Temple Sholom of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$515KTax year 2025
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John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found C/O Mb Investments LLC Grants
Private foundation · EIN 26-0450497 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: JOHN & JACOLYN BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUND C/O MB INVESTMENTS LLC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | $2M |
| 2024 | 127 | $988.8K |
Where John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found C/O Mb Investments LLC gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Podium Society
Los Angeles, CA
$250KTax year 2025
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The Focus Foundation Inc
Davidsonville, MD
$200KTax year 2024
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Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club
Aspen, CO
$166KTax year 2025
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Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club
Aspen, CO
$101KTax year 2024
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Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (261 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found C/O Mb Investments LLC's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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