Jarvis Foundation
Private foundation · Northbrook, IL · EIN 81-4471023 · reported 2023–2025
371grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$13.4Mtotal paid
24states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 27 of its 371 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4.6M 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
5 Revere Dr Ste 510
Northbrook, IL 60062-8007
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 Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,900,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $1,000,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $751,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $545,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $518,000 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School | Chicago, IL | $445,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $350,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $329,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $310,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater LA | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $230,000 |
| Fdd - Foundation for Defense of Democracy | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Friends of the Idfisrael Defense Force | New York, NY | $193,000 |
| Friends of Elnet | Skokie, IL | $125,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the Desert | Rancho Mirage, CA | $111,500 |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Holocaust Museum LA | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| Pcd KS Foundation | Bloomington, MN | $100,000 |
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Teach for America | New York, NY | $73,000 |
| Teach for America | New York, NY | $71,000 |
| Jacaranda Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $70,000 |
| Chicago Cares | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Chicago Cares Inc | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Chicago Cares Inc | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Anshe Emet Synagogue | Chicago, IL | $55,000 |
| Jacaranda Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $55,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tuscon, AZ | $52,500 |
| After School Matters | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Jacaranda Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital NY | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $50,000 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tuscon, AZ | $50,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Friends of Elnet | Skokie, IL | $50,000 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tuscon, AZ | $50,000 |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $48,520 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | Chicago, IL | $48,380 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | Chicago, IL | $46,695 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $46,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $45,900 |
| Teach for America | New York, NY | $45,800 |
| Jewish Sunshine Circle | Palm Desert, CA | $40,000 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $39,500 |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | $38,680 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $36,250 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Sunshine Circle | Palm Desert, CA | $35,000 |
| Jewish Sunshine Circle | Palm Desert, CA | $35,000 |
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