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Minow Family Foundation: 11 grants to organizations, $960,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Minow Family Foundation, a private foundation in Cambridge, MA, paid 11 grants to organizations totaling $960,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $250,000 to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Evanston, IL for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 366169301
- Based in
- Cambridge, MA
- Assets
- $9,432,609
- Grants paid
- $960,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349106404. It reported $960,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NNMJBM Plant for Our Children | Omaha, NE | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beyond Legal Aid | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kanoon Magnet School | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $195,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $150,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150,000 |
| Human services | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $565,000 |
| Massachusetts | $195,000 |
| New York | $125,000 |
| Nebraska | $75,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.