Private foundation · EIN 36-3976909

The Sheba Foundation

Preselected only

Highland Park, IL

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202532399349100903
Total assets (EOY)$44,844,317
Grants paid$4,355,519
Typical (median) grant$20,879
Grants listed51
Giving in home state (IL)75%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K6
$5K–$25K20
$25K–$100K12
$100K+13

Smallest $263 · Largest $1,100,000

Geographic focus

IL
75%
NY
12%
PA
4%
VA
3%
TX
3%
CA
1%
DC
1%
MD
0%

Common purposes

servicesmedicaleducationresearchpublicyouthsocialfamilyemergencyaffairsantisemitismisraelchildrencare

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$1,123,979$39,353,14037
2024$4,355,519$44,844,31751

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
North Suburban Synagogue Beth ElHIGHLAND PARK, ILSUPPORT THE SYNAGOGUE AND ITS SECURITY$1,100,000
Jewish United Fund Of Metropolitan ChicagoCHICAGO, ILSOCIAL SERVICES$770,195
Jewish United Fund - Kibbutz Nir OzCHICAGO, ILKIBBUTZ FAMILY EXPENSES AND MILKING STATIONS$235,000
Jewish United Fund - American Friends Of Sheba Medical CenterCHICAGO, ILMEDICAL EQUIPMENT$232,600
American Friends Of The Hebrew University IncNEW YORK, NYRESEARCH ON FOOD SAFETY$222,000
Jewish United Fund - Na' Amat UsaCHICAGO, ILBOMB SHELTER$180,000
Friends Of The Israel Defense ForcesNEW YORK, NYSUPPORT ISRAELI SERVICES AND SCHOLARSHIPS$140,040
The Clarion ProjectRICHARDSON, TXEDUCATION ON PUBLIC SAFETY$110,000
Jewish United Fund Of Metropolitan ChicagoCHICAGO, ILEMERGENCY RESOURCES$109,152
Central Fund Of IsraelCEDARHURST, NYPUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC AWARENESS, COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM$100,000
Help Hope LiveRADNOR, PAHIGHLAND PARK SHOOTING VICTIM FUND$100,000
Jewish United Fund - Tel Aviv UniversityCHICAGO, ILEMERGENCY EDUCATION RESOURCES$100,000
Stand TogetherARLINGTON, VAPUBLIC AFFAIRS$100,000
Jewish United Fund - United HatzalahCHICAGO, ILOXYGEN AND RELATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE NORTH OF ISRAEL AND HATZALAH$85,550
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesCHICAGO, ILNEW HOSPITAL IN BRAZIL AND GENERAL PROGRAMS FOR SUPPORT OF CHILDREN NEEDING MAJOR MEDICAL CARE$75,000
The Israel Advocacy GroupSPRING HOUSE, PAPUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC AWARENESS, COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM$75,000
Camp For All KidsCHICAGO, ILYOUTH DEVELOPMENT$70,200
Friends Of ElnetSKOKIE, ILEDUCATION OF CITIZENS AND LEADERS TO PROMOTE ISRAEL-EUROPE RELATIONS$63,835
Israeli-American CouncilWOODLAND HILLS, CASUPPORT THE ISRAELI-AMERICAN COMMUNITY$50,000
Jewish United Fund - Mobile Aeder MediaCHICAGO, ILSOCIAL SERVICES$50,000
Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago - Shirley Ryan AbilitylabCHICAGO, ILMEDICAL SERVICES$50,000
Jewish United Fund - Ben-Gurion UniversityCHICAGO, ILSOCIAL SERVICES$37,400
The Binyamin FundSPRING VALLEY, NYMEDICAL SERVICES$36,000
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesCHICAGO, ILFAMILY ROOM PROGRAM AND GENERAL PROGRAMS FOR SUPPORT OF CHILDREN NEEDING MAJOR MEDICAL CARE$30,000
KeshetNORTHBROOK, ILEDUCATION, RECREATION, ADULT AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES$25,000
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