Ernsteen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Buffalo Grove, IL · EIN 36-4202123 · reported 2025
71grants reported
$500median award
$250lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$44Ktotal paid
21states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 71 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,992 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $2,200 |
| Congregation Beth Judea | Long Grove, IL | $1,942 |
| Camp Ramah | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Mds (myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation INC) | Yardville, NJ | $1,250 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $1,250 |
| Planned Parenthood OF Illinois | Chicago, IL | $1,075 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $1,050 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County IL | Waukegan, IL | $1,050 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| American Heart Association INC | Dallas, TX | $1,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | Deerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Curry College | Milton, MA | $1,000 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute OF Religion | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| ST Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Total Link 2 Community | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Research (brightfocus Foundation) | Clarksburg, MD | $900 |
| American Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Animals (ASPCA) | New York, NY | $825 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $750 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | $750 |
| Les Turner ALS Foundation | Skokie, IL | $750 |
| North Lawndale College Prep | Chicago, IL | $750 |
| Pathways for Achievement UNRESTRCITED | Wheaton, IL | $750 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network INC - Save Elephants | San Francisco, CA | $575 |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | $500 |
| Feed the Children | Oklahoma City, OK | $500 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $500 |
| Midwest Austrailian Sheperd Rescue | Ringwood, IL | $500 |
| National Kidney Foundation | New York, NY | $500 |
| Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute | Oconomowoc, WI | $500 |
| Smile Train INC | New York, NY | $500 |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| The Mast Cell Disease Society INC (the Mastocytosis Society) | Sterling, MA | $500 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $500 |
| Wayforward Resources | Middleton, WI | $500 |
| World Food Program USA | Washington, DC | $500 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $500 |
| Wounded Warrior Project INC | Jacksonville, FL | $500 |
| Autism Speaks | Princeton, NJ | $450 |
| Shalva INC | Chicago, IL | $450 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $400 |
| Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | $350 |
| Mazon a Jewish Response TO Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $350 |
| Orphans OF the Storm | Riverwoods, IL | $325 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $250 |
| American Friends OF Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $250 |
| Cancer Wellness Center | Northbrook, IL | $250 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | $250 |
| Center for Enriched Living | Riverwoods, IL | $250 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation INC | New York, NY | $250 |
| Deaflead | Columbia, MO | $250 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $250 |
| Elevated Access | Champaign, IL | $250 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $250 |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund | New York, NY | $250 |
| Leukemia Research Foundation | Northfield, IL | $250 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| National Network OF Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $250 |
| Ncadv - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Denver, CO | $250 |
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