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Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund: 28 grants to organizations, $510,240 (tax year ended December 2025)

Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 28 grants to organizations totaling $510,240 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 23, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc in Wilmington, DE for general charitable purposes.

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EIN
863914311
Based in
Chicago, IL
Assets
$4,229,681
Grants paid
$510,240
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed July 23, 2026, IRS object ID 202642049349100104. It reported $510,240 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Local Independent Online News Publishers IncWilmington, DEGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$100,000apps.irs.gov
Primo CenterChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$52,500apps.irs.gov
The Digs ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$35,150apps.irs.gov
Southern Illinois University FoundationCarbondale, ILGeneral charitable purposesEducation$32,590apps.irs.gov
Chicago Defender CharitiesChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesCommunity improvement and capacity building$30,000apps.irs.gov
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIGeneral charitable purposes$30,000apps.irs.gov
Block Club ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Building Better Futures FoundationHicksville, NYGeneral charitable purposesEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
GuarneriChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Heph FoundationOak Park, ILGeneral charitable purposesCommunity improvement and capacity building$20,000apps.irs.gov
Prevent Child Abuse AmericaChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Wbez Chicago Public RadioChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Arts of LifeChicago, ILGenerl charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Cabinet of CuriosityChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Care for RealChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Idle Muse TheatreChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Inspiration CorporationChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Kmac Museum IncLouisville, KYGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Porchlight Music TheatreChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Timeline Theatre CompanyChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Edward G Irving FoundationChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$6,250apps.irs.gov
School District 62 Education FoundationDes Plaines, ILGeneral charitable purposes$6,250apps.irs.gov
Family MattersChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesCommunity improvement and capacity building$5,000apps.irs.gov
Ferris State Universitykendall College of ArtGrand Rapids, MIGeneral charitable purposes$3,125apps.irs.gov
Noble Network of SchoolsChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$3,125apps.irs.gov
WFMTChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$2,250apps.irs.gov
WTTWChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$2,250apps.irs.gov
Brothers for LifeSeattle, WAGeneral charitable purposes$1,750apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed July 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202541829349100904. It reported $434,325 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Local Independent Online News Publishers IncWilmington, DEGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$100,000apps.irs.gov
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIGeneral charitable purposes$60,000apps.irs.gov
The Digs ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$33,530apps.irs.gov
Anderson Ranch Arts CenterSnowmass Village, COGeneral charitable purposes$25,560apps.irs.gov
Reader Institute for Community JournalismChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago Defender CharitiesChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesCommunity improvement and capacity building$22,000apps.irs.gov
Block Club ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
One Hope UnitedChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesHuman services$20,000apps.irs.gov
The Chicago CenterLincolnwood, ILGeneral charitable purposes$15,000apps.irs.gov
Noble Network of SchoolsChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$13,610apps.irs.gov
Cabinet of CuriosityChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Care for RealChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
GuarneriChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Idle Muse TheatreChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
It's Us FoundationChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Kmac Museum IncLouisville, KYGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Lifeline TheatreChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Building Brighter Futures Center for the ArtsChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$6,500apps.irs.gov
San Francisco Study CenterSan Francisco, CAGeneral charitable purposesEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
Trilogy IncChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$5,000apps.irs.gov
Project PinballBonita Springs, FLGeneral charitable purposes$3,125apps.irs.gov
Brothers for LifeSeattle, WAGeneral charitable purposes$2,500apps.irs.gov
Outlier MediaDetroit, MIGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$2,500apps.irs.gov
WFMTChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$2,500apps.irs.gov
Tight Five Productions NFPChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposesArts, culture and humanities$1,250apps.irs.gov
WTTWChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$1,250apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Arts, culture and humanities$357,430
Community improvement and capacity building$77,000
Education$57,590
Human services$50,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Illinois$571,005
Delaware$200,000
Michigan$95,625
Colorado$25,560
New York$20,000
Kentucky$20,000
California$5,000
Washington$4,250

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Updated July 23, 2026. 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.