Funding search · EIN 396577946 · Chicago, IL

Silverman Fam Foundation Trust

Name: Silverman Fam Foundation Trust grants, 2022–2025
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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.

60
grants reported: $497,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
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.

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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.

American Friends of Alyn Hospital4 grants · $125,000
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin4 grants · $82,500
Greenlight Fund3 grants · $60,000
Washington University in St Louis4 grants · $55,000
Temple Beth El4 grants · $45,000
Brandeis University4 grants · $32,500
American Society for the Prevention3 grants · $22,500
Sager Solomon Schechter School4 grants · $12,500
Milwaukee Jewish Federation4 grants · $11,000
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El4 grants · $9,000

Giving over time

$115,600

2022

$122,800

2023

$121,800

2024

$136,800

2025

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

$45,000
American Friends of Alyn Hospital · New York, NY · 2025
Program support
$30,000
American Friends of Alyn Hospital · New York, NY · 2024
Program support
$25,000
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin · Chicago, IL · 2025
Program support
$25,000
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$25,000
American Friends of Alyn Hospital · New York, NY · 2023
Program support
$25,000
American Friends of Alyn Hospital · New York, NY · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2025
Program support
$20,000
Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Program support
$20,000
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2025
Program support
$15,000
Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Temple Beth El · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Temple Beth El · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Program support
$12,500
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$10,000
American Society for the Prevention · New York, NY · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Program support
$7,500
Temple Beth El · Northbrook, IL · 2025
Program support
$7,500
American Society for the Prevention · New York, NY · 2024
Program support
$7,500
Temple Beth El · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2024
Program support
$5,000
American Society for the Prevention · New York, NY · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Aspca · Washington Dc, WA · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Sager Solomon Schechter School · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Program support
$3,600
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2025
Program support
$2,500
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Program support
$2,500
Sager Solomon Schechter School · Northbrook, IL · 2025
Program support
$2,500
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$2,500
Sager Solomon Schechter School · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Program support
$2,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Sager Solomon Schechter School · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Program support
$2,500
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Program support
$2,500
St Ben'S Community Meal Program · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Program support
$2,500
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
Program support
$2,000
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Program support
$1,800
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Program support
$1,800
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,800
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Jewish Child & Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Program support
$1,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Program support
$1,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support

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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.