Kaufman Family Foundation
Private foundation · Kenilworth, IL · EIN 82-4077901 · reported 2023–2025
93grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 93 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $95K 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
PO Box 211
Kenilworth, IL 60043-0211
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $160,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $124,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $120,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $104,000 |
| Temple Jeremiah | Northfield, IL | $100,000 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $100,000 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $87,500 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $87,500 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| New Trier Educational Foundation | Northfield, IL | $50,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Yellowstoen Forever | Yellowstone National P, WY | $37,500 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $37,500 |
| Jewish United Fund (juf) | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Chicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Gvlt | Bozeman, MT | $25,000 |
| Jewish United Fund (juf) | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Wild Montana | Helena, MT | $25,000 |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Northfield Mount Hermon | Gill, MA | $25,000 |
| Jewish United Fund (juf) | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Gvlt | Bozeman, MT | $25,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Equal Hope | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Lowell Elementary School | Santa Ana, CA | $20,000 |
| Glencoe Public Library Foundation | Glencoe, IL | $20,000 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Temple Jeremiah | Northfield, IL | $20,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Erie Family Health Centers | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Open Space Institute | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Ntef | Lacey, WA | $15,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $12,000 |
| Equal Hope | Chicago, IL | $11,000 |
| Anti Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 |
| Montana Land Reliace | Helena, MT | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Wfmt Radio Network | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Howard Area and Evanston Community Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lowell Elementary School | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 |
| Anti Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Lowell School | Whitestone, NY | $10,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Congregation Rodfei Zedek | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The American Independent | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Wild Montana | Helena, MT | $10,000 |
| Rosenwald Park Campaign | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| National Public Housing Museum | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Les Turner ALS Foundation | Skokie, IL | $5,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $5,000 |
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