Private foundation · EIN 85-1393990

Jr And Katie Berger Family Foundation

Preselected only

Chicago, 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 202543219349101999
Total assets (EOY)$4,313,209
Grants paid$366,286
Typical (median) grant$1,400
Grants listed26
Giving in home state (IL)87%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K17
$5K–$25K7
$25K–$100K1
$100K+1

Smallest $1 · Largest $250,000

Geographic focus

IL
87%
FL
7%
MO
4%
DC
1%
NJ
1%
MN
0%
CO
0%
CA
0%

Common purposes

exemptorganization

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$287,692$4,410,18545
2024$366,286$4,313,20926

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
Jewish United FundChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$250,000
SixpointSt Petersburg, FLEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$25,000
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day SchoolChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$20,000
Truman Library InstituteKansas City, MOEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$15,000
Anshe Emet SynagogueChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$13,350
Wolcott College PrepChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$10,000
ArkChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$5,400
High JumpChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$5,000
Boys And Girls Clubs Of ChicagoChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$5,000
Chabad At UicChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$3,600
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer FoundationChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$2,500
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum (Ushmm)Washington, DCEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$2,000
Herzl CampMinneapolis, MNEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$1,800
Shedd AquariumChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$1,000
Dignitas Ukraine IncCranford, NJEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$1,000
SharsheretTeaneck, NJEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$1,000
Lincoln Park ZooChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$800
Aspen Center For Environmental StudiesAspen, COEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$720
Museum Of Science And IndustryChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$600
Art Institute Of ChicagoChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$550
WttwChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$500
The Field MuseumChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$500
Chicago Children'S MuseumChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$415
Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$300
Chicago History MuseumChicago, ILEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$250
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