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John M Campbell Trust → Greater Poweshiek County Foundation: $3.3M across 2 grants, latest 2025Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Ida Crown Jewish Academy: $1.4M across 6 grants, latest 2024Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Concern Foundation for Cancer Research: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2021Abe&esther Manaster Scholarship Fd → Brandeis University: $285K across 3 grants, latest 2024In Christo Vera Educatio → Pacifica Christian High School: $261K across 3 grants, latest 2023Calmerton Educational Foundation → Stanford University - Leland: $67K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Wayne & Pauline Thrift Family → Oconee Medical Center Foundation: $62K across 4 grants, latest 2025Martha & Kenneth → Central Connecticut University: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Irwin S Scherzer Foundation Inc → Metropolitan Museum of Art: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2024Emy & Emil Herzfeld Foundation Inc → Mercy Center: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Wine Enthusiast Foundation Inc → Project Hope: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Robinson A Mcwayne Memorial Fund → Colorado State University: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2025John M Campbell Trust → City of Grinnell: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2025Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → De La Salle Institute: $595K across 3 grants, latest 2024In Christo Vera Educatio → Maranatha High School: $260K across 4 grants, latest 2024Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Alzheimer's Association: $252K across 2 grants, latest 2022Abe&esther Manaster Scholarship Fd → Roosevelt University: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024Calmerton Educational Foundation → University of California: $67K across 3 grants, latest 2024Martha & Kenneth → University of Connecticut: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Irwin S Scherzer Foundation Inc → The Public Theater: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Wayne & Pauline Thrift Family → Saint Mark Methodist: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2025Emy & Emil Herzfeld Foundation Inc → Police Athletic League of Philadelp: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Wine Enthusiast Foundation Inc → City Harvest Food Rescue Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023Robinson A Mcwayne Memorial Fund → University of Hawaii Foundation: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2025Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School: $578K across 3 grants, latest 2024In Christo Vera Educatio → Trinity Classical Academy: $162K across 3 grants, latest 2024Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Congregation Or Ami: $154K across 2 grants, latest 2022Abe&esther Manaster Scholarship Fd → University of Chicago: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2022Martha & Kenneth → Fairfield University: $38K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Irwin S Scherzer Foundation Inc → The Metropolitan Opera: $37K across 3 grants, latest 2024Emy & Emil Herzfeld Foundation Inc → Beyond Literacy: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Wayne & Pauline Thrift Family → Upstate Warrior Solution: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Wine Enthusiast Foundation Inc → Jacob Burns Film Center Inc: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2024Robinson A Mcwayne Memorial Fund → University of the Pacific: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2025Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → University of Chicago Law School: $540K across 5 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Solomon Schechter Day School: $536K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School: $393K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Cristo Rey Jesuit High School: $374K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Chicago Jewish Day School: $368K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Arie Crown Hebrew Day School: $260K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Highsight: $245K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School: $227K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Chabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp: $220K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Regina Dominican High School: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary: $167K across 2 grants, latest 2023Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → The Campanile Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → World Central Kitchen: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago - Uiuc Hillel: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2023Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Jewish National Fund: $124K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Mundelein Seminary: $123K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Tamid Israel Investment Group: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → St Jude Children's Hospital: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2022Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Simon Wiesenthal Center: $101K across 2 grants, latest 2022Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Alzheimer's Drug Discovery: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Congregation B'nai Isreal: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2021Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Yosemite Conservancy: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → City of Hope: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bernard Heerey Family Foundation → Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago-Uiuc Hillel: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Alzheimer's Los Angeles: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Alzheimer's Orange County: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → American Heart Association: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2022Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Fisher House Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation → Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles (Valley Alliance): $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Abe&esther Manaster Scholarship Fd → Rush Universtiy: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2024Bernard Heerey Family Foundation: $6.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Bernard Heerey Family Foundat…$6.5MJohn M Campbell Trust: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder.John M Campbell Trust$4.4MRoslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation: $2.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family…$2.8MIn Christo Vera Educatio: $683K on this topic. Open the funder.In Christo Vera Educatio$683KAbe&esther Manaster Scholarship Fd: $553K on this topic. Open the funder.Abe&esther Manaster Scholarsh…$553KMartha & Kenneth: $139K on this topic. Open the funder.Martha & Kenneth$139KCalmerton Educational Foundation: $134K on this topic. Open the funder.Calmerton Educational Foundat…$134KThe Irwin S Scherzer Foundation Inc: $134K on this topic. Open the funder.The Irwin S Scherzer Foundati…$134KThe Wayne & Pauline Thrift Family: $117K on this topic. Open the funder.The Wayne & Pauline Thrift Fa…$117KEmy & Emil Herzfeld Foundation Inc: $102K on this topic. Open the funder.Emy & Emil Herzfeld Foundatio…$102KThe Wine Enthusiast Foundation Inc: $62K on this topic. Open the funder.The Wine Enthusiast Foundatio…$62KRobinson A Mcwayne Memorial Fund: $41K on this topic. Open the funder.Robinson A Mcwayne Memorial F…$41KGreater Poweshiek County Foundation: received $3.3M on this topicGreater Poweshiek County Founda…$3.3MIda Crown Jewish Academy: received $1.4M on this topicIda Crown Jewish Academy$1.4MCity of Grinnell: received $1.2M on this topicCity of Grinnell$1.2MConcern Foundation for Cancer Research: received $1.1M on this topicConcern Foundation for Cancer R…$1.1MDe La Salle Institute: received $595K on this topicDe La Salle Institute$595KHillel Torah North Suburban Day School: received $578K on this topicHillel Torah North Suburban Day…$578KUniversity of Chicago Law School: received $540K on this topicUniversity of Chicago Law School$540KSolomon Schechter Day School: received $536K on this topicSolomon Schechter Day School$536KAkiba-Schechter Jewish Day School: received $393K on this topicAkiba-Schechter Jewish Day Scho…$393KCristo Rey Jesuit High School: received $374K on this topicCristo Rey Jesuit High School$374KChicago Jewish Day School: received $368K on this topicChicago Jewish Day School$368KBrandeis University: received $285K on this topicBrandeis University$285KPacifica Christian High School: received $261K on this topicPacifica Christian High School$261KArie Crown Hebrew Day School: received $260K on this topicArie Crown Hebrew Day School$260KMaranatha High School: received $260K on this topicMaranatha High School$260KAlzheimer's Association: received $252K on this topicAlzheimer's Association$252KHighsight: received $245K on this topicHighsight$245KCheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School: received $227K on this topicCheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day Sch…$227KChabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp: received $220K on this topicChabad of Champaign-Urbana Nfp$220KRegina Dominican High School: received $200K on this topicRegina Dominican High School$200KGarrett Evangelical Theological Seminary: received $167K on this topicGarrett Evangelical Theological…$167KTrinity Classical Academy: received $162K on this topicTrinity Classical Academy$162KCongregation Or Ami: received $154K on this topicCongregation Or Ami$154KThe Campanile Foundation: received $150K on this topicThe Campanile Foundation$150KWorld Central Kitchen: received $150K on this topicWorld Central Kitchen$150KRoosevelt University: received $135K on this topicRoosevelt University$135KJewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago - Uiuc Hillel: received $130K on this topicJewish Federation of Metropolit…$130KJewish National Fund: received $124K on this topicJewish National Fund$124KMundelein Seminary: received $123K on this topicMundelein Seminary$123KTamid Israel Investment Group: received $105K on this topicTamid Israel Investment Group$105KSt Jude Children's Hospital: received $105K on this topicSt Jude Children's Hospital$105KSimon Wiesenthal Center: received $101K on this topicSimon Wiesenthal Center$101KAlzheimer's Drug Discovery: received $100K on this topicAlzheimer's Drug Discovery$100KCongregation B'nai Isreal: received $100K on this topicCongregation B'nai Isreal$100KYosemite Conservancy: received $100K on this topicYosemite Conservancy$100KCity of Hope: received $100K on this topicCity of Hope$100KUniversity of Chicago: received $95K on this topicUniversity of Chicago$95KJewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago-Uiuc Hillel: received $80K on this topicJewish Federation of Metropolit…$80KAlzheimer's Los Angeles: received $75K on this topicAlzheimer's Los Angeles$75KAlzheimer's Orange County: received $75K on this topicAlzheimer's Orange County$75KStanford University - Leland: received $67K on this topicStanford University - Leland$67KUniversity of California: received $67K on this topicUniversity of California$67KAmerican Heart Association: received $65K on this topicAmerican Heart Association$65KOconee Medical Center Foundation: received $62K on this topicOconee Medical Center Foundation$62KCentral Connecticut University: received $56K on this topicCentral Connecticut University$56KMetropolitan Museum of Art: received $52K on this topicMetropolitan Museum of Art$52KFisher House Foundation: received $50K on this topicFisher House Foundation$50KJewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles (Valley Alliance): received $50K on this topicJewish Federation Council of Gr…$50KUniversity of Connecticut: received $45K on this topicUniversity of Connecticut$45KThe Public Theater: received $45K on this topicThe Public Theater$45KMercy Center: received $42K on this topicMercy Center$42KRush Universtiy: received $38K on this topicRush Universtiy$38KFairfield University: received $38K on this topicFairfield University$38KThe Metropolitan Opera: received $37K on this topicThe Metropolitan Opera$37KSaint Mark Methodist: received $30K on this topicSaint Mark Methodist$30KPolice Athletic League of Philadelp: received $30K on this topicPolice Athletic League of Phila…$30KBeyond Literacy: received $30K on this topicBeyond Literacy$30KProject Hope: received $25K on this topicProject Hope$25KUpstate Warrior Solution: received $25K on this topicUpstate Warrior Solution$25KCity Harvest Food Rescue Center: received $20K on this topicCity Harvest Food Rescue Center$20KJacob Burns Film Center Inc: received $17K on this topicJacob Burns Film Center Inc$17KColorado State University: received $14K on this topicColorado State University$14KUniversity of Hawaii Foundation: received $14K on this topicUniversity of Hawaii Foundation$14KUniversity of the Pacific: received $14K on this topicUniversity of the Pacific$14K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →