan Club · Piedmont, CA · 2022
Education
$500
Adl - Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
Social services
$500
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2025
Arts
$500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Medical aid
$500
Fractured Atlas Voices Festival · Hartsdale, NY · 2025
Arts
$500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social services
$500
Grin 2b Foundation · Niles, IL · 2025
Social services
$500
Refugee One · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social services
$500
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2025
Literary
$500
Adl - Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Social services
$500
Ajc- American Jewish Comittee · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social services
$500
American Music Therapy Assn · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Education
$500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Medical aid
$500
Fractured Atlas Voices Festival · Hartsdale, NY · 2024
Arts
$500
Hadassah · New York, NY · 2024
Social services
$500
Hias · Washington, DC · 2024
Social services
$500
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Social services
$500
Mabel Mercer Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Social services
$500
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
Social services
$500
Refugee One · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social services
$500
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Social services
$500
Adl - Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Social services
$500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Medical aid
$500
Fractured Atlas Voices Festival · Hartsdale, NY · 2023
Arts
$500
Grin 2b Foundation · Niles, IL · 2023
Social services
$500
Hias · Washington, DC · 2023
Social services
$500
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Social services
$500
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2023
Social services
$500
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Social services
$500
Behind the Spotlight · New York, NY · 2022
Arts
$500
Fractured Atlas Voices Festival · Hartsdale, NY · 2022
Arts
$500
Hias · Washington, DC · 2022
Social services
$500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social services
$475
Shed the Membership · New York, NY · 2023
Arts
$450
Sarah Siddons Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Literary
$410
Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025
Arts
$410
Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
$403
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Education
$400
Theo Ubique · Evanston, IL · 2024
Arts
$368
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Education
$325
Neue Gallerie · New York, NY · 2024
Arts
$300
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$300
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$300
Ravinia Music Fest Member · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Arts
$270
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education
$270
Wdcb Public Radio · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2025
Literary
$270
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$265
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$250
Humane League · Rockville, MD · 2024
Social services
$250
Mercy for Animals · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Social services
$250
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social services
$250
International Jack Benny Fan Club · Piedmont, CA · 2023
Education
$250
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2023
Literary
$250
Adl - Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Social services
$250
Wbez · Chicago, IL · 2022
Literary
$210
Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2024
Education
$210
Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2022
Education
$203
Sandler at Home Virtual Memership - Jcc · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
Literary
$203
Sandler at Home Virtual Memership - Jcc · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
Literary
$200
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025
Education
$200
The Cradle · Evanston, IL · 2025
Social services
$200
Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social services
$200
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Education
$200
The Cradle · Evanston, IL · 2024
Social services
$200
Sandler at Home Virtual Memership - Jcc · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
Literary
$200
The Cradle · Evanston, IL · 2023
Social services
$200
Design Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$189
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Education
$180
Camp Tavor · Cleveland, OH · 2025
Social services

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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.