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 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.
- 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
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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Similar grant size
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