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S Edward Marder Family Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $82,350 (tax year ended December 2025)
S Edward Marder Family Foundation, a private foundation in Lake Forest, IL, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $82,350 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 13, 2026. The largest was $12,000 to Prairie State Legal Services Inc in Rockford, IL for charitable.
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- EIN
- 366157038
- Based in
- Lake Forest, IL
- Assets
- $2,780,670
- Grants paid
- $82,350
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202630449349100613. It reported $82,350 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Rockford, IL | Charitable | Crime and legal-related | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Resource Center | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinnati, OH | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evergreen Shared Housing | Elmhurst, IL | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frank Lentz Foundation LTD | Skokie, IL | Charitable | Youth development | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | Libertyville, IL | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youthbuild Lake County | North Chicago, IL | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Atlanta, GA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Charitable | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army | Waukegan, IL | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | Charitable | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Hope | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orphans of the Storm | Deerfield, IL | Charitable | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Lake County | Gurnee, IL | Charitable | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pilgrim Chamber Players | Highland Park, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $350 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202510419349101121. It reported $78,750 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Rockford, IL | Charitable | Crime and legal-related | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Resource Center | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia Festival | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evergreen Shared Housing | Elmhurst, IL | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frank Lentz Foundation LTD | Skokie, IL | Charitable | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Off Campus Writers Workshop | Winnetka, IL | Charitable | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross- Ukraine Crisis | Boone, IA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Makom Solel Lakeside | Highland Park, IL | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youthbuild Lake County | North Chicago, IL | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Charitable | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | Charitable | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Hope | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Story Catchers Theatre | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Lake County | Gurnee, IL | Charitable | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pilgrim Chamber Players | Highland Park, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Crime and legal-related | $24,000 |
| Human services | $20,000 |
| Youth development | $8,000 |
| Animal-related | $5,500 |
| Education | $5,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $4,500 |
| Health care | $2,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $118,100 |
| New York | $14,000 |
| Ohio | $10,000 |
| Virginia | $4,000 |
| Connecticut | $4,000 |
| District of Columbia | $2,000 |
| Tennessee | $2,000 |
| Maryland | $2,000 |
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Updated February 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.