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The Lucille & Joseph Block Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $55,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Lucille & Joseph Block Foundation, a private foundation in Winnetka, IL, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $55,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 7, 2026. The largest was $10,000 to Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago in Chicago, IL for general support.
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- EIN
- 364243294
- Based in
- Winnetka, IL
- Assets
- $678,598
- Grants paid
- $55,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202620979349100422. It reported $55,000 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aids Foundation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University - the Block Museum Leadership Circle | Evanston, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Shore Senior Center | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Museum of Science & Industry | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Committee | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Horticultural Society (dba - Chicago Botanic Garden) | Glencoe, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Commons Association | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Historical Society | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Media Inc (wbez) | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Window To the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Executive Service Corps United States | Chicago, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202533009349100763. It reported $47,000 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia Festival | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Senior Center | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Museum of Science Industry | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Committee | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | General charitable support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Council of Youth Services | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Commons | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WTTW | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Executive Service Corps | Chicago, IL | General charitable support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $18,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Human services | $9,000 |
| Education | $6,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $102,000 |
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Updated April 7, 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.