The Bressler-robbins Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 36-6081322
Foundation Overview
Based in Chicago, IL, The Bressler-robbins Foundation has awarded 170 grants totaling $585,350 to organizations in New York, Illinois and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $250 to $30,000, with a median award of $2,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
2 of 8 recipients (25%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
45% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 11 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (71%), Skokie (10%), Oak Park (9%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 72% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (33%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Bressler-robbins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsacst Jude Children's Research Hospital | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2024 |
| American Committee For The Weizmann Institute Of Science | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2024 |
| American Friends Of Magen David Adom | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical | 2024 |
| American Friends Of The Hebrew University | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Education | 2024 |
| Oak Park Temple - Bnai Abraham-zion | $2,000 | Oak Park, IL, US | Religious | 2024 |
| Parent Project For Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc | $2,000 | Hackensack, NJ, US | Medical | 2024 |
| Anti-defamation League | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| American Technion Society | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| American Friends Of Magen David Adom | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical | 2023 |
| American Friends Of Meir Panim | $3,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Colel Chabad | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2023 |
| Hadassah | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Oak Park Temple - Bnai Abraham-zion | $2,000 | Oak Park, IL, US | Religious | 2023 |
| Parent Project For Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc | $5,000 | Hackensack, NJ, US | Medical | 2023 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2023 |
| American Committee For The Weizmann Institute Of Science | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2023 |
| American Friends Of The Hebrew University | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Education | 2023 |
| Lurie Children's Foundation | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2023 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2023 |
| Congregation Beth El | $1,000 | Northbrook, IL, US | Religious | 2023 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | $1,000 | Skokie, IL, US | Religious | 2023 |
| Foundation For Jewish Camp | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2023 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum And Education Center | $500 | Skokie, IL, US | Education | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospitals For Children | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2023 |
| Alsacst Jude Children's Research Hospital | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2023 |
| Unicef | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical | 2023 |
| Oak Park Temple - Bnai Abraham-zion | $2,000 | Oak Park, IL, US | Religious | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2022 |
| World Jewish Congress | $18,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Meir Panim | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Colel Chabad | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Hadassah | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Oak Park Temple - Bnai Abraham-zion | $2,000 | Oak Park, IL, US | Religious | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2022 |
| World Jewish Congress | $18,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Meir Panim | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Colel Chabad | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Hadassah | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Oak Park Temple - Bnai Abraham-zion | $2,000 | Oak Park, IL, US | Religious | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2022 |
| World Jewish Congress | $18,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Meir Panim | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Colel Chabad | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Hadassah | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Oak Park Temple - Bnai Abraham-zion | $2,000 | Oak Park, IL, US | Religious | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2022 |
| World Jewish Congress | $18,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Meir Panim | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Colel Chabad | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Hadassah | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Magen David Adom | $18,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical | 2021 |
| Amit Children | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2021 |
| Oak Park Temple - Bnai Abraham-zion | $2,000 | Oak Park, IL, US | Religious | 2021 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2021 |
| Jewish National Fund-usa Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2021 |
| Jewish United Fund Of Metropolitan Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2021 |
| Parent Project For Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc | $5,000 | Hackensack, NJ, US | Medical | 2021 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2021 |
| Amit Children | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2020 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $7,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2020 |
| American Friends Of Magen David Adom | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical | 2020 |
| Jewish National Fund-usa Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Jewish United Fund Of Metropolitan Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Parent Project For Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc | $5,000 | Hackensack, NJ, US | Medical | 2020 |
| Bnai Abraham-zion Congregation | $2,000 | Oak Lawn, IL, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2020 |
| Amer Friends Magen David Adom | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2019 |
| Amer Friends Of Hebrew Univ | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2019 |
| Amer Society For Technion Chicago | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2019 |
| American Comm-weizmann Inst | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Scientific Research | 2019 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | $1,000 | Skokie, IL, US | Religious | 2019 |
| Hadassah Wzoa Inc | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2019 |
| Jewish Foundation For The Righteous | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2019 |
| Jewish National Fund | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2019 |
| Lurie Childrens Hosp Of Chic Found | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2019 |
| Meir Panim | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2019 |
| Oak Park Temple | $2,000 | Oak Lawn, IL, US | Religious | 2019 |
| Parent Proj Muscular Dystrophy | $5,000 | Middletown, OH, US | Medical | 2019 |
| Rush Univ Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2019 |
| Shriners Hospitals For Children | $1,000 | Tampa, FL, US | Medical | 2019 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $1,100 | Memphis, TN, US | Medical | 2019 |
| Unicef | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2019 |
| Amit Children | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2019 |
| Jewish Federation Fund For Asylum Seekers | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2019 |
| Alzheimers Association | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2018 |
| Amer Friends Magen David Adom | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2018 |
| Amer Friends Of Hebrew Univ | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2018 |
| Amer Society For Technion Chicago | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2018 |
| American Cancer Society | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Medical | 2018 |
| American Comm-weizmann Inst | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Scientific Research | 2018 |
| American Heart Association | $250 | Dallas, TX, US | Medical | 2018 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2018 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2018 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | $1,000 | Skokie, IL, US | Religious | 2018 |
| David Cecil Rosenthal Memorial Fd | $1,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | Religious | 2018 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depo | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2018 |
| Hadassah Wzoa Inc | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2018 |
| Hillel Foundation | $1,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Education | 2018 |
| Il Holocaust Museum Educ Ctr | $1,000 | Skokie, IL, US | General | 2018 |
| Jewish Foundation For The Righteous | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2018 |
| Jewish National Fund | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2018 |
| Jewish United Fund | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2018 |
| Lurie Childrens Hosp Of Chic Found | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2018 |
| Meir Panim | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2018 |
| Oak Park Temple | $2,000 | Oak Lawn, IL, US | Religious | 2018 |
| Ort America | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2018 |
| Parent Proj Muscular Dystrophy | $5,000 | Middletown, OH, US | Medical | 2018 |
| Rush Univ Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2018 |
| Shriners Hospitals For Children | $1,000 | Tampa, FL, US | Medical | 2018 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Medical | 2018 |
| Standwith Us | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Education | 2018 |
| Unicef | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2018 |
| Alzheimers Association | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2017 |
| Amer Friends Magen David Adom | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Amer Friends Of Hebrew Univ | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Amer Society For Technion Chicago | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2017 |
| American Cancer Society | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Medical | 2017 |
| American Comm-weizmann Inst | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Scientific Research | 2017 |
| Americares | $2,000 | Stamford, CT, US | Medical | 2017 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2017 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2017 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | $1,000 | Skokie, IL, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Council Of Jewish Elderly | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depo | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2017 |
| Hadassah Wzoa Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Hillel Foundation | $1,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Education | 2017 |
| Houston Food Bank | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | General | 2017 |
| Il Holocaust Museum Educ Ctr | $1,000 | Skokie, IL, US | General | 2017 |
| Jewish Foundation For The Righteous | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Jewish National Fund | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Jewish United Fund | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Lurie Childrens Hosp Of Chic Found | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2017 |
| Meir Panim | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Oak Park Temple | $2,000 | Oak Lawn, IL, US | Religious | 2017 |
| Ort America | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2017 |
| Parent Proj Muscular Dystrophy | $5,000 | Middletown, OH, US | Medical | 2017 |
| Rush Univ Medical Center | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2017 |
| Shriners Hospitals For Children | $1,000 | Tampa, FL, US | Medical | 2017 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Medical | 2017 |
| Standwith Us | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Education | 2017 |
| Unicef | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Alzheimers Association | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2016 |
| Amer Friends Magen David Adom | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2016 |
| Amer Friends Of Hebrew Univ | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2016 |
| Amer Society For Technion Chicago | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2016 |
| American Cancer Society | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Medical | 2016 |
| American Comm-weizmann Inst | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Scientific Research | 2016 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2016 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2016 |
| Congregation Agunas Achim | $1,000 | Bexley, OH, US | Religious | 2016 |
| Family Shelter Serv Of Dupage Cty | $1,000 | Wheaton, IL, US | General | 2016 |
| Gist Cancer Research Fd | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | Medical | 2016 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depo | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2016 |
| Hadassah Wzoa Inc | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2016 |
| Hillel Foundation | $1,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Education | 2016 |
| Il Holocaust Museum Educ Ctr | $1,000 | Skokie, IL, US | General | 2016 |
| Jewish National Fund | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Religious | 2016 |
| Jewish United Fund | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Religious | 2016 |
| Lurie Childrens Hosp Of Chic Found | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2016 |
| Meir Panim | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Oak Park Temple | $2,000 | Oak Lawn, IL, US | Religious | 2016 |
| Ort America | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2016 |
| Parent Proj Muscular Dyst | $5,000 | Middletown, OH, US | Medical | 2016 |
| Rush Medical College | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical | 2016 |
| Shriners Hospitals For Children | $1,000 | Tampa, FL, US | Medical | 2016 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Medical | 2016 |
| Standwith Us | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Education | 2016 |
| Unicef | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 36-6081322 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 540 N DEARBORN ST UNIT 10841 Chicago, IL 60610-1074 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Bressler-robbins Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director | Ronald Schreiber |
|---|---|
| Director | David Bressler |
| Director | Richard Robbins |
| Director | Robert J Robbins |
| Director | Judith H Bressler |
Forms 990-PF
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