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Robert G Weiss Family Foundation: 21 grants to organizations, $72,496 (tax year ended December 2025)
Robert G Weiss Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $72,496 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 14, 2026. The largest was $60,000 to Meryl Suzanne Weiss Fund in Chicago, IL for general purposes.
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- EIN
- 366090520
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $267,818
- Grants paid
- $72,496
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202622269349101002. It reported $72,496 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meryl Suzanne Weiss Fund | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Thunderbird Charitable Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General purposes | $1,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $678 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Khecari | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $465 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | General purposes | $388 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cje Senior Life's Lieberman Center | Skokie, IL | General purposes | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Links Hall Incorporated | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Botanic Gardens | Denver, CO | General purposes | $135 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JCFS Chicago (jewish Child & Family Services) | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Normal Moments Inc | Naperville, IL | General purposes | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| WTTW Window To the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young People's Theatre of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202532249349100418. It reported $146,405 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meryl Suzanne Weiss Fund | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $128,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont, CA | General purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anshe Emet Synagogue | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | General purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Franciscan Community Benefits Services Inc | Lemont, IL | General purposes | Religion-related | $650 | apps.irs.gov |
| Khecari | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Health care | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera | Chicao, IL | General purposes | $450 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Senior Center | Northfield, IL | General purposes | Human services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Roads | Southlake, TX | General purposes | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Libenu | Skokie, IL | General purposes | Human services | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cje Senior Life's Lieberman Center | New York, NY | General purposes | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | General purposes | Environment | $175 | apps.irs.gov |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Education | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keshet | Skokie, IL | General purposes | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Strides for Peace | Chicago, IL | General purposes | Public and societal benefit | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $16,600 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 |
| Religion-related | $650 |
| Human services | $550 |
| Health care | $500 |
| Environment | $175 |
| Education | $150 |
| Public and societal benefit | $100 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $214,286 |
| California | $2,000 |
| Minnesota | $1,050 |
| District of Columbia | $1,000 |
| Texas | $250 |
| New York | $180 |
| Colorado | $135 |
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Updated August 14, 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.