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Bernard Heerey Family Foundation: 26 grants to organizations, $3.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Bernard Heerey Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $3,692,958 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 11, 2025. The largest was $334,931 to Cje Senior Life in Chicago, IL for assistance to the elderly.
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- EIN
- 141840613
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $87,188,123
- Grants paid
- $3,692,958
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202533159349102088. It reported $3,692,958 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cje Senior Life | Chicago, IL | Assistance to the elderly | $334,931 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Chicago, IL | Assistance to the elderly | $260,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ida Crown Jewish Academy | Skokie, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | Education | $241,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | Assistance to the elderly | Human services | $240,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ida Crown Jewish Academy | Skokie, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | Education | $212,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School | Skokie, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Solomon Schechter Day School | Northbrook, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $177,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Chicago, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $176,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School | Chicago, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $164,860 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Benedictine Sisters of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Assistance to the elderly | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cje Senior Life | Chicago, IL | Assistance to the elderly | $143,636 | apps.irs.gov | |
| De La Salle Institute | Chicago, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $138,310 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Selfhelp Home | Chicago, IL | Assistance to the elderly | Human services | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Jewish Day School | Chicago, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | Education | $122,195 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago Law School | Chicago, IL | Fellowships to worthy students | $122,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago Law School | Chicago, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Center for Torah & Chesed Inc | Lincolnwood, IL | Assistance to the elderly | Religion-related | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Highsight | Chicago, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie Crown Hebrew Day School | Skokie, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $85,580 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chabad of Champaign-Urbana NFP | Champaign, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | Religion-related | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School | Chicago, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago-Uiuc Hillel | Champaign, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Society of the Sisters of Christian Charity | Wilmette, IL | Assistance to the elderly | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regina Dominican High School | Wilmette, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $61,663 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mundelein Seminary | Mundelein, IL | Scholarships to worthy students | $57,983 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tamid Israel Investment Group | Grand Rapids, MI | Fellowships to worthy students | Youth development | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $575,395 |
| Human services | $370,000 |
| Religion-related | $195,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 |
| Youth development | $24,000 |
States funded
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Updated November 11, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.