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Susan & Jerome Ettelson Fund

Name: Susan & Jerome Ettelson Fund grants, 2022–2024
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.

217
grants reported: $295,610
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $400
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.

What they fund

educational services further service social medical

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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.

Anti-Cruelty Society3 grants · $32,600
Bright Directions3 grants · $30,000
Friends of Animal Care and Control3 grants · $29,000
Shedd Aquarium3 grants · $25,000
Lincoln Park Zoo3 grants · $15,000
Chicago Coalition for Homeless3 grants · $15,000
World Wildlife Fund3 grants · $15,000
Give Kids the World Village3 grants · $15,000
Cradles To Crayons3 grants · $13,600
Museum of Science and Industry3 grants · $10,500

Giving over time

$101,483

2022

$96,527

2023

$97,600

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 217 grants.

$12,800
Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Bright Directions · Lincoln, NE · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Friends of Animal Care and Control · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$10,000
Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Bright Directions · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Friends of Animal Care and Control · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Bright Directions · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Educational
$10,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$9,800
Anti-Cruelty Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$9,000
Friends of Animal Care and Control · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$5,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$5,000
Give Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2024
To further program services
$5,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$5,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social service
$5,000
Give Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2023
Educational
$5,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
$5,000
Chicago Coalition for Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social service
$5,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social service
$5,000
Give Kids the World Village · Kissimmee, FL · 2022
Educational
$5,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
$3,600
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social service
$3,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$3,500
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$3,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social service
$3,500
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$3,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social service
$3,500
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$2,500
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
To further program services
$2,500
Francis W Parker School · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$2,500
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023
Educational
$2,300
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022
Educational
$2,250
Felines and Canines · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$1,500
Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter · Deerfield, IL · 2024
To further program services
$1,500
Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Educational
$1,050
Felines and Canines · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$1,050
Ifaw · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Alive Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$1,000
Delta Rescue · Glendale, CA · 2024
To further program services
$1,000
One Tail at a Time · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$1,000
Alive Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$1,000
One Tail at a Time · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$1,000
Alive Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Doctors Without Borders · Haferstown, MD · 2022
Social service
$1,000
One Tail at a Time · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter · Deerfield, IL · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Second Chances for Blind Dogs · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Turkish Philantrophy · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Univeristy of Chicago Women'S Board · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$880
American Humane · Washington, DC · 2022
Social service
$850
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$850
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educational
$850
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$807
Delta Rescue · Glendale, CA · 2023
Educational
$800
American Humane Society · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services
$788
Delta Rescue · Glendale, CA · 2022
Educational
$700
Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito, CA · 2024
To further program services
$700
Save a Pet Adoption · Grayslake, IL · 2024
To further program services
$700
Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito, CA · 2023
Educational
$700
Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito, CA · 2022
Educational
$650
Care · Skokie, IL · 2024
To further program services
$550
Feeding Pets of the Homeless · Carson City, NV · 2023
Educational
$550
Feeding Pets of the Homeless · Carson City, NV · 2022
Educational
$525
The Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services
$500
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2024
To further program services
$500
Aspca · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services
$500
Feeding Pets of the Homeless · Carson City, NV · 2024
To further program services
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$500
Second Chances for Blind Dogs · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
To further program services
$500
The Seeing Eye · Morristown, NJ · 2024
To further program services
$500
American Humane · Washington, DC · 2023
Social service
$500
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2023
Educational
$500
Aspca · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
$500
Save a Pet Rescue · Grayslake, IL · 2023
Educational
$500
Second Chances for Blind Dogs · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
Educational
$500
The Seeing Eye · Morristown, NJ · 2023
Educational
$500
Aspca · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
$500
Home for Life · Stillwater, MN · 2022
Educational
$500
Paws of Honor · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Educational
$500
The Seeing Eye · Morristown, NJ · 2022
Educational
$450
Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center · Huntington, NY · 2024
To further program services
$450
Heartland Animal Shelter · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Educational
$450
Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center · Huntington, NY · 2023
Educational
$450
Heartland Animal Shelter · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Educational
$450
Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center · Huntington, NY · 2022
Educational
$400
Bideawee · New York, NY · 2024
To further program services
$400
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$400
Finca · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services
$400
Heartland Animal Shelter · Northbrook, IL · 2024
To further program services
$400
National Humane Education Society · Charles Town, WV · 2024
To further program services
$400
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further program services
$400
Pilots To the Rescue · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To further program services
$400
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee · Hohenwald, TN · 2024
To further program services
$400
West Suburban Humane Society · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
To further program services
$400
White Coat Waste Project · Washington, DC · 2024
To further program services

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