Berkman Family Foundation
Private foundation · Highland Park, IL · EIN 86-3178353 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Berkman Family Foundation
70grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$18smallest grant
$254Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 70 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $106K 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
275 N Deere Park Dr E
Highland Park, IL 60035-5343
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund Metro Chicago Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $38,000 |
| Jewish United Fund Metro Chicago Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $34,018 |
| Jewish United Fund Metro Chicago Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $32,110 |
| Univ of Pennsylvania - Wharton Scho Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Philadelpia, PA | $25,000 |
| Am Shalom Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Glencoe, IL | $19,108 |
| Univ of Pennsylvania - Wharton Scho Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Philadelpia, PA | $15,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation Futherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Boston University Hillel Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Univ of Penn Hillel Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation Futherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Am Shalom Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Glencoe, IL | $4,650 |
| Chicago Dancers United Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $2,680 |
| Charcot-Marie -Tooth Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Glenolden, PA | $2,500 |
| Charcot-Marie -Tooth Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Glenolden, PA | $2,500 |
| First Tee Chicago Furtheance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| A Better Chicago Futherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Skokie, IL | $1,600 |
| Conway Farms Golf Foundation Furtherance of tax exempt purposes | Lake Forest, IL | $1,600 |
| Lscc Educational Fund Furtherance of tax exempt purposes | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Jewish Federation North America Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purposes | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Chicago Dancers United Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Lscc Educational Fund Furtherance of tax exempt purposes | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Conway Farms Golf Foundation Furtherance of tax exempt purposes | Lake Forest, IL | $1,200 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Skokie, IL | $1,000 |
| Evans Scholarship Foundation Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Glenview, IL | $1,000 |
| Owls Lacrosse Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| US Holocaust Museum Futherance of tax exempt purpose | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| American Friend of Magen David Adom Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Brain Trauma Foundation Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | Menlo Park, CA | $1,000 |
| Owls Lacrosse Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Jcfs Furtherance of tax exepmt purpose | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Conway Farms Golf Foundation Furtherance of tax exempt purposes | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 |
| Lscc Educational Fund Furtherance of tax exempt purposes | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| US Holocaust Museum Futherance of tax exempt purpose | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Glenview, IL | $1,000 |
| Evans Scholarship Foundation Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Glenview, IL | $1,000 |
| Owls Lacrosse Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| US Holocaust Museum Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| American Friend of Magen David Adom Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Lambs Farm Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Libertyville, IL | $960 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Skokie, IL | $800 |
| David Horodoker Org Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purposes | West Bloomfield, MI | $680 |
| Uja Federation New York Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | New York, NY | $500 |
| Jcfs Furtherance of tax exepmt purpose | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Cje Senior Life Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Helping Hands Network Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | Northbrook, IL | $500 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | Highland Park, IL | $500 |
| Pkd Foundation Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Kansas City, MO | $500 |
| Sharsharet Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Teaneck, NJ | $500 |
| Cje Senior Life Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Helping Hands Network Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | Northbrook, IL | $500 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation Furtherance of Tax Exempt Purpose | Miami, FL | $500 |
| Jdrf Illinoisinternational Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $360 |
| Northwestern University Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Evanston, IL | $300 |
| Susan G Komen Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Dallas, TX | $300 |
| Susan G Komen Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Dallas, TX | $250 |
| Susan G Komen Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Dallas, TX | $250 |
| David Hodoker Furtherance of tax exempt purpose | Chicago, IL | $136 |
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