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Chern Family Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Chern Family Foundation, a private foundation in Northbrook, IL, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $1,110,337 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $327,670 to Autism Speaks in New York, NY for donation towards exempt purpose.
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- EIN
- 873202211
- Based in
- Northbrook, IL
- Assets
- $843,796
- Grants paid
- $1,110,337
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202611339349101006. It reported $1,110,337 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Speaks | New York, NY | Donation towards exempt purpose | $327,670 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Third Way Institute | Washington, DC | Donation towards exempt purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,899 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | Human services | $126,690 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | Donation towards exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $102,698 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $102,292 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Finca International Inc | Washington, DC | Donation towards exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,621 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Out for Kids | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Hospital Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $10,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | Donation towards exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | Donation towards exempt purpose | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Giving Back Fund | Boston, MA | Donation towards exempt purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,113 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gigi's Playhouse Chicago | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethel United Ministries | Evanston, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $3,604 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202511349349101526. It reported $1,142,760 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Speaks | Princeton, NJ | Donation towards exempt purpose | $747,985 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Finca International Inc | Washington, DC | Donation towards exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $148,452 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | Human services | $104,151 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | Donation towards exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,172 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Out for Kids | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | Donation towards exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Magen David | New York, NY | Donation towards exempt purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anticruelty Society | Chicago, IL | Donation towards exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $436,943 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,899 |
| Human services | $230,841 |
| Education | $6,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,113 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | $747,985 |
| District of Columbia | $652,842 |
| Illinois | $468,987 |
| New York | $378,170 |
| Massachusetts | $5,113 |
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Updated May 13, 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.