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RICHARD AND MARTHA MELMAN FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

31recipients FY2016–24
$3Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 96% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 96% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 5 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, IL, NV, NY, TX.

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LOEWENBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
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THE ROBERT THOMAS BOBINS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
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CARYL H AND BERNARD M SUSMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder2
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ELIZABETH MORSE GENIUS CHARITABLE TRUSTCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
FRED J BRUNNER FOUNDATIONBENSENVILLE, ILprogram funder2
GEORGE M EISENBERG FOUNDATION FOR CHARITIESARLINGTON HTS, ILprogram funder2
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Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICESIL62024$630,000
THE JOFFREY BALLETIL62024$47,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO INCIL32024$30,000
CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVALIL12024$2,500
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL32023$120,000
NAVY PIER INCIL22023$35,000
THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOISIL32023$20,000
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERIL32023$12,000
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCIL12023$10,000
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONIL12023$10,000
GLENKIRKIL42023$7,000
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUSTIL12022$58,500
CHICAGO CUBS CHARITIESIL22022$20,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATEDDC12022$10,000
CANCER WELLNESS CENTERIL32022$8,000
BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INCIL22022$7,500
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTIL12022$3,000
CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELSNY22021$20,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL22021$13,500
ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INCNY12021$2,500
CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATERIL22021$2,000
HAVE DREAMSIL12020$5,000
LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRESIL12020$1,000
HIPPOCRATIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCIL12020$1,000
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEMIL22019$185,000
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL12019$7,500
MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONSIL12019$5,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INCNY12019$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY CORPORATIONTX12019$1,500
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOISIL12018$10,000
KEEP MEMORY ALIVENV12018$10,000