Mary and Bruce Goodman Fund
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 36-4020126 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Goodman Family Fund
68grants reported
$250median award
$125lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$156Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 68 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $300 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
790 Oak Knoll Dr
Lake Forest, IL 60045-2632
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Evans Scholar Foundation | Glenview, IL | $25,200 |
| Evans Scholar Foundation | Glenview, IL | $12,500 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $12,500 |
| Evans Scholar Foundation | Glenview, IL | $12,500 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $12,500 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $10,500 |
| Aspen Academy | Greenwood Village, CO | $10,000 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $10,000 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $5,250 |
| Kiwanis Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 |
| Kiwanis Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 |
| Kiwanis Club of Evanston | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Family Focus Highland Park | Highland Park, IL | $3,000 |
| A Safe Place | Zion, IL | $1,150 |
| College Bound Opportunities | Highland Park, IL | $1,100 |
| Charlotte Jewsih Day School | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 |
| Mullen Baseball | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $1,000 |
| Highland Park Sister Cities Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| North Suburban Legal Aid | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| The Nora Project | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| College Bound Opportunities | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| North Suburban Legal Aid | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| The Art Center Highland Park | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| The Nora Project | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Helping Hands Network Inc | Northbrook, IL | $775 |
| The Art Center Highland Park | Highland Park, IL | $700 |
| College Bound Opportunities | Highland Park, IL | $500 |
| North Suburban Legal Aid | Highland Park, IL | $500 |
| The Nora Project | Highland Park, IL | $500 |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $500 |
| Tri-Con Child Care Center | Highland Park, IL | $500 |
| Francis W Parker School | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Gpf Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | $250 |
| Levy Senior Center Foundation | Evanston, IL | $250 |
| Tri-Con Child Care Center | Highland Park, IL | $250 |
| Community Partners for Affordable Housing (cpah) | Highland Park, IL | $250 |
| Tri-Con Child Care Center | Highland Park, IL | $250 |
| Wits Chicago | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Community Partners for Affordable Housing (cpah) | Highland Park, IL | $250 |
| Fidf | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Focus on the Arts 2025 | Highland Park, IL | $250 |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $250 |
| Gpf Foundation | Gross Pointe Farms, MI | $250 |
| Meals on Wheels Foundation | North Riverside, IL | $200 |
| Volunteer Pool of Highland Park | Highland Park, IL | $200 |
| Ann and Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital | Chicago, IL | $150 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $150 |
| Connections for the Homeless | Evanston, IL | $150 |
| Newport Beach Library Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $150 |
| Moraine Township | Highland Park, IL | $125 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $125 |
| NO Kid Hungry | Topeka, KS | $100 |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Reading Power Inc | Lake Bluff, IL | $100 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Cancer Wellness Center | Northbrook, IL | $100 |
| Gpf Foundation | Gross Pointe Farms, MI | $100 |
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