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IRA AND JANINA MARKS CHARITABLE TR

· EVANSTON, IL · private_foundation · program funder

127recipients FY2016–24
$521,464giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 84% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 84% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 23 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NM, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder15
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder10
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder9
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
THE ELIZABETH MORSE CHARITABLE TRUST 2620341200CHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
CHAUNCEY AND MARION DEERING MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
CME GROUP FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
FRANCIS BEIDLER FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
HELEN BRACH FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
BAILA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
DONALD AND PATRICIA MANHARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONGLENCOE, ILprogram funder5
ELIZABETH BEIDLER TISDAHL FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
EVANSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCEVANSTON, ILprogram funder5
GAVLIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILprogram funder5
GRAND VICTORIA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
JACK & SANDRA GUTHMAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
JEROME H STONE FAMILY FOUNDATIONWINNETKA, ILprogram funder5
JOHN R HALLIGAN CHARITABLE FUNDBANNOCKBURN, ILprogram funder5

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
CNPA FOUNDATIONIL32024$35,000
BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONIL42024$22,500
CHICAGO SINAI CONGREGATIONIL52024$22,450
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL52024$14,950
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL62024$14,500
YOUTH JOB CENTER INCIL62024$13,320
EVANSTON ART CENTER AND MARKETIL52024$7,620
JOHN W OBRIEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONIL12024$6,000
EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE INCMA42024$4,000
JEWELERS FOR CHILDRENNY32024$3,000
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL22024$2,500
JUVENILE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONIL22024$2,000
THE BHUTAN FOUNDATIONDC42024$1,800
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTIL42024$1,760
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOMNY32024$1,350
THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND INTERNATIONALGA42024$1,350
PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INCNY22024$1,200
KENILWORTH UNION CHURCHIL42024$1,000
LENAWEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMI32024$1,000
HADLEY INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIREDIL32024$900
ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKESIL22024$750
NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON ETHIOPIAN JEWRY INCNY12024$400
SKOKIE NORTHSHORE SCULPTURE PARK INCIL42024$350
PUPPY JAKE FOUNDATIONIA32024$350
GREAT LAKES COALITIONMI32024$305
CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMENIL22024$300
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICSIL22024$250
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOISIL22024$220
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATIONIL22024$210
LIRA ENSEMBLEIL32024$200
MORTON ARBORETUMIL12024$200
CHICAGO AUDUBON SOCIETYIL22024$200
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTEIL22024$200
KENNETH C GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRYIL12024$195
AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY INCNY12024$150
FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVERIL22024$150
ART ENCOUNTERIL12024$100
FRIENDS OF@SAUGANASH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIL12024$100
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBETDC12024$100
MENSA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATIONTX12024$100
YELLOWSTONE FOREVERMT12024$50
THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INCVA12024$50
OCEAN CONSERVANCY INCDC12024$50
BALZEKAS MUSEUM OF LITHUANIAN CULTUREIL52023$10,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYIL42023$2,050
ANIMAL DEFENDERS INTERNATIONAL USCA32023$1,750
HECKY POWELL FOUNDATIONIL32023$1,475
THE JOFFREY BALLETIL32023$1,100
METRO SQUASH NFPIL42023$950
SKOKIE COUNTRY CLUB EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONIL12023$500