Fadem Family Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyEvanston, Illinois · EIN 13-3907052 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$204K
Organizations funded49
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$4.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
91% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quogue Wildlife Refuge | Quogue, NY | Preservation of wildwife | $41,700 |
| Bbyo | Washington, DC | Supporting jewish high school youth | $15,000 |
| Hillel | Washington, DC | Supporting jewish college youth | $15,000 |
| Religious Action Center | New York, NY | To educate, inspire, and mobilize the reform jewish movement to advocate for social justice | $12,500 |
| Project Kesher | New York, NY | Build jewish community and advance civil society by devloping and empowering women leaders. | $10,400 |
| Moving Traditions | Elkins Park, PA | Cultural | $10,000 |
| Lilith Magazine | New York, NY | Cultural | $10,000 |
| Red Tent Fund | Washington, DC | Supporting right to abortion for all | $10,000 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | To ease tensions in israel | $6,500 |
| Temple Sholom-Chicago | Chicago, IL | House of worship | $5,600 |
| Union for Reform Judaism | New York, NY | Religious-Support for reform judaism congregations | $5,500 |
| Johns Hopkins -Ms Research Center | Baltimore, MD | To advance research on mulitple sclerosis | $5,000 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | Support for the performing arts | $5,000 |
| Bamah | Washigton, DC | Culture | $5,000 |
| Center on Extremism of the Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | To stop the defamation fo the jewish peoiple and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. | $5,000 |
| Elluminate | New York, NY | Educational | $3,875 |
| Alzheimers Disease Research | Washington, DC | Medical research | $3,000 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness | Arlington, VA | Mental illness education and support | $3,000 |
| Dayenu | New York, NY | To secure a just, livablle and sustainable world for all people | $2,500 |
| Jbi International | New York, NY | Support for the blind | $2,500 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | Cancer care and resarch | $2,500 |
| New York Times Neediest Communities Fund | New York, NY | Provides assistance to less fortunate | $2,000 |
| Jewish Voters Resource Center | New York, NY | Voting rights | $2,000 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | Suicide prevention | $1,000 |
| Care for All | Selden, NY | Supporting sustainable social development in the united states and liberia | $1,000 |
| Himalayan Cataract Project | Norwich, VT | Medical | $1,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | Cultural | $1,000 |
| Jed Foundation | Boston, MA | Educational | $1,000 |
| Jewish Women's Foundation (Chicago) | Chicago, IL | Treating all people with civility and providing opportunities for women and girls | $1,000 |
| LA Mission | Los Angeles, CA | Helping homeless in LA | $1,000 |
| Maryland Pesticide Eduction Network | Annapolis, MD | Encourage pest and land management practices that are safe for the environment | $1,000 |
| Rainn Foundation | Ronkonkoma, NY | Anti-Sexual violence | $1,000 |
| Sevaorg | Saylorsburg, PA | Medical research | $1,000 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | Laguna Hills, CA | Conservation | $1,000 |
| Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | Lgbt support service | $1,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washigton, DC | Museum - history of the holocause & to help confront hatred & genocide | $1,000 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | To ensure no new yorker goes hungry. | $1,000 |
| Gingold Group | New York, NY | Theater | $1,000 |
| Jewish United Fund (Chicago) | Chicago, IL | Community services | $1,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | To support the arts | $600 |
| Film at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | Cultural | $500 |
| Honor Flight of Long Island | Southampton, NY | Supporting veterans | $500 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | Preservation of the heritage of the jewish people | $500 |
| National Ms Society | Woodbridge, NJ | Research and care for multiple sclerosis | $500 |
| Temple Adas Israel | Sag Harbor, NY | Religious | $500 |
| Opus 40 | Saugerties, NY | Arts and culture | $500 |
| The Light House | Ipsqich, UK | Wellness | $500 |
| Safe Project | New York, NY | Stopping addiction | $250 |
| Moma | New York, NY | Cultural | $200 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204,125 | 49 |
| 2024 | $194,920 | 59 |
| 2023 | $155,350 | 63 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 7, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631279349103458
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3907052
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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