Ernsteen Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 36-4202123

Foundation Overview

Based in Buffalo Grove, IL, Ernsteen Family Foundation has awarded 508 grants totaling $320,002 to organizations in Illinois, Georgia and 21 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $100 to $5,162, with a median award of $500.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$320,002
Total Assets
$392,726
Median Grant (all grants)
$500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
76
Median Grant
$475
% No Significant Change
-5% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies

New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 14%

11 of 76 recipients (14%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Illinois

Grants are geographically diversified with 36% in Illinois and funding distributed across 24 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (47%), Skokie (9%), Riverwoods (8%).

Funding Trajectory
-2%

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
General Purposes

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 Ernsteen 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
Alzheimer's Association $1,750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
American Cancer Society $750 Kennesaw, GA, US Unrestricted 2023
American Diabetes Association $2,250 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2023
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
American Friends Of Magen David Adom $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
American Heart Association Inc $750 Dallas, TX, US Unrestricted 2023
American Jewish Distribution Committee (Jdc) $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
American Nurses Foundation (Ana Enterprise) $250 Silver Spring, MD, US Unrestricted 2023
American Red Cross $200 Boone, IA, US Unrestricted 2023
American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (Aspca) $325 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Anti-defamation League $550 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Autism Speaks $450 Princeton, NJ, US Unrestricted 2023
Broadway Cares $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Camp Ramah $500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Cancer Wellness Center $250 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Care $250 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2023
Center For Enriched Living $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation $350 Short Hills, NJ, US Unrestricted 2023
Congregation Beth Judea $2,500 Long Grove, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim $1,000 Deerfield, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Curry College $1,000 Milton, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Deaflead $250 Columbia, MO, US Unrestricted 2023
Doctors Without Borders $400 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Earthjustice $250 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Feed The Children $550 Oklahoma City, OK, US Unrestricted 2023
Feeding America $500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Greater Chicago Food Depository $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Habitat For Humanity Lake County Il $1,050 Waukegan, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Hadassah $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute Of Religion $1,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Unrestricted 2023
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Jewish Deaf Resource Center $250 Hartsdale, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Lambda Legal Defense And Education Fund $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Les Turner Als Foundation $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Leukemia Research Foundation $500 Northfield, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) $950 Clarksburg, MD, US Unrestricted 2023
March Of Dimes $300 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2023
Mazon A Jewish Response To Hunger $350 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Mds (Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) $1,500 Yardville, NJ, US Unrestricted 2023
Midwest Austrailian Sheperd Rescue $500 Ringwood, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
National Forest Foundation $250 Missoula, MT, US Unrestricted 2023
National Kidney Foundation $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
National Network Of Abortion Funds $250 Beaverton, OR, US Unrestricted 2023
Ncadv - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence $250 Denver, CO, US Unrestricted 2023
North Lawndale College Prep $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute $500 Oconomowoc, WI, US Unrestricted 2023
Orphans Of The Storm $325 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Park-vermillion County Humane Society $1,000 Hillsdale, IN, US Unrestricted 2023
Pathways For Achievement $750 Wheaton, IL, US Unrestrcited 2023
Planned Parenthood Of Illinois $1,075 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Puppies Behind Bars $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Rainforest Alliance $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Rainn (National Sexual Assault Hotline) $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
Ravinia Festival Association $250 Highland Park, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation $250 Newtown, CT, US Unrestricted 2023
Shalva Inc $200 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Smile Train Inc $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2023
The Anti-cruelty Society Of Chicago $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
The Ark $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $1,500 Rye Brook, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
The Mast Cell Disease Society Inc (The Mastocytosis Society) $500 Sterling, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
The Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
The Nature Conservancy $250 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2023
The Twin To Twin Transfusion Foundation $250 Bay Village, OH, US Unrestricted 2023
Union Of Concerned Scientists $250 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wayforward Resources $1,000 Middleton, WI, US Unrestricted 2023
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc - Save Elephants $575 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wildlife Conservation Society $1,000 Bronx, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
World Food Program Usa $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
World Health Organization $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
World Jewish Congress $450 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
World Wildlife Fund $700 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
Wounded Warrior Project Inc $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Unrestricted 2023
Alzheimer's Association $1,750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
American Cancer Society $750 Kennesaw, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
American Diabetes Association $1,750 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2022
American Friends Of Magen David Adom $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
American Heart Association Inc $750 Dallas, TX, US Unrestricted 2022
American Nurses Foundation (ana Enterprise) $250 Silver Spring, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (aspca) $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Anti-defamation League $800 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Autism Speaks $450 Princeton, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Cancer Wellness Center $250 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Care $250 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
Center For Enriched Living $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation $350 Short Hills, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Congregation Beth Judea $2,500 Long Grove, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Curry College $1,000 Milton, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $250 Bethesda, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
Doctors Without Borders $400 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Earthdayorg $750 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Earthjustice $250 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Feed The Children $550 Oklahoma City, OK, US Unrestricted 2022
Feeding America $500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Greater Chicago Food Depository $1,250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Habitat For Humanity Lake County Il $800 Waukegan, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Hadassah $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute Of Religion $1,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Unrestricted 2022
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Jewish United Fund $360 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Lambda Legal Defense And Education Fund $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Les Turner Als Foundation $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Leukemia Research Foundation $500 Northfield, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Macular Degeneration Research (brightfocus Foundation) $950 Clarksburg, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
Mazon A Jewish Response To Hunger $600 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Mds (myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) $1,250 Yardville, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Middleton Outreach Ministry (mom) $750 Middleton, WI, US Unrestricted 2022
National Forest Foundation $250 Missoula, MT, US Unrestricted 2022
National Kidney Foundation $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
National Network Of Abortion Funds $500 Beaverton, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Ncadv - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence $250 Denver, CO, US Unrestricted 2022
North Lawndale College Prep $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Orphans Of The Storm $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Park-vermillion County Humane Society $500 Hillsdale, IN, US Unrestricted 2022
Pathways For Achievement $750 Wheaton, IL, US Unrestrcited 2022
Pflag National $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Planned Parenthood Of Illinois $1,700 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Puppies Behind Bars $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Rainn (national Sexual Assault Hotline) $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Ravinia Festival Association $250 Highland Park, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation $250 Newtown, CT, US Unrestricted 2022
Shalva Inc $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Smile Train Inc $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $1,250 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2022
The Anti-cruelty Society $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
The Ark $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $2,000 Rye Brook, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
The Mast Cell Disease Society Inc (the Mastocytosis Society) $500 Sterling, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
The Nature Conservancy $500 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Twin To Twin Transfusion Foundation $250 Bay Village, OH, US Unrestricted 2022
Total Link 2 Community $500 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Union For Reform Judaism $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc $500 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
World Food Program Usa $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
World Health Organization $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
World Jewish Congress $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
World Wildlife Fund $515 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Wounded Warrior Project Inc $250 Jacksonville, FL, US Unrestricted 2022
Alzheimer's Association $1,750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
American Cancer Society $750 Kennesaw, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
American Diabetes Association $1,750 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2022
American Friends Of Magen David Adom $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
American Heart Association Inc $750 Dallas, TX, US Unrestricted 2022
American Nurses Foundation (Ana Enterprise) $250 Silver Spring, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (Aspca) $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Anti-defamation League $800 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Autism Speaks $450 Princeton, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Cancer Wellness Center $250 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Care $250 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
Center For Enriched Living $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation $350 Short Hills, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Congregation Beth Judea $2,500 Long Grove, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Curry College $1,000 Milton, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $250 Bethesda, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
Doctors Without Borders $400 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Earthdayorg $750 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Earthjustice $250 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Feed The Children $550 Oklahoma City, OK, US Unrestricted 2022
Feeding America $500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Greater Chicago Food Depository $1,250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Habitat For Humanity Lake County Il $800 Waukegan, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Hadassah $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute Of Religion $1,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Unrestricted 2022
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Jewish United Fund $360 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Lambda Legal Defense And Education Fund $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Les Turner Als Foundation $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Leukemia Research Foundation $500 Northfield, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) $950 Clarksburg, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
Mazon A Jewish Response To Hunger $600 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Mds (Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) $1,250 Yardville, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Middleton Outreach Ministry (Mom) $750 Middleton, WI, US Unrestricted 2022
National Forest Foundation $250 Missoula, MT, US Unrestricted 2022
National Kidney Foundation $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
National Network Of Abortion Funds $500 Beaverton, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Ncadv - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence $250 Denver, CO, US Unrestricted 2022
North Lawndale College Prep $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Orphans Of The Storm $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Park-vermillion County Humane Society $500 Hillsdale, IN, US Unrestricted 2022
Pathways For Achievement $750 Wheaton, IL, US Unrestrcited 2022
Pflag National $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Planned Parenthood Of Illinois $1,700 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Puppies Behind Bars $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Rainn (National Sexual Assault Hotline) $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Ravinia Festival Association $250 Highland Park, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation $250 Newtown, CT, US Unrestricted 2022
Shalva Inc $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Smile Train Inc $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $1,250 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2022
The Anti-cruelty Society $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
The Ark $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $2,000 Rye Brook, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
The Mast Cell Disease Society Inc (The Mastocytosis Society) $500 Sterling, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
The Nature Conservancy $500 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Twin To Twin Transfusion Foundation $250 Bay Village, OH, US Unrestricted 2022
Total Link 2 Community $500 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Union For Reform Judaism $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc $500 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
World Food Program Usa $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
World Health Organization $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
World Jewish Congress $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
World Wildlife Fund $515 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Wounded Warrior Project Inc $250 Jacksonville, FL, US Unrestricted 2022
Alzheimer's Association $1,750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
American Cancer Society $750 Kennesaw, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
American Diabetes Association $1,750 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2022
American Friends Of Magen David Adom $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
American Heart Association Inc $750 Dallas, TX, US Unrestricted 2022
American Nurses Foundation (Ana Enterprise) $250 Silver Spring, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (Aspca) $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Anti-defamation League $800 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Autism Speaks $450 Princeton, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Cancer Wellness Center $250 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Care $250 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
Center For Enriched Living $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation $350 Short Hills, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Congregation Beth Judea $2,500 Long Grove, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Curry College $1,000 Milton, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $250 Bethesda, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
Doctors Without Borders $400 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Earthdayorg $750 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Earthjustice $250 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Feed The Children $550 Oklahoma City, OK, US Unrestricted 2022
Feeding America $500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Greater Chicago Food Depository $1,250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Habitat For Humanity Lake County Il $800 Waukegan, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Hadassah $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute Of Religion $1,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Unrestricted 2022
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Jewish United Fund $360 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Lambda Legal Defense And Education Fund $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Les Turner Als Foundation $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Leukemia Research Foundation $500 Northfield, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) $950 Clarksburg, MD, US Unrestricted 2022
Mazon A Jewish Response To Hunger $600 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Mds (Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) $1,250 Yardville, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
Middleton Outreach Ministry (Mom) $750 Middleton, WI, US Unrestricted 2022
National Forest Foundation $250 Missoula, MT, US Unrestricted 2022
National Kidney Foundation $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
National Network Of Abortion Funds $500 Beaverton, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Ncadv - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence $250 Denver, CO, US Unrestricted 2022
North Lawndale College Prep $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Orphans Of The Storm $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Park-vermillion County Humane Society $500 Hillsdale, IN, US Unrestricted 2022
Pathways For Achievement $750 Wheaton, IL, US Unrestrcited 2022
Pflag National $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Planned Parenthood Of Illinois $1,700 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Puppies Behind Bars $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Rainn (National Sexual Assault Hotline) $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Ravinia Festival Association $250 Highland Park, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation $250 Newtown, CT, US Unrestricted 2022
Shalva Inc $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Smile Train Inc $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $1,250 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2022
The Anti-cruelty Society $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
The Ark $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $2,000 Rye Brook, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
The Mast Cell Disease Society Inc (The Mastocytosis Society) $500 Sterling, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
The Nature Conservancy $500 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Twin To Twin Transfusion Foundation $250 Bay Village, OH, US Unrestricted 2022
Total Link 2 Community $500 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Union For Reform Judaism $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc $500 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
World Food Program Usa $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
World Health Organization $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
World Jewish Congress $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
World Wildlife Fund $515 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Wounded Warrior Project Inc $250 Jacksonville, FL, US Unrestricted 2022
Alzheimer's Association $1,500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
American Cancer Society $750 Kennesaw, GA, US Unrestricted 2021
American Diabetes Association $2,250 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2021
American Friends Of Magen David Alom $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
American Heart Association $750 Dallas, TX, US Unrestricted 2021
Anti Cruelty Society Of Chicago $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Anti-defamation League $550 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Aspca $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Autism Speaks $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Barbara J Timmer Foundation (leukemia Awareness) $2,500 Park Ridge, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Black Lives Matter $500 Santa Clarita, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Broadway Cares $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Camp Ramah $500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Cancer Wellness Center $250 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Care $250 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2021
Center For Enriched Living $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Christopher Reeve Foundation $350 Short Hills, NJ, US Unrestricted 2021
Chrohns And Colitis Foundation $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Congregation Beth Judea $2,500 Long Grove, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Coral Restoration Foundation $250 Tavernier, FL, US Unrestricted 2021
Curry College $1,000 Milton, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2021
Direct Relief $250 Santa Barbara, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Doctors Without Borders $400 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Earthjustice $250 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Feed The Children $550 Oklahoma City, OK, US Unrestricted 2021
Feeding America $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Greater Chicago Food Depository $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Habitat For Humanity Lake County $1,050 Waukegan, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Hadassah $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute Of Religion $1,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Hias $250 Silver Spring, MD, US Unrestricted 2021
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
International Medical Corps $250 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Lambda Legal $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Les Turner Als $750 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Leukemia Lymphona Society $2,250 Rye Brook, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Leukemia Research Foundation $500 Northfield, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Macular Degeneration Research (brightfocus Foundation) $950 Clarksburg, MD, US Unrestricted 2021
March Of Dimes Foundation $250 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2021
Mazon A Jewish Response To Hunger $600 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Mds (myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) $1,500 Yardville, NJ, US Unrestricted 2021
Michael J Fox Parkinson Foundation $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
National Forest Foundation $250 Missoula, MT, US Unrestricted 2021
National Kidney Foundation $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Ncadv - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence $250 Denver, CO, US Unrestricted 2021
North Lawndale College Prep $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Orphans Of The Storm $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Pathways For Achievement $750 Wheaton, IL, US Unrestrcited 2021
Planned Parenthood Of Illinois $1,200 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Puppies Behind Bars $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Rainn (national Sexual Assault Hotline) $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2021
Ravinia Festival Association $250 Highland Park, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Reach Rescue Inc $750 Mundelein, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Shalva $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2021
The Ark $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
The Mast Cell Disease Society $500 Sterling, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
The Twin To Twin Transfusion Foundation $250 Bay Village, OH, US Unrestricted 2021
Transfrontier Africa $250 R Hoedspruit, 1380, SF Unrestricted 2021
Union For Reform Judaism $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Union Of Concerned Scientists $250 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Wildlife Conservation Network - Save Elephants $500 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
World Food Program Usa $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2021
World Health Organization $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2021
World Jewish Congress $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
World Wildlife Fund $1,250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2021
1pet1vet $250 Manteno, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Alzheimers Association $1,500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
American Cancer Society $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
American Diabetes Association $1,750 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2020
American Friends Of Magen David Alom $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
American Heart Association $750 Dallas, TX, US Unrestricted 2020
American Red Cross $200 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2020
Anti Cruelty Society Of Chicago $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Anti-defamation League $550 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Ark $550 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Aspca $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Autism Speaks $450 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Barbara J Timmer Foundation (leukemia Awareness) $500 Park Ridge, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Beth Judea $2,500 Long Grove, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Black Lives Matter $250 Santa Clarita, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Broadway Cares $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Camp Ramah $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Cancer Wellness Center $250 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Care $250 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2020
Center For Enriched Living $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Christopher Reeve Foundation $350 Short Hills, NJ, US Unrestricted 2020
Chrohns And Colitis Foundation $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Curry College $500 Milton, MA, US Unrestricted 2020
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2020
Direct Relief $250 Santa Barbara, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Doctors Without Borders $400 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Earthjustice $250 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Feed The Children $550 Oklahoma City, OK, US Unrestricted 2020
Feeding America $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Foster 2 Home $750 Arlington Heights, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Greater Chicago Food Depository $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Habitat For Humanity Lake County $600 Waukegan, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Hadassah $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute Of Religion $1,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Hias $250 Silver Spring, MD, US Unrestricted 2020
Illinois Holocaust Museum $500 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
International Medical Corps $250 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Lambda Legal $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Les Turner Als $600 Skokie, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Leukemia Lymphona Society $2,500 Rye Brook, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Leukemia Research Foundation $500 Northfield, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Macular Degeneration Research (bright Focus) $750 Clarksburg, MD, US Unrestricted 2020
March Of Dimes $250 Arlington, VA, US Unrestricted 2020
Mazon $350 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Mds (myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation Inc) $1,250 Yardville, NJ, US Unrestricted 2020
Michael J Fox Parkinson Foundation $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
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Msu Hillel $1,000 East Lansing, MI, US Unrestricted 2017
Pathways For Achievement $750 Wheaton, IL, US Unrestricted 2017
Planned Parenthood Foundation $2,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2017
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St Jude's Children's Research Hospital $2,000 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2017
The Mds Foundation $2,000 Yardville, NJ, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2017
Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation $250 Bay Village, OH, US Unrestricted 2017
1pet 1vet $250 Lemont, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
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American Diabetes Association $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
American Friends Of Magen David Adom $250 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
American Heart Association $250 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
American Red Cross $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Anti-cruelty Society Of Chicago $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Anti-defamation League $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Art Institute Of Chicag $265 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Aspca $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2016
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Boys And Girls Clubs Of Chicago $300 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Camp Ramah - 60 Shs Jpmorgan Chase Common Stock $5,162 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
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Center For Enriched Living $250 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Center For Reproductive Rights $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2016
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Congregation Beth Judea $1,000 Long Grove, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
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Feed The Children $300 Oklahoma City, OK, US Unrestricted 2016
Foster 2 Home $1,000 Rolling Meadows, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
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Md Anderson Cancer Center $500 Houston, TX, US Chaplaincy Program 2016
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Msu Hillel $1,000 East Lansing, MI, US Unrestricted 2016
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence $250 Denver, CO, US Unrestricted 2016
National Immigration Law Center $250 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2016
North Lawndale College Preparatory High School $750 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
North Shore University Health System $350 Evanston, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Orphans Of The Storm $500 Riverwoods, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Pathways For Achievement $750 Wheaton, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Peace Corps Let Girls Learn Fund $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2016
Planned Parenthood Foundation $3,200 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2016
Rape Abuse And Incest National Network $250 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2016
Ravinia Festival $250 Highland Park, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
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Smile Train $250 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2016
St Jude's Children's Research Hospital $1,300 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2016
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Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation $250 Bay Village, OH, US Unrestricted 2016
Wildlife Conservation Network $250 San Francisco, CA, US Save The Elephants 2016
World Food Program $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2016
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Contact Information

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EIN 36-4202123
Website N/A
Address 327 WILLOW PKWY Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4642

Key People (4)

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President/secretary Marilyn Ernsteen
Director Scott Ernsteen
Director Gary Ernsteen
Director Stephen Ernsteen

Forms 990-PF

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