Private foundation · Winnetka, IL

Howard and Sheila Pizer Charitable Found

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Typical grant size
$100 $250 $500
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
81
Repeat grantees
39
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Rachel Pizer Tzinberg
DIRECTOR
Sheila Pizer
DIRECTOR
Howard Pizer
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
6.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'13
'14
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
340
Total grants awarded
$173K
Total amount
$508
Average grant
$11K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$11K
26 grants
2022
$25K
51 grants
2021
$45K
63 grants
2020
$16K
44 grants
2019
$33K
63 grants
2014
$19K
52 grants
2013
$23K
41 grants

Top recipients

4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$17K
Am Yisrael Congregation
2 grants · IL
$9K
7 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$7K
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum
5 grants · DC
$6K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$6K
2 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$5K
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
2 grants · IL
$5K
Hasbara Foundation
1 grant · NY
$4K
2 grants · WI · ≈ likely match
$3K
3 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$3K

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

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$3K
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Sarasota Art Museum
ARTS - GENERAL FUND
FL · TY 2023
$1K
The Chicago Lighthouse
MEDICAL - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$500
Neiu Foundation
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$500
Wttw
COMMUNICATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$500
American Jewish World Services
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
NY · TY 2023
$500
Feeding America
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$500
Finca International
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
DC · TY 2023
$500
The Ark Chicago
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$500
Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Chicago
MEDICAL - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$360
Jewish National Fund
RELIGIOUS - GENERAL FUND
NY · TY 2023
$360
National Council of Jewish Women
HUMAN RIGHTS - GENERAL FUND
NJ · TY 2023
$337
North Shore Foundation
ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURE CONSERVATION - GENERAL FUND
HI · TY 2023
$315
American Lung Association
MEDICAL - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$300
The Friendship Circle
MEDICAL - GENERAL FUND
WI · TY 2023
$300
Roosevelt University
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$300
Words Without Borders
COMMUNICATION - GENERAL FUND
NY · TY 2023
$256
Sixteen Hands Horse Sanctuary Inc
ANIMAL WELFARE - GENERAL FUND
FL · TY 2023
$150
Jewish Center for Justice
RELIGIOUS - GENERAL FUNDRELIGIOUS - GENERAL FUND
CA · TY 2023
$118
Maot Chitim
RELIGIOUS - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$103
United Negro College Fund
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
DC · TY 2023
$100
Jewish Sacred Society
RELIGIOUS - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2023
$100
American Jewish University
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
CA · TY 2023
$50
Breast Health Sarasota Medical
MEDICAL - GENERAL FUND
FL · TY 2023
$50
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURE CONSERVATION - GENERAL FUND
FL · TY 2023
$25
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
CHILD WELFARE - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2022
$2K
Hias
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
MD · TY 2022
$1K
Anti-defamation League
HUMAN RIGHTS - GENERAL FUND
NY · TY 2022
$1K
University of Wisconsin Hillel
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
WI · TY 2022
$1K
Feed the Children
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
OK · TY 2022
$1K
Zeta Beta Tau Foundation
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
DE · TY 2022
$1K
Curts Cafe
HUMANITARIAN - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2022
$1K
American Jewish World Services
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
NY · TY 2022
$1K
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
DC · TY 2022
$1K
The Friendship Circle
MEDICAL - GENERAL FUND
WI · TY 2022
$1K
Union of Concerned Scientists
ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURE CONSERVATION - GENERAL FUND
MA · TY 2022
$900
The Ark Chicago
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2022
$800
Words Without Borders
COMMUNICATION - GENERAL FUND
NY · TY 2022
$511
Catch Global Foundation
CHILD WELFARE - GENERAL FUND
TX · TY 2022
$500
World Central Kitchen
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
DC · TY 2022
$500
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2022
$500
Birthright Israel Foundation
RELIGIOUS - GENERAL FUND
NY · TY 2022
$500
Americares
HUMANITARIAN - GENERAL FUND
CT · TY 2022
$500
Chicago Public Media (wbez)
COMMUNICATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2022
$500
Nature Conservancy
ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURE CONSERVATION - GENERAL FUND
VA · TY 2022
$450
Jewish National Fund
RELIGIOUS - GENERAL FUND
NY · TY 2022
$400
Hebrew Theological College
EDUCATION - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2022
$400
Feeding America
HUMANITARIAN AID - GENERAL FUND
IL · TY 2022
$350

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.