Joseph Perlman Family Foundation
Private foundation · Glencoe, IL · EIN 23-7042532 · reported 2023–2025
90grants reported
$450median award
$250lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$191Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 90 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $107K 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
1032 Oak Ridge Dr
Glencoe, IL 60022-1133
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 United Fund | Chicago, IL | $31,500 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $27,500 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $27,150 |
| AM Shalom | Glencoe, IL | $16,620 |
| AM Shalom | Glencoe, IL | $15,600 |
| AM Shalom | Glencoe, IL | $14,200 |
| North Suburban Synagogue Beth EL | Highland Park, IL | $6,810 |
| North Suburban Synagogue Beth EL | Highland Park, IL | $6,190 |
| North Suburban Synagogue Beth EL | Highland Park, IL | $5,220 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $2,000 |
| Highland Park Strings | Highland Park, IL | $2,000 |
| Highland Park Strings | Highland Park, IL | $2,000 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $1,250 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $1,050 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $1,000 |
| Lurie Children Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $1,000 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $1,000 |
| The Ark | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $1,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | $1,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $950 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $800 |
| Camp Ramah | Chicago, IL | $750 |
| Wttw | Chicago, IL | $750 |
| Worldwide Fund for Nature | Washington, DC | $700 |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | $700 |
| Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $650 |
| Worldwide Fund for Nature | Washington, DC | $650 |
| The Ark | Northbrook, IL | $600 |
| Wttw | Chicago, IL | $600 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Winnetka, IL | $600 |
| Cje Senior Life | Chicago, IL | $550 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | $550 |
| Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $550 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $550 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | $500 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Arlington Heights, IL | $500 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| The Ark | Northbrook, IL | $500 |
| Ramah | New York, NY | $500 |
| Sierra Club | Palo Alto, CA | $450 |
| Conservation Colorado | Denver, CO | $450 |
| American Israel Democracy | Bryn Mawr, PA | $450 |
| Cje Senior Life | Chicago, IL | $450 |
| Conservation Colorado | Denver, CO | $400 |
| Friends of Glencoe Golf Club | Glencoe, IL | $400 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $400 |
| L'chaim Center | Deerfield, IL | $360 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $350 |
| ACLU | Chicago, IL | $350 |
| Conservation Colorado | Denver, CO | $350 |
| Highland Park Strings | Highland Park, IL | $350 |
| Covenant House | Chicago, IL | $300 |
| Glencoe Public Library | Glencoe, IL | $300 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | $300 |
| Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $300 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $300 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $300 |
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