Rossman Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 20-3928172
Foundation Overview
Based in Chicago, IL, Rossman Family Foundation has awarded 182 grants totaling $5,304,994 to organizations in Illinois, Colorado and 9 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $272,000, with a median award of $15,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
6 of 36 recipients (17%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
51% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 10 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (64%), Highland Park (17%), Glencoe (11%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 2% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Rossman Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate Change | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Media - Wbez | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Children's Place International | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $210,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Compassion & Choices | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Convergence-center For Policy Resolution | $12,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Lead Guitar | $20,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| New Deal Forum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Posse Foundation | $65,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| The Nora Project | $10,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | $20,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project | $1,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Working America Education Fund | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Workmoney Foundation Inc | $5,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Accelerate Change | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Media - Wbez | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Children's Place International | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $210,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Compassion & Choices | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Convergence-center For Policy Resolution | $12,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Lead Guitar | $20,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| New Deal Forum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Posse Foundation | $65,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| The Nora Project | $10,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | $20,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project | $1,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Working America Education Fund | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Workmoney Foundation Inc | $5,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| American Exchange Project | $35,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Media - Wbez | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Children's Place International | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $240,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Education Reimagined | $33,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Families Helping Families Chicagoland | $2,500 | Gurnee, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Full Spectrum Features Nfp | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hopewell Fund | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Innovation 80 - The Chicago Community Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Lead Guitar | $20,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| New Deal Forum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Posse Foundation | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | $10,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project | $1,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Working America Education Fund | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| American Exchange Project | $35,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Media - Wbez | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Children's Place International | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $240,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Education Reimagined | $33,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Families Helping Families Chicagoland | $2,500 | Gurnee, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Full Spectrum Features Nfp | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hopewell Fund | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Innovation 80 - The Chicago Community Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Lead Guitar | $20,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| New Deal Forum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Posse Foundation | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | $10,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project | $1,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Working America Education Fund | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| American Exchange Project | $35,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Media - Wbez | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Children's Place International | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $240,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Education Reimagined | $33,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Families Helping Families Chicagoland | $2,500 | Gurnee, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Full Spectrum Features Nfp | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hopewell Fund | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Innovation 80 - The Chicago Community Foundation | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Lead Guitar | $20,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| New Deal Forum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Posse Foundation | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | $10,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project | $1,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Working America Education Fund | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Chicago Consortium For Community Engagement - Uic | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Children's Place International | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $246,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Compassion & Choices | $40,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Convergence-center For Policy Resolution | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Education Reimagined | $38,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Forefront | $1,305 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Innovation 80 - The Chicago Community Foundation | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Lead Guitar | $30,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Posse Foundation | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| The New Deal Forum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Tides Foundation | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Wbez - Chicago Public Media | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Chicago Community Trust | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Children's Place International | $55,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $220,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Compassion & Choices | $50,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Convergence-center For Policy Resolution | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Embarc Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Forefront | $1,337 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Friends Of The Children | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Lead Guitar | $20,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Luster Learning Institute | $10,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| The New Deal Forum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | $15,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project | $1,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Wbez - Chicago Public Media | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $167,500 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Lead Guitar | $30,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Posse Foundation | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Compassion Choices | $100,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Luster Learning Institute | $10,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Children's Place International | $57,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | $15,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | $800 | Skokie, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| The Lilac Tree | $1,000 | Evanston, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| The New Deal Forum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Wbez - Chicago Public Media | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| The Voter Participation Center - Wo | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Chicago Lighthouse | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| American Diabetes Association | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Convergence-center For Policy Resol | $30,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $272,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Lead Guitar | $20,500 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Forefront | $2,255 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Princeton Universtity | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| One Million Degrees | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Camp Ramah | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Chicago Community Trust | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Posse Foundation | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Compassion Choices | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project | $10,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Luster Learning Institute | $10,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Children's Place International | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Third Way Institute | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | $25,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| University Of Arizona Foundation | $25,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | $6,000 | Skokie, IL, US | General Purposes | 2017 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Camp Ramah | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Children's Place International | $81,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | $230,250 | Glencoe, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Compassion & Choices | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Convergence - Center For Policy Resolution | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Forefront Chicago | $1,047 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| I Have A Dream Foundation | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Infinity Foundation | $1,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| James Tyree Foundation Co Terri Noon | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Lead Guitar | $10,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Luster Learning Institute | $10,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Princeton University | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Progressive Policy Institute | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Roosevelt University | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| The Lilac Tree Resources For Divorcing Women | $1,000 | Evanston, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| The Posse Foundation | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Third Way Institute | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project | $20,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
| University Of Arizona - National Institute For Civil Discourse | $20,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Purposes | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 20-3928172 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 333 W WACKER DRIVE 1700 Chicago, IL 60606-0000 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Rossman Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Pres/treas | Howard M Rossman |
|---|---|
| Secretary | Beverly G Rossman |
| Vice President | Jeremy Rossman |
| Vice President | Erin Rossman |
Forms 990-PF
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