Baskin Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6118260 · reported 2023–2025
236grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,100lower quartile
$230smallest grant
$7.4Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 236 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $17K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
200 E Randolph St Ste 5100
Chicago, IL 60601-6528
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mother Jones PRODUCE REVELATORY JOURNALISM | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Foundation for National Progress PRODUCE REVELATORY JOURNALISM | San Francisco, CA | $700,000 |
| Foundation for National Progress PRODUCE REVELATORY JOURNALISM | San Francisco, CA | $600,000 |
| Foundation for National Progress PRODUCE REVELATORY JOURNALISM | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 |
| Foundation for National Progress PRODUCE REVELATORY JOURNALISM | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Facing History & Ourselves HISTORY & EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $210,000 |
| Foundation for National Progress PRODUCE REVELATORY JOURNALISM | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Foundation for National Progress PRODUCE REVELATORY JOURNALISM | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 |
| Mother Jones PRODUCE REVELATORY JOURNALISM | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 |
| Facing History & Ourselves HISTORY & EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $100,000 |
| Facing History & Ourselves HISTORY & EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $100,000 |
| Facing History & Ourselves HISTORY & EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $100,000 |
| Facing History & Ourselves - UK HISTORY & EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $100,000 |
| Facing History & Ourselves HISTORY & EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $75,000 |
| Facing History & Ourselves HISTORY & EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $75,000 |
| Restore Justice Foundation CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Restore Justice Foundation CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| The Point Magazine ARTS | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Roundhouse Trust SUPPORTING YOUNG ARTISTS | London | $60,000 |
| The Point Magazine ARTS | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Working Credit Nfp CREDIT COUNSELING FOR UNDERPRIVILEDGED | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Hubbard Street Dance ARTS | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Academy for Global Citizenship EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Restore Justice Foundation CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| International Rescue Committee RESCUING LIVES | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Roundhouse Trust SUPPORTS YOUNG ARTISTS | London | $47,222 |
| Refugee One WORLDWIDE REFUGEE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| National Foundation for Youth Music ARTS | London | $42,650 |
| Refugee Education UK LEGAL AID TO REFUGEES | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 |
| Urban Initiatives Inc EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Urban Initiatives Inc EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Refugee Education UK (formerly Refugee Support Network) LEGAL AID TO REFUGEES | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 |
| Urban Initiatives Inc EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Roundhouse Trust SUPPORTING YOUNG ARTISTS | London | $40,000 |
| Refugee Education UK LEGAL AID TO REFUGEES | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 |
| Refugeeone WORLDWIDE REFUGEE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| The College and Community ASSIST RELEASED CRIMINALS | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Chicago Media Project FILM AND MEDIA PROJECTS | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Refugeeone WORLDWIDE REFUGEE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Chicago Children's Museum EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Ucsf Foundation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $32,400 |
| Ucsf Foundation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $32,400 |
| Ucsf Foundation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $32,400 |
| Marshall Project PROMOTE CRIMINAL JUSTICE | New York, NY | $31,000 |
| The Point Magazine ARTS | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Storycorps PRESERVING PERSONAL HISTORIES | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 |
| 826LA EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Facing History & Ourselves HISTORY & EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $30,000 |
| Leket Yoni JEWISH CAUSES | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Storycorps EDUCATION | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 |
| Storycorps EDUCATION | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 |
| International Rescue Committee RESCUING LIVES | New York, NY | $26,338 |
| Nourishing Hope FOOD PANTRY | Chicago, IL | $26,250 |
| Community Security Trust PROTECTING JEW FROM TERRORISM | London | $25,950 |
| Perspectives Charter Schools EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $25,750 |
| Chicago Media Project FILM AND MEDIA PROJECTS | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Chicago Media Project FILM AND MEDIA PROJECTS | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Academy for Global Citizenship EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| National Public Housing Museum MUSEUM DEDICATED TO PUBLIC HOUSING | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| John Howard Association CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
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