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Lavin Family Foundation: 41 grants to organizations, $3.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Lavin Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 41 grants to organizations totaling $3,654,400 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 11, 2025. The largest was $850,000 to Enchanted Backpack in Chicago, IL for q1 funding.
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- EIN
- 366106074
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $55,577,685
- Grants paid
- $3,654,400
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202533159349102818. It reported $3,654,400 in grants paid; 41 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchanted Backpack | Chicago, IL | Q1 funding | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | General fund education | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | Pledge payment 1 of 7 (nm physician & employee wellness fund) | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | General operations civil rights/social action | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | General fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cast Water Safety Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $205,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oak Park & River Forest High School Imagine Foundation | Oak Park, IL | General fund education | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Hope Academy | Chicago, IL | Education | Education | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brother Rice High School | Chicago, IL | General fund education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance | Chicago, IL | General fund health | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Military/veterans | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hua Momona Foundation | Lahaina, HI | General fund food | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farm Aid | Cambridge, MA | General fund food | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Women & children | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Icap | Santa Monica, CA | General fund arts | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago, IL | General fund health | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amplify Horse Racing Inc | Lexington, KY | General fund animal welfare | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Navy Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General fund military/veterans | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Healthcare Total | Chicago, IL | General fund healthcare brain tumor and scholarships | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wings | Palatine, IL | General fund women & children | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | Public safety/disaster relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | General fund arts | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Education | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryville Academy | Des Plaines, IL | Crisis nursery program women and children | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unites States Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Historical Society | Chicago, IL | General fund: arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ingenuity | Chicago, IL | General fund education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New World Symphony | Miami Beach, FL | General fund arts | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Off the Street Club | Chicago, IL | General fund women and children | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sgi (soka Gakkai International-Usa) | Santa Monica, CA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucan | Chicago, IL | General fund:women & children | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | General fund education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund women & children | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | General fund intl/foregin affairs | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | General fund food | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Presidential Foundation | Springfield, IL | General fund education | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yerkes Future Foundation | Williams Bay, WI | General fund recreation | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lemont Baseball & Softball Club | Lemont, IL | General fund recreation | Recreation and sports | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | General fund health | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $205,200 |
| Education | $199,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $72,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 |
| Human services | $18,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $12,500 |
| Youth development | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $2,457,200 |
| Louisiana | $750,000 |
| New York | $250,200 |
| Virginia | $50,000 |
| Hawaii | $40,000 |
| Massachusetts | $30,000 |
| California | $30,000 |
| Kentucky | $20,000 |
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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.