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Steve and Janice Hefter Family Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $550,800 (tax year ended December 2024)
Steve and Janice Hefter Family Foundation, a private foundation in Highland Park, IL, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $550,800 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 10, 2025. The largest was $150,000 to Central Fund of Israel in Cedarhurst, NY for charity.
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- EIN
- 364337226
- Based in
- Highland Park, IL
- Assets
- $2,904,295
- Grants paid
- $550,800
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202541919349100709. It reported $550,800 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | Charity | International, foreign affairs and national security | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | Charity | International, foreign affairs and national security | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Institute for National Security of America | Washington, DC | Charity | International, foreign affairs and national security | $66,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | Charity | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stand With Us | Los Angeles, CA | Charity | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lawfare Project | New York, NY | Charity | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| African Middle Eastern Leadership Project (amel) | Washington, DC | Charity | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | Charity | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Suburban Synagogue Beth El | Highland Park, IL | Charity | $24,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of of the Israeli Defense Force | New York, NY | Charity | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Giving Back Fund | Boston, MA | Charity | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Elnet | Skokie, IL | Charity | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Fellowship of Christians and Jews | Chicago, IL | Charity | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sundance Institute | Park City, UT | Charity | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various | Highland Park, IL | Charity | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $381,700 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $216,700 |
| New York | $195,000 |
| Illinois | $72,100 |
| California | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts | $12,000 |
| Utah | $5,000 |
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Updated July 10, 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.