Funding search · EIN 363486315 · Chicago, IL

The Schnitzer Family Foundation

Name: The Schnitzer Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

129
grants reported: $359,034
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,500
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

educational scientific charitacle

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Jewish Federation of Chicago2 grants · $43,000
Midwest Access Project3 grants · $30,000
Hias4 grants · $25,000
Aclu4 grants · $20,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $20,000
The Ark4 grants · $20,000
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation4 grants · $15,630
6th and I Sinagogue Dc4 grants · $15,000
University of Chicago2 grants · $12,500
Temple Beth Jacob4 grants · $12,168

Giving over time

$86,350

2022

$90,000

2023

$85,853

2024

$96,831

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 129 grants.

$22,000
Jewish Federation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$21,000
Jewish Federation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$10,000
Reprotlc · Berwyn, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$10,000
Hias · Silver Springs, MD · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$10,000
Midwest Access Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$10,000
Midwest Access Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$10,000
Midwest Access Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$7,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$7,350
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
6th and I Sinagogue Dc · Washington, DC · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Aclu · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Hias · Silver Springs, MD · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Yivo Institute for Jewish Research · Manhattan, NY · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
6th and I Sinagogue Dc · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Aclu · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Yivo Institute for Jewish Research · Manhattan, NY · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Aclu · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Hias · Silver Springs, MD · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Aclu · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
Hias · Silver Springs, MD · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$5,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$4,668
Temple Beth Jacob · Concord, NH · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$4,050
Temple Beth Jacob · Concord, NH · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$3,100
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$3,073
Jewish Federation of New Hampshire · Bedford, NH · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$3,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,780
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Benedictine Foundation · Ridgely, MD · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Goucher Hillel · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Society for the Preservation of New Hampshire Forests · Concord, NH · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Benedictine Foundation · Ridgely, MD · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
6th and I Sinagogue Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Benedictine Foundation · Ridgely, MD · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
University of Chicago - Center for Jewish Studies · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
University of Chicago - Oriental Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
6th and I Sinagogue Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Benedictine Foundation · Ridgely, MD · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Miriam'S Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,500
University of Chicago - Oriental Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,400
Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,000
New Hampshire Humanities Council · Concord, NH · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$2,000
Wfmt Radio · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,800
Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,800
Temple Beth Jacob · Concord, NH · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,650
Temple Beth Jacob · Concord, NH · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,555
Jewish Federation of New Hampshire · Bedford, NH · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,500
Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,200
Wttw Public Television · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitacle scientific or educational purpose
$1,200
Wfmt Radio · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Insight Meditation Community of Washington · Cabin John, MD · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
League of Nh Craftsman · Concord, NH · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Musterfield Farm · North Sutton, NH · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism · Barrington, NH · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Rheumatology Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Wamu · Washington, DC · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Wbez Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2025
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
League of Nh Craftsman · Concord, NH · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Musterfield Farm · North Sutton, NH · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
New Hampshire Humanities Council · Concord, NH · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Wbez Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Goucher Hillel · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Jewish Federation of New Hampshire · Bedford, NH · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
League of Nh Craftsman · Concord, NH · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Musterfield Farm · North Sutton, NH · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
New Hampshire Humanities Council · Concord, NH · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Rheumatology Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
University of Chicago - Hillel · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Wbez Public Radio · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Wfmt Radio · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Wttw Public Television · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitacle scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Yivo Institute for Jewish Research · Manhattan, NY · 2023
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Goucher Hillel · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Jewish Federation of New Hampshire · Bedford, NH · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
League of Nh Craftsman · Concord, NH · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose
$1,000
Mikva Challenge Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable scientific or educational purpose

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