Strauss Family Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Northbrook, IL · EIN 26-3839762 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Jane and Michael Strauss Family
93grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$407Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 15 of its 93 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $80K 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
500 Skokie Blvd Ste 650
Northbrook, IL 60062-2814
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Musc GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT | Charleston, SC | $50,000 |
| Musc GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT | Charleston, SC | $50,000 |
| Cancer Awareness Through Research | Carefree, AZ | $24,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $20,000 |
| Jewish United Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $20,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $20,000 |
| Cancer Awareness Through Research | Carefree, AZ | $12,500 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Washington, DC | $12,450 |
| Jewish United Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Cancer Awareness Through Research | Carefree, AZ | $10,000 |
| Jewish United Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Congregation Makom Solel | Highland Park, IL | $7,200 |
| Congregation Solel | Highland Park, IL | $7,200 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | $7,000 |
| Ballet Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $6,300 |
| Congregation Makom Solel | Highland Park, IL | $6,250 |
| The BE Kind People Project | Phoenix, AZ | $6,000 |
| Arizona Community Fdn-Desert Mtn Fdn | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Briarwood Scholarship Foundation | Deerfield, IL | $5,000 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 |
| Briarwood Scholarship Foundation | Deerfield, IL | $5,000 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 |
| Arizona Community Fdn | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Arizona Community Fdn-Desert Mtn Fdn | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Briarwood Scholarship Foundation | Deerfield, IL | $5,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| A Safe Place | Zion, IL | $3,100 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Bottom Line GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| A Safe Place | Zion, IL | $2,000 |
| Ballet Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 |
| Special Kids Network - Keshet | Deerfield, IL | $2,000 |
| A Safe Place | Zion, IL | $2,000 |
| Global Lyme Alliance | Stamford, CT | $1,500 |
| Global Lyme Alliance | Stamford, CT | $1,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Cancer Wellness Center | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| Honor Health Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center | Skokie, IL | $1,000 |
| Jewish Child and Family Services | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Les Turner ALS Foundation | Skokie, IL | $1,000 |
| Ptsd Now GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT | Incline Village, NV | $1,000 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Tourette Association of America | Bayside, NY | $1,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities | Glenview, IL | $1,000 |
| Rock Island Milan Education Fdn | Rock Island, IL | $1,000 |
| Blood Cancer United | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Crohns & Colitis Fdn | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Musical Instrument Museum | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 |
| Helping Hands Network | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Cancer Wellness Center | Northbrook, IL | $1,000 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Honor Health Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center | Skokie, IL | $1,000 |
| Jewish Child and Family Services | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Jewish Family & Children Service - AZ | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 |
| Les Turner ALS Foundation | Skokie, IL | $1,000 |
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