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Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 23-7028857 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $6M
- Grants reported
- 210
- Median grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | $2.7M |
| 2024 | 113 | $3.3M |
Where Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Illinois$6M
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNECTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $450K |
| NORTHWESTERN FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $225K |
| FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE BATLLE DISCRETIONARY | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $225K |
| WEST COAST SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $215K |
| WEST COAST SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $205K |
| LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $115K |
| COLLABORACTION THEATRE | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $105K |
| FRIENDS OF ELNET | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $100K |
| DOVETAIL PROJECT | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $100K |
| BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $100K |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $100K |
| ECHOES OF HOPE | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $100K |
| FRIENDS OF ELNET | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $100K |
| IOLA'S LYCEUM | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $100K |
| DOVETAIL PROJECT | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $100K |
| YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $100K |
| IMAGINE ENGLEWOOD IF | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $75.4K |
| CHAMAH | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $75K |
| LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $75K |
| IMAGINE ENGLEWOOD IF | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $75K |
| ECHOES OF HOPE | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $75K |
| TIMELINE THEATRE | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2025 | $60K |
| TIMELINE THEATRE | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $60K |
| LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $52K |
| GIRLS 4 SCIENCE | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | 2024 | $51K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation'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 e-file archive.