Meyer and Raena Hammerman Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6085373 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Meyer and Raena Hammerman
347grants reported
$270median award
$120lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$156Ktotal paid
22states reached
3years giving
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
5431 N Glenwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60640-1226
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Fighting Blindness OPERATING PROGRAMS | Columbia, MD | $3,834 |
| Art Institute of Chicago OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $3,220 |
| Art Institute of Chicago OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Penny Possible Foundation OPERATING PROGRAMS | Northbrook, IL | $2,833 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness OPERATING PROGRAMS | Columbia, MD | $2,813 |
| Penny Possible Foundation OPERATING PROGRAMS | Northbrook, IL | $2,812 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank OPERATING PROGRAMS | Geneva, IL | $2,166 |
| Harvard Club of Chicago OPERATING PROGRAMS | Dallas, TX | $2,001 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $1,689 |
| Americares OPERATING PROGRAMS | Stamford, CT | $1,667 |
| Harvard Club of Chicago OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Wetlands Initiative OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $1,150 |
| Cancer Research Foundation OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Conservation Fund OPERATING PROGRAMS | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Death With Dignity National Center OPERATING PROGRAMS | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Hearing Health Foundation OPERATING PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Hias OPERATING PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Just Detention International OPERATING PROGRAMS | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight OPERATING PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| World Central Kitchen OPERATING PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Americares OPERATING PROGRAMS | Stamford, CT | $1,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Conservation Fund OPERATING PROGRAMS | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Hearing Health Foundation OPERATING PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Hias OPERATING PROGRAMS | Silver Spring, MD | $1,000 |
| Just Detention International OPERATING PROGRAMS | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight OPERATING PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| World Central Kitchen OPERATING PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Wetlands Initiative OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $950 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $925 |
| Advance Illinois OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $900 |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $900 |
| Khan Academy OPERATING PROGRAMS | Mountain View, CA | $900 |
| Mentor OPERATING PROGRAMS | Boston, MA | $900 |
| Advance Illinois OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $900 |
| Charity Water OPERATING PROGRAMS | Franklin, TN | $900 |
| Khan Academy OPERATING PROGRAMS | Mountain View, CA | $900 |
| Mentor OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $900 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank OPERATING PROGRAMS | Geneva, IL | $900 |
| Build Inc OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $850 |
| Doctor's Without Borders OPERATING PROGRAMS | Hagerstown, MD | $850 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence OPERATING PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $850 |
| Niu Foundation OPERATING PROGRAMS | Dekalb, IL | $850 |
| Northwestern University OPERATING PROGRAMS | Evanston, IL | $850 |
| Trust for Public Land OPERATING PROGRAMS | Los Angeles, CA | $850 |
| Build Inc OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $850 |
| Doctors Without Borders OPERATING PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $850 |
| Feeding America OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $850 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence OPERATING PROGRAMS | San Francisco, CA | $850 |
| Niu Foundation OPERATING PROGRAMS | Dekalb, IL | $850 |
| Northwestern University OPERATING PROGRAMS | Evanston, IL | $850 |
| Trust for Public Land OPERATING PROGRAMS | San Francisco, CA | $850 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness OPERATING PROGRAMS | Columbia, MD | $833 |
| Penny Possible Foundation OPERATING PROGRAMS | Northbrook, IL | $833 |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes OPERATING PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $800 |
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