Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Chicago Educational Research Foundation
Typical grant size
$500 – $1K – $2K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
22
Repeat grantees
8
funded 2+ years
Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF
Leadership · from 2024 990-PF
Jay Sorkin
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Anthony Danielak III
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Larry Dorf
OFFICER/DIRECTOR
Paul Rt Johnson Jr
OFFICER/DIRECTOR
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.
Payout rate · TY 2024
10.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
111
Total grants awarded
$189K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$9K
Largest grant
Giving by year
2024
$47K
31 grants
2023
$33K
25 grants
2022
$39K
18 grants
2021
$40K
21 grants
2020
$30K
16 grants
Top recipients
Temple Beth Shalom
5 grants · IL
$35K
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
5 grants · IL
$27K
5 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$13K
The Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Foundation
3 grants · NY
$8K
Over the Rainbow Housing
5 grants · IL
$7K
Bowmanville Baptist Church
3 grants · IL
$7K
Volunteer Eye Resources International
3 grants · CA
$7K
1 grant · AL · ✓ Exact match
$7K
Pcd Foundation
1 grant · MN
$7K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$6K
Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.
Recent grants · most recent filings first
Pcd Foundation
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR STARTING THE PCDF WAS TO ADDRESS SEVERE UNMET NEEDS IN THE PCD PATIENT COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: DIA…
MN · TY 2024
$7K
Ver International
VER INTERNATIONALS MISSION IS TO HELP BREAK CYCLES OF POVERTY AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE OF HONDURAS THROUGH PROGRAMS INE…
AL · TY 2024
$7K
Temple Beth Shalom
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM, THE SPIRITUAL HOME TO MORE THAN 1150 MEMBER FAMILIES, IS THE LARGEST CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE ON…
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
THE MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF THE HOLOCAUST BY HONORING THE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO WERE LOST AND BY…
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Chicago Jewish Day School
AN AUTHENTIC JEWISH EDUCATION THAT INTEGRATES INDEPENDENT LEARNING WITH JEWISH VALUES.
IL · TY 2024
$3K
Madonna Mission
MADONNA MISSION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING EDUCATION AND RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEE INDIV…
IL · TY 2024
$3K
The Lisa Project
THE LISA PROJECT IS A UNIQUE MULTI-SENSORY EXHIBIT EXPERIENCE ALLOWING THE VISITOR TO HEAR, SEE AND EXPERIENCE THE REALI…
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Johnny's Ambassadors
JOHNNYS AMBASSADORSIS ON A MISSION TO EDUCATE TEENS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TODAYS HIGH-THC MARIJ…
CO · TY 2024
$2K
Kleo Cummunity Family Life Center
TO ERADICATE VIOLENCE BY BREINGING OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGHT ARTS, CULTURE, WORKFORCE
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Over the Rainbow Housing
OTR IS AN ILLINOIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INDEPENDENT LIVING SOLUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYS…
IL · TY 2024
$2K
St Francis of Assisi Church
THE ECCLESIAL DESIGNATION OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH STANDS AS A MINOR BASILICA OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC IN THE ARCHDI…
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Cancer Wellness Center
THROUGH SUPPORTIVE CARE AND EDUCATION, THE CANCER WELLNESS CENTER SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING…
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
HELPING AMERICAS HEROES BY PROVIDING MORTGAGE-FREE HOMES TO GOLD STAR AND FALLEN FIRST RESPONDER FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHI…
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Youth Build of Lake County
TO PROVIDE UNDERSERVED YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIFE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME GAINFULLY EMPLOYED…
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Shalva
SHALVA IS THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT, JEWISH DOMESTIC ABUSE AGENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Soul City Church
LEADING PEOPLE INTO A TRANSFORMING RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
IL · TY 2024
$650
Magen David Adom
ISRAELIS DEPEND ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM TO SAVE LIVES EVERY DAY
NY · TY 2024
$500
Ark Valley Preschool
AT ARK VALLEY PRESCHOOL, WE ARE COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE WHOLE CHILD THROUGH PLAY-BASED, NATURE-CONNECTED, AND INCLUSI…
CO · TY 2024
$500
Ort America
ORT AMERICA TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION, FOSTERING AN INNOVATIVE GLOBAL NETWORK GROUNDED IN JEWISH VALUES.
NY · TY 2024
$500
St Sabina Academy
AT ST. SABINA ACADEMY, WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD HAS A PURPOSE, A GIFT, AND A DESTINY TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT IN OUR SOCIE…
IL · TY 2024
$500
Every Brain Matters
EVERY BRAIN MATTERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED BY FAMILIES NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA.
TX · TY 2024
$500
Jewish United Fund
ROOTED IN THE BELIEF IN COLLECTIVE ACTION AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY, JUF PROVIDES LIFE-SAVING SERVICES AND LIFE-ENRI…
IL · TY 2024
$500
John W O'brien Family Foundation
MEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF PROLOTHERAPY
IL · TY 2024
$500
Loyola Academy
FOUNDED IN 1909, LOYOLA ACADEMY IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL ROOTED IN THE JESUIT, CATHOLIC TRADITION …
IL · TY 2024
$250
The Patrick Stein Fund
THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY GENERATING BROAD-BASED SUPPORT FOR CANCER RESEARCH BY CREATING AN URGENT AW…
IL · TY 2024
$250
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
MERCY HOME GIVES ITS YOUNG PEOPLE THE SAFETY THEY NEED RIGHT NOW, THE THERAPY THEY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THE TOOLS T…
IL · TY 2024
$200
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center
SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1959, SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN A BEACON OF WORLD-CLASS CARE FOR OVER 1 MILLION RESIDENTS OF …
NY · TY 2024
$175
Norwood Park Pto
NORWOOD PARK SCHOOL PTO, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN MAY 2019 TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC AND FINE ARTS PROGRAMS AT NORW…
IL · TY 2024
$150
Chicago Botanic Garden
THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN HAS 385 ACRES OF NATURE, BEAUTY, AND RESPITE TO DISCOVER.
IL · TY 2024
$125
Make-a-wish Foundation
IT IS OUR VISION AT MAKE-A-WISH TO DEVELOP THE RESOURCES TO GRANT THE WISH OF EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD.
IL · TY 2024
$100
Center for Enriched Living
ENRICHING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BY MAXIMIZING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL SUCCES…
IL · TY 2024
$100
Temple Beth Shalom
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM, THE SPIRITUAL HOME TO MORE THAN 1150 MEMBER FAMILIES, IS THE LARGEST CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE ON…
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
THE MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF THE HOLOCAUST BY HONORING THE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO WERE LOST AND BY…
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Madonna Mission
MADONNA MISSION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING EDUCATION AND RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEE INDIV…
IL · TY 2023
$3K
The Lisa Project
THE LISA PROJECT IS A UNIQUE MULTI-SENSORY EXHIBIT EXPERIENCE ALLOWING THE VISITOR TO HEAR, SEE AND EXPERIENCE THE REALI…
CA · TY 2023
$3K
Over the Rainbow Housing
OTR IS AN ILLINOIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INDEPENDENT LIVING SOLUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYS…
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Kleo Cummunity Family Life Center
TO ERADICATE VIOLENCE BY BREINGING OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGHT ARTS, CULTURE, WORKFORCE
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Chicago Jewish Day School
AN AUTHENTIC JEWISH EDUCATION THAT INTEGRATES INDEPENDENT LEARNING WITH JEWISH VALUES.
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Bowmanville Baptist Church
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Misericordia
MISERICORDIA OFFERS A COMMUNITY OF CARE THAT MAXIMIZES POTENTIAL FOR PERSONS WITH MILD TO PROFOUND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIL…
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Shalva
SHALVA IS THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT, JEWISH DOMESTIC ABUSE AGENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Cancer Wellness Center
THROUGH SUPPORTIVE CARE AND EDUCATION, THE CANCER WELLNESS CENTER SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING…
IL · TY 2023
$1K
St Ignatius College Prep
FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY AND ONE HALF, SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP HAS STRENGTHENED FATHER DAMEN'S MISSION FOR OUR SCHOOL…
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Frances Xavier Warde Catholic School
PROVIDES AN ACADEMICALLY EXCELLENT, VALUES-ORIENTED EDUCATION TO STUDENTS OF ALL ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND SOCIO-E…
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Johnny's Ambassadors
JOHNNYS AMBASSADORSIS ON A MISSION TO EDUCATE TEENS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TODAYS HIGH-THC MARIJ…
CO · TY 2023
$1K
Youth Build of Lake Country
AT YBLC WE PROVIDE AT-RISK YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO BECOME GAINFULLY EMPLOYED AND BUILD…
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Magen David Adom
ISRAELIS DEPEND ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM TO SAVE LIVES EVERY DAY
NY · TY 2023
$500
St Paulanne's Needy Family Fund
THE GOAL OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE HOPE, ASSISTANCE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO CLIENTS, SO THAY MAY MOVE TO A SELF-SUSTAINING…
IL · TY 2023
$500
Regenerative Medicine Foundation
FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF PROLOTHERAPY. ITS INTEREST INCOME IS GENERATED FROM INVESTMENT OF IDLE CASH BAL…
FL · TY 2023
$500
Nevada Veterans Assistance League Inc
EACH ASSISTANCE LEAGUE CHAPTER EXISTS TO SERVE THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
NV · TY 2023
$500
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.