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JR AND KATIE BERGER FAMILY FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

68recipients FY2016–24
$1Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 83% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 83% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 11 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, CO, DC, FL, IL, KS, MA, MO, NJ, NY, TX.

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FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder9
BLUHM FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
LOEWENBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
JARVIS FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder6
THE PRITZKER PUCKER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
ARKES FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
BURT FAMILY FOUNDATION DTD 050997CHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
CHICAGO CUBS CHARITIESCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
HOCHBERG FAMILY FOUNDATIONSKOKIE, ILprogram funder5
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
JOHN AND JACOLYN BUCKSBAUM FAMILYFOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
JORDAN AND JEAN NERENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATIONprogram funder5
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
SIDLEY AUSTIN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
ALBERT PICK JR FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
BELLICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
CME GROUP FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
KARMIN FAM CHAR TRCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
MILTON L FISH JR FAMILY FOUNDATION NFPCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
POLSKY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL52024$532,622
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCILDC42024$67,000
HIGH JUMPIL52024$42,500
ANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUEIL52024$27,982
SIXPOINT INCFL12024$25,000
BERNARD ZELL ANSHE EMET DAY SCHOOLIL12024$20,000
HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIMO32024$18,500
THE ARKIL22024$9,700
CHABAD AT UIC INCIL52024$7,210
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO INCIL32024$7,000
KENNETH C GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRYIL42024$5,100
LYNN SAGE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATIONIL22024$4,000
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL32024$2,500
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL32024$2,050
CHICAGO CHILDRENS MUSEUMIL32024$1,300
SHARSHERET INCNJ12024$1,000
DIGNITAS UKRAINE INCNJ12024$1,000
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUMIL22024$1,000
ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESCO12024$720
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCIL32023$25,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITYKS12023$18,000
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCESNY12023$11,500
EVERGREEN CLIMATE INNOVATIONSIL12023$5,000
CHICAGO POLICE MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONIL22023$4,000
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONIL22023$3,500
CHIARTS FOUNDATIONIL22023$3,000
WHITE STORK INTERNATIONAL LTDIL12023$2,300
NO SHAME ON U INCIL32023$1,800
SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETYIL22023$1,500
SESAME WORKSHOPNY22023$1,500
PAWS CHICAGOIL22023$1,100
626 LANDMARK FOUNDATIONIL22023$1,000
ZIONESS MOVEMENT INCNY12023$1,000
COMMIT-2-CHANGE INCNY12023$1,000
CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECTIL12023$750
CHICAGO DEBATE COMMISSIONIL12023$500
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGOIL32022$45,000
ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGOIL12022$7,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOISIL22022$4,500
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INCDC32022$3,000
XS TENNIS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONIL12022$2,500
CHICAGO UNITED INCIL12022$2,500
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATIONCO12022$2,500
CHICAGO YOUTH PROGRAMS INCIL12022$2,000
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVEAL12022$2,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYIL12022$1,750
REFUGEEONEIL12022$1,500
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATEDDC12022$1,000
ERIKSON INSTITUTEIL12022$1,000
MENOMONEE CLUBIL12022$1,000