FUNDER
FUND FOR ENLIGHTMENT INC
20recipients FY2016–24
$187,975giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 78% of giving in Illinois
Footprint
A local funder — 78% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: IL, LA, NY, OH, UT, WI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 4 |
| AKERS FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| ANN AND ARI DESHE FOUNDATION | MIAMI BEACH, FL | program funder | 2 |
| BEDNYAK FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| BERKMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| FINNEGAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| HOCHBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION | SKOKIE, IL | program funder | 2 |
| JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS FAMILY FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| KOVLER FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| LEFKOFSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| LEON I AND SHARON KAUFMAN FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| MAYER & MORRIS KAPLAN FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| MEG AND TIM CALLAHAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | program funder | 2 | |
| POLK BROS FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| SACKS FAMILY FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 2 |
| SKLARE FAMILY FOUNDATION | SKOKIE, IL | program funder | 2 |
| THE BRINSON FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| THE CHRISTOPHER FAMILY FOUNDATION | WESTMONT, IL | program funder | 2 |
| THE DUCHOSSOIS FAMILY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| THE EGERTER FAMILY FOUNDATION | FAIRFIELD, CT | program funder | 2 |
| THE VIOLA FUND | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| VIVO FOUNDATION | LIBERTYVILLE, IL | program funder | 2 |
| WEINGER SPECTOR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM SHALOM | IL | 7 | 2024 | $38,725 |
| JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | IL | 4 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CHICAGO | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC | IL | 6 | 2023 | $48,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | WI | 4 | 2023 | $26,250 |
| LACED UP ATHLETICS | IL | 3 | 2023 | $9,000 |
| SALT LAKE CLIMBERS ALLIANCE INC | UT | 2 | 2022 | $6,000 |
| RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | IL | 2 | 2022 | $5,000 |
| KESHET | IL | 1 | 2022 | $2,000 |
| KWOE FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2022 | $1,000 |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | IL | 3 | 2021 | $14,844 |
| A BETTER CHICAGO | IL | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| EB RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INC | NY | 1 | 2021 | $4,000 |
| DAY BY DAY CLUB | IL | 1 | 2021 | $2,000 |
| REFUGEEONE | IL | 1 | 2021 | $2,000 |
| WE ACT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CENTER INC | NY | 1 | 2021 | $2,000 |
| FREE ALAS | LA | 1 | 2021 | $2,000 |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NY | 1 | 2018 | $5,000 |
| FAIRMOUNT TEMPLE ANSHE CHESED CONGREGATION | OH | 1 | 2018 | $2,881 |