Funding search · EIN 203903312 · Evanston, IL
Shirlie & Owen Siegel Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 51
- grants reported
- $359,250
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $4,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
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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.
- University of Pittsburgh3 grants · $88,250
- Salvation Army3 grants · $70,000
- Habitat Chicago3 grants · $35,500
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $35,500
- Feeding America3 grants · $35,500
- All Stars Project3 grants · $30,000
- Olive Branch Mission3 grants · $17,750
- Greater Chicago Food Depository3 grants · $11,750
- Connections for the Homeless3 grants · $11,250
- Community Empowerment2 grants · $7,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 51 reported grants, largest first.
- $32,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $31,250
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $25,000
Salvation Army · Evanston, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $25,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $25,000
Salvation Army · Evanston, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $20,000
Salvation Army · Evanston, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $13,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $13,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $13,000
Habitat Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $12,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $12,500
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $12,500
Habitat Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $10,000
All Stars Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $10,000
All Stars Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $10,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $10,000
Habitat Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $10,000
All Stars Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $6,500
Olive Branch Mission · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $6,250
Olive Branch Mission · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Community Empowerment · Elmhurst, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Olive Branch Mission · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $4,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $4,250
Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $4,250
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $4,000
Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Community Empowerment · Elmhurst, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $1,500
Housing Opportunities for Women · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $1,200
Housing Opportunities for Women · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
Community for Affordable Housing · Libertyville, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
Learning Bridge · Evanston, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
The Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
Vineyard Christian Church Food Pantry · Evanston, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
Youth Center of Evanston · Evanston, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
Learning Bridge · Evanston, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
The Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
Vineyard Christian Church Food Pantry · Evanston, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $1,000
Youth Center of Evanston · Evanston, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $800
Community for Affordable Housing · Libertyville, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $500
Community for Affordable Housing · Libertyville, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $500
Housing Opportunities for Women · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $500
Learning Bridge · Evanston, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $500
Vineyard Christian Church Food Pantry · Evanston, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $500
Youth Center of Evanston · Evanston, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $250
Evans Scholars · Glenview, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $250
Free Spirit Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $250
Free Spirit Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $250
Evans Scholars · Glenview, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $250
Free Spirit Media · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
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