Funding search · EIN 363742179 · Winnetka, IL

Tinberg 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.

83
grants reported
$1.6M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Writer'S Theatre3 grants · $438,000
  • Ingenuity3 grants · $153,250
  • University of Chicago3 grants · $121,000
  • Chicago Public Media3 grants · $102,500
  • Northwestern University3 grants · $100,500
  • Colorado State University Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • Erika'S Lighthouse3 grants · $85,000
  • Steppenwolf Theatre3 grants · $70,000
  • Uc Regents3 grants · $55,000
  • Wttw3 grants · $53,500

Giving over time

$378,400
2022
$414,450
2023
$758,000
2024

Grant history

All 83 reported grants, largest first.

  • $323,000

    Writer'S Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $100,000

    Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2024

    Program support

  • $80,000

    Writer'S Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $68,250

    Ingenuity · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $60,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $60,000

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $60,000

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $50,000

    Steppenwolf Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $50,000

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $50,000

    Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $45,000

    Ingenuity · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $45,000

    Chicago Public Library · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $40,000

    Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $40,000

    Ingenuity · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $40,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $35,000

    Build · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $35,000

    Writer'S Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $30,000

    Uc Regents · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Program support

  • $25,000

    Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $25,000

    Eagle Valley Community Foundation · Edwards, CO · 2023

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $16,500

    Seed Savers Exchange · Decorah, IA · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Uc Regents · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Court Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Steppenwolf Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $10,000

    The Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Uc Regents · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Winnetka Historical Society · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Steppenwolf Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $7,500

    North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Counseling Center of the North Shore · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $2,500

    African Leadership Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Program support

  • $2,500

    Eagle Valley Community Foundation · Edwards, CO · 2024

    Program support

  • $2,500

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $2,500

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $2,500

    Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $2,500

    Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2023

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2024

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $1,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Alliance for Early Childhood · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $1,000

    National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Program support

  • $1,000

    The Village Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $1,000

    The Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $1,000

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $1,000

    American Friends Services Committee Michigan · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Build · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Eagle Valley Community Foundation · Edwards, CO · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    The Village Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    The Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,000

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $500

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $500

    Indian Hill Club Scholarship Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $500

    The Volunteer Center · Winnetka, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $500

    Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $500

    American Friends Services Committee Michigan · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Program support

  • $500

    March Fourth · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $500

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $500

    The Wellness House · Hinsdale, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $500

    Chicago Public Library · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $500

    Ncte · Urbana, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $500

    North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $500

    Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $250

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $250

    Friends of the Library · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $250

    The Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $250

    Winnetka Historical Society · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $100

    North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $100

    Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $100

    Alliance for Early Childhood · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $100

    Counseling Center of the North Shore · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $100

    Seed Savers Exchange · Decorah, IA · 2022

    Program support

  • $100

    The Volunteer Center · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    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.