Rothman Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3553652 · reported 2023–2025
147grants reported
$200median award
$100lower quartile
$35smallest grant
$111Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 147 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $6,093 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
53 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60604-3606
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ort America EDUCATION | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Ort America EDUCATION | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Porchlight Music Theatre ARTS | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Porchlight Music Theatre ARTS | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| American Technion Society EDUCATION | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah RELIGIOUS | Wilmette, IL | $4,850 |
| Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah RELIGIOUS | Wilmette, IL | $4,200 |
| Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah RELIGIOUS | Wilmette, IL | $3,850 |
| York Theater ARTS | New York, NY | $2,650 |
| 54 Below Foundation SOCIAL SERVICE | Newyork, NY | $2,600 |
| American Technion Society EDUCATION | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| York Theatre ARTS | New York, NY | $2,450 |
| H Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | LA Grange, IL | $2,000 |
| Jewish United Fund SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| American Music Theatre Archives ARTS | New York, NY | $1,250 |
| Wbez LITERARY | Chicago, IL | $1,250 |
| Wbez LITERARY | Chicago, IL | $1,200 |
| Sarah Siddons Society LITERARY | Chicago, IL | $1,150 |
| ACLU Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Jewish Child & Family Services SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Ajc- American Jewish Comittee SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| ACLU Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Grin 2b Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | Niles, IL | $800 |
| Mabel Mercer Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $700 |
| Mabel Mercer Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $700 |
| Adl - Anti Defamation League SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Broadway Cares ARTS | New York, NY | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders MEDICAL AID | New York, NY | $500 |
| Fractured Atlas Voices Festival ARTS | Hartsdale, NY | $500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Grin 2b Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | Niles, IL | $500 |
| Refugee One SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Wttw LITERARY | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| ACLU Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Adl - Anti Defamation League SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders MEDICAL AID | New York, NY | $500 |
| Fractured Atlas Voices Festival ARTS | Hartsdale, NY | $500 |
| Grin 2b Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | Niles, IL | $500 |
| Hias SOCIAL SERVICES | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Jewish National Fund SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Planned Parenthood SOCIAL SERVICES | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Adl - Anti Defamation League SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Ajc- American Jewish Comittee SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| American Music Therapy Assn EDUCATION | Silver Spring, MD | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders MEDICAL AID | New York, NY | $500 |
| Fractured Atlas Voices Festival ARTS | Hartsdale, NY | $500 |
| Hadassah SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Hias SOCIAL SERVICES | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Jewish National Fund SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Mabel Mercer Foundation SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Planned Parenthood SOCIAL SERVICES | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Refugee One SOCIAL SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Shed the Membership ARTS | New York, NY | $475 |
| Sarah Siddons Society LITERARY | Chicago, IL | $450 |
| Art Institute ARTS | Chicago, IL | $410 |
| Art Institute ARTS | Chicago, IL | $410 |
| Theo Ubique ARTS | Evanston, IL | $400 |
| Chicago Botanic Gardens EDUCATION | Glencoe, IL | $368 |
| Neue Gallerie ARTS | New York, NY | $325 |
| Museum of Science and Industry EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $300 |
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