Gendell Family Foundation
Private foundation · Wilmette, IL · EIN 36-4261606 · reported 2023–2025
77grants reported
$1,000median award
$360lower quartile
$18smallest grant
$167Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 18 of its 77 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $74K 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
3201 Old Glenview RD Ste 300
Wilmette, IL 60091-2966
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 National Fund GENERAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $22,105 |
| Jewish United Fund GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $12,120 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Ctr GENEREAL FUNDING | Skokie, IL | $12,000 |
| Jewish National Fund GENERAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $10,550 |
| Friends of the Idf GENEREAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| University of Illinois GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Jewish United Fund GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $8,378 |
| Iit Chicago-Kent College of Law GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| American Jewish Committee GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $4,400 |
| North Shore Congregation Israel GENEREAL FUNDING | Glencoe, IL | $4,264 |
| North Shore Congregation Israel GENERAL FUNDING | Glencoe, IL | $4,225 |
| North Shore Congregation Israel GENERAL FUNDING | Glencoe, IL | $3,782 |
| National MS Society GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $3,780 |
| National MS Society GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $3,680 |
| Northshore Center for the Performing Arts GENERAL FUNDING | Skokie, IL | $3,600 |
| Elyssa's Mission GENERAL FUNDING | Northbrook, IL | $3,500 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund GENERAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Israel Parasport Center GENERAL FUNDING | Northfield, IL | $2,000 |
| Lincoln Academy GENEREAL FUNDING | Springfield, IL | $2,000 |
| Standwithus GENERAL FUNDING | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University GENEREAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $1,800 |
| Friends of Elnet GENERAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Northshore Center for the Performing Arts GENERAL FUNDING | Skokie, IL | $1,800 |
| Tikvah GENEREAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah GENEREAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $1,800 |
| Refugeeone GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Shalva GENERAL FUNDING | Skokie, IL | $1,360 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund GENEREAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $1,294 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund GENERAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $1,294 |
| Shomrim Society of IL Endowment Fund GENEREAL FUNDING | Harlan, IA | $1,050 |
| Hillelorg GENERAL FUNDING | Washington, DC | $1,039 |
| Magan David Adom GENEREAL FUNDING | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah GENEREAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| The 100 Thousand Foundation GENEREAL FUNDING | Deerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Ctr GENERAL FUNDING | Skokie, IL | $1,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Ctr GENERAL FUNDING | Skokie, IL | $1,000 |
| Chabad of Champaign Urbana GENEREAL FUNDING | Champaign, IL | $1,000 |
| The 100 Thousand Foundation GENEREAL FUNDING | Deerfield, IL | $1,000 |
| Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation GENEREAL FUNDING | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Shomrim Society of IL Endowment Fund GENEREAL FUNDING | Skokie, IL | $560 |
| Niles Township Jewish Congr GENEREAL FUNDING | Skokie, IL | $540 |
| Israel Parasport Center GENERAL FUNDING | Northfield, IL | $536 |
| The Ark GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Jcfs Chicago GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Uiuc Hillel GENEREAL FUNDING | Champaign, IL | $500 |
| The Giviing Back Fund GENERAL FUNDING | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust GENERAL FUNDING | Trumbull, CT | $500 |
| Tapcancerout GENERAL FUNDING | Fort Mill, SC | $500 |
| Jcfs Chicago GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation GENERAL FUNDING | Cambridge, MA | $500 |
| Greater Chicago Jewish Festival GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Israel Parasport Center GENERAL FUNDING | Northfield, IL | $500 |
| Jcfs Chicago GENERAL FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust GENEREAL FUNDING | Trumbull, CT | $500 |
| Chabad of Wilmette GENERAL FUNDING | Wilmette, IL | $360 |
| Fraida-Cameron Chabad Center of Wilmette GENERAL FUNDING | Wilmette, IL | $360 |
| Fraida-Cameron Chabad Center of Wilmette GENERAL FUNDING | Wilmette, IL | $360 |
| Illini Chabad of Champaign Urbana GENEREAL FUNDING | Champaign, IL | $360 |
| Inspired BY Giving GENEREAL FUNDING | Fort Worth, TX | $250 |
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