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Straus Family Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $97,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Straus Family Foundation, a private foundation in Evanston, IL, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $97,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $10,000 to Planned Parenthood in Washington, DC for program support.
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- EIN
- 205841614
- Based in
- Evanston, IL
- Assets
- $1,933,420
- Grants paid
- $97,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349104356. It reported $97,000 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program support | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bernie's Book Bank | Lake Bluff, IL | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camperships for Nebagamon | Lake Nebagamon, WI | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Celebrate the Beat | Dillon, CO | Education | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston Community Foundation | Evanston, IL | Program support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forman School | Litchfield, CT | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make A Wish Foundation | Washington, DC | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Group Psychotherapy Association (agpa) | Atlanta, GA | Program support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Partners for Affordable Housing | Libertyville, IL | Program support | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lambda Legal | Chicago, IL | Program support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turning Point Health Center | Skokie, IL | Program support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Therapy Through the Arts | Evanston, IL | Program support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Washington, DC | Program support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Just Harvest | Chicago, IL | Program support | Medical research | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawndale Community Church | Chicago, IL | Program support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Luc | Carol Stream, IL | Program support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Next Stage Acts Project Inc | Putney, VT | Program support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | Program support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reach Out and Read | Boston, MA | Program support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Straus Historical Society | Smithtown, NY | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
| Human services | $3,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 |
| Medical research | $2,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 |
| Education | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $34,500 |
| District of Columbia | $24,500 |
| New York | $6,000 |
| Wisconsin | $5,000 |
| Colorado | $5,000 |
| Connecticut | $5,000 |
| Tennessee | $5,000 |
| Virginia | $5,000 |
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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.