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The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation: 79 grants to organizations, $505,525 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 79 grants to organizations totaling $505,525 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 13, 2026. The largest was $75,000 to Erikson Institute in Chicago, IL for general support.
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- EIN
- 261569990
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $4,943,016
- Grants paid
- $504,525
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202622259349100112. It reported $504,525 in grants paid; 79 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erikson Institute | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Youth development | $60,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago (university of Chicago Booth School of Business) | Chicago, IL | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Window To the World Communications | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti-Defamation League | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brain Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Navy Pier Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anshe Emet Synagogue | Chicago, IL | General support | $23,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kollel Torah Mitzion Inc (dba - Yu Torah Mitzion Kollel) | Skokie, IL | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | General support | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Highland Park, IL | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Louvre Inc | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Churchc Extension Society of USA | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archives of American Art - Smithinsonian Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Elnet | Skokie, IL | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old St Partick's Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Sweater Project | Lake Oswego, OR | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Writers Museum | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chi Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | General support | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Evanston, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach for America | Boston, MA | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Antiquirian Society | Kenilworth, IL | General support | $1,775 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | General support | $1,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Cultural Alliance | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Children Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keshet | Northbrook, IL | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 626 Landmark Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Advance Illinois | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ausl (academy for Urban School Leadership) | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Better Government Association | Chicago, IL | General support | Public and societal benefit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Build | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Historical Society | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civic Consulting Alliance | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civic Federation | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Possible Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colonel Il James N Pritzker Library for the Citizen Soldier | Kenosha, WI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council for Jewish Elderly (dba - Cje Senior Life) | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Enchanted Backpack | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goldie B Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel Foundation University of Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jesse White Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Child and Family Services (dba - JCFS Chicago) | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids First Chicago for Education | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Academy of Illinois | Champaign, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lynn Stage Breast Cancer Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ark | Northbrook, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Naples, FL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freidman Place - Maplewood Housing for Visually Impaired | Chicago, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Giant Steps | Lisle, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Help Hope Live | Randor, PA | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Professional Golfers Association Foundation Inc | Golf, IL | General support | Recreation and sports | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewellers for Children | New York, NY | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation (center for Jewish Studies) | Madison, WI | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shalva | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Animal-related | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202521849349100212. It reported $534,800 in grants paid; 83 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $66,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Youth development | $56,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Chicago, IL | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anshe Emet Synagogue | Chicago, IL | General support | $29,650 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brain Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Navy Pier Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adl Midwest | Chicago, IL | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WTTW | Chicago, IL | General support | $18,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | General support | Health care | $17,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Highland Park, IL | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yu Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archives of American Art | Washington, DC | General support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Louvre | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Council On Global | Chicago, IL | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Ed Center | Skokie, IL | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old St Partick's Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Sweater Project | Lake Oswego, OR | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dominican University | River Forest, IL | General support | Education | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Writers Museum | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hand in Hand of Glynn | Brunswick, GA | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Pku Alliance | Washington, DC | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach for America | San Francisco, CA | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia College Chicago Unleashed 2022 | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Academy of Illinois | Springfield, IL | General support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JDRF | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Historical Society | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Children Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| 626 Landmark Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Heart Association | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Better Government Association | Chicago, IL | General support | Public and societal benefit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caf America | Alexandria, VA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chinese American Service League | Chicago, IL | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civic Federation | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cje Senior Life | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Possible Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Digestive Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Enchanted Backpack | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goldie Initiative | Buffalo Grove, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grant Park Music Festival | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haymarket Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | Northfield, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Policy Forum | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JCFS | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jesse White Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund USA | Northbrook, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids Above All | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Law Rocks Inc | Reseda, CA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marist High School | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Planning | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Evanston, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newberry Library the | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | General support | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Military Museum and Library | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rush University Med Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uw Hillel | Madison, WI | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Advance Illinois | Chicago, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bryn Mawr Country Club Educational Assistance Foundation | Lincolnwood, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cdga Foundation | Lemont, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Fire Department Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giant Steps | Lisle, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Humboldt Park Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Pga Foundation | Golf, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewelers for Children | New York, NY | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Council for Youth Services | Chicago, IL | General support | Youth development | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Solti Foundation | Evanston, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uw Foundation Center for Jewish Studies | Madison, WI | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shalva | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Comer Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $239,750 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $155,200 |
| Youth development | $116,700 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $51,250 |
| Health care | $19,900 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $14,500 |
| Human services | $6,000 |
| Animal-related | $2,550 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $949,425 |
| New York | $23,800 |
| District of Columbia | $20,000 |
| Minnesota | $17,400 |
| Oregon | $10,000 |
| Virginia | $4,500 |
| Wisconsin | $4,000 |
| California | $3,500 |
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Updated August 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.