S Edward Marder Family Foundation
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 36-6157038 · reported 2023–2025
77grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$210Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 77 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2,500 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
207 Brampton LN
Lake Forest, IL 60045-4706
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Rockford, IL | $12,000 |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Rockford, IL | $12,000 |
| Family Resource Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 |
| Family Resource Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Rockford, IL | $10,000 |
| Family Resource Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Ravinia Festival | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Evergreen Shared Housing | Elmhurst, IL | $5,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Evergreen Shared Housing | Elmhurst, IL | $5,000 |
| Frank Lentz Foundation Ltd | Skokie, IL | $5,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Frank Lentz Foundation Ltd | Skokie, IL | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | Libertyville, IL | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Off Campus Writers Workshop | Winnetka, IL | $2,500 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $2,000 |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 |
| Youthbuild Lake County | North Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| American Red Cross- Ukraine Crisis | Boone, IA | $2,000 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| American Red Cross- Ukraine Crisis | Boone, IA | $2,000 |
| Makom Solel Lakeside | Highland Park, IL | $2,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $2,000 |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 |
| Youthbuild Lake County | North Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,500 |
| The Salvation Army | Waukegan, IL | $1,500 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $1,250 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Waukegan, IL | $1,000 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $1,000 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Makom Solel Lakeside | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 |
| Youthbuild Lake County | North Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $1,000 |
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