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Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $1.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $1,312,556 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 5, 2025. The largest was $300,000 to Council for Jewish Elderly in Chicago, IL for gidwitz place.
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- EIN
- 363209007
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $24,454,041
- Grants paid
- $1,337,556
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202503099349100625. It reported $1,337,556 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council for Jewish Elderly | Chicago, IL | Gidwitz Place | Human services | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | School of Social Service Administration | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Annual Campaign | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council for Jewish Elderly | Chicago, IL | Anshe Emet Needs Assessment Study | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | Fund for the Future-PJ Library | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Israel Action Network | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General Use | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | Israel Education Center | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Ezra Multi Service Center | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | Annual Campaign | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation | Miami, FL | Neurodevelopmental Health Services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti Defamation League | Chicago, IL | Annual Campaign | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Donorschooseorg | New York, NY | General Use | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cara Collective | Chicago, IL | General Use | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Town School of Folk Musinc | Chicago, IL | Youth Outreach Programs | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema | Highland Park, IL | General Use | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| From Pass Through K-1S | Chicago, IL | General Use | $56 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $400,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $345,000 |
| Education | $250,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 |
States funded
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Updated November 5, 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.