Jessica Fund
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6850332 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Jessica Fund
86grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$300smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 86 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K 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
1500 N Lake Shore Dr 13a
Chicago, IL 60610-6686
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Chicago, IL | $350,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | $90,000 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | $80,000 |
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | $27,500 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | $26,000 |
| Goodman Theatre Group | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $25,000 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | New York, NY | $24,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| The Brearley School | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Illinois | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Maman Nonprofit | Encino, CA | $12,500 |
| The Neighborhood Playhouse | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| Erickson Institute | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| Standwithus | Los Angeles, CA | $11,120 |
| Francis W Parker School | Chicago, IL | $11,000 |
| Chicago Sinai Temple | Chicago, IL | $10,675 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Maman Nonprofit | Encino, CA | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Children - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Institute for Music and Nerologic Function | Mount Vernon, NY | $10,000 |
| Georgia O'Keefe Museum | Santa FE, NM | $10,000 |
| The Brearley School | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Georgia O'Keefe Museum | Santa FE, NM | $10,000 |
| Lets DO Something | Starkville, MS | $10,000 |
| Standwithus | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Chicago Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Temple Shalom | Chicago, IL | $8,990 |
| Justice for Children Foundation Inc | Savannah, GA | $8,000 |
| Impact Forum Foundation | Encino, CA | $7,000 |
| Chicago Sinai Temple | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| Chicago Sinai Temple | Chicago, IL | $6,225 |
| Mitzvah Matters | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 |
| Georgia O'Keefe Museum | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Girlforward | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Mitzvah Matters | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Ready for Succeed | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| The Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| ACLU | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Illinois | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| American Jewish World Services | New York, IL | $5,000 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Leaque of Chicago Theatres | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| The Parker Fund | Attleboro, MA | $5,000 |
| Center on Halsted | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Mitzvah Matters | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Tamid | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Zioness | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Chabad at Ucla | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Temple Shalom | Chicago, IL | $3,905 |
| Vocel | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| American Friends of Unit 669 Inc | Livingston, NJ | $3,000 |
| Vocel | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
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