Dr Petra and Owen Rissman Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4266297 · reported 2023–2025
43grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,100smallest grant
$706Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 43 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $59K 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
225 W Randolph St Ste 2425
Chicago, IL 60606-1973
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $75,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Fund | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $30,000 |
| UNICEF | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $30,000 |
| UNICEF | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $25,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| UNICEF | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| CS Mott Children's Hospital | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | Northbrook, IL | $15,000 |
| Chicago Public Library | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Foundation | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Breast Cancer Prevention Partners | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Divine Mercy Parish | Lombard, IL | $5,000 |
| Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters | Northfield, IL | $2,500 |
| Sweetwater Spectrum | Sonoma, CA | $2,500 |
| Music of the Baroque | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Historic Preservation Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Music of the Baroque | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Sacred Heart | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| 826 Valencia | SA Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| City Arts & Lectures | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Sweetwater Spectrum | Sonoma, CA | $2,000 |
| Northbrook Community Synagogue | Northbrook, IL | $1,800 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $1,500 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,100 |
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