Koenig Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 81-4498110 · reported 2023–2025
42grants reported
$2,500median award
$500lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$123Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 42 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $11K 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
155 North Wacker Drive 35TH Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-1787
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Centre, NY | $10,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | $7,500 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Chicago, IL | $5,800 |
| City Year Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Festival of Children Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $5,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | $5,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Teaching Tolerance | Skokie, IL | $3,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Carol Stream, IL | $2,500 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Apraxia Voice | Scottsdale, AZ | $2,500 |
| Chicago Kent College of Law | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | $2,500 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Carol Stream, IL | $2,500 |
| The Jesse White Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $2,500 |
| Answer the Call - NY Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefi | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Highland Park Community | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Good Sports Inc | Braintree, MA | $1,000 |
| Highland Park Community | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Jewish Community Centers of Chicago | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| Good Sports Inc | Braintree, MA | $1,000 |
| Highland Park Community | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Cara | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Jcfs Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Gpf Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | $500 |
| Host Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $500 |
| Gpf Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | $500 |
| Host Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $500 |
| Keshet | Northbrook, IL | $500 |
| Cdga Foundation | Lemont, IL | $500 |
| Jcfs Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Hillel Foundation at Indiana University Inc | Bloomington, IN | $250 |
| Hillel Foundation at Indiana University Inc | Bloomington, IN | $250 |
| Hfs Chicago Scholars | Chicago, IL | $200 |
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