Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyLincolnshire, Illinois · EIN 20-7155204 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$927K
Organizations funded58
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$29.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $20,000.
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
68% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | Contribution to donor advised fund | $95,000 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | To provide support for the nasij program and shatil's shared society forum | $65,000 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | To support capacity building | $52,000 |
| American Friends of Hand in Hand | Portland, OR | To support hand in hand: center for jewish-arab education in israel | $50,000 |
| Ark (The Ark) | Chicago, IL | To support capital campaign (for human services) and food related programs | $45,000 |
| Food Bank of Santa Barbara County | Goleta, CA | To support capital campaign promoting food security | $45,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | To support the immigrant relief fund | $40,000 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | Santa Barbara, CA | To support nature based mentor program | $26,800 |
| Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse | Santa Barbara, CA | To support the mentoring program | $26,800 |
| Sharsheret | Teaneck, NJ | To support general operations providing support to jewish people facing breast or ovarian cancer | $25,000 |
| Casa Lake County Inc | Vernon Hills, IL | To support general operations to advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children within the juvenile court system | $25,000 |
| The Family School | Phoenix, AZ | To support buying a torah | $20,000 |
| Erie Family Health Centers (Foundation) | Chicago, IL | To support the general operations of erie healthreach waukegan health center | $20,000 |
| Pads Lake County | Waukegan, IL | To support general operations reducing homelessness in lake county | $20,000 |
| Lake County Crisis Center for the Prevention of Domestic Violence | Zion, IL | To support general operations providing domestic violence-related services | $20,000 |
| Urban Adamah | Berkeley, CA | To support general operations providing farm-based, community building experiences that integrate jewish tradition, mindfulness,… | $18,000 |
| Educator's Institute for Human Rights | Washington, DC | To support general operations with consideration for programs in rwanda | $18,000 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | To support access to maternal healthcare | $18,000 |
| World Outside My Shoes | Medical Lake, WA | To support school visits | $18,000 |
| Vitamin Angels Alliance | Santa Barbara, CA | To support general operations to provide lifesaving nutrition interventions | $18,000 |
| Israaid Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc | Palo Alto, CA | To support general operations providing disaster relief services | $18,000 |
| Congregation B'nai B'rith | Santa Barbara, CA | To support the building dreams project | $10,000 |
| At the Well Project | Washington, DC | To enhance womens well-being through ancient jewish practices | $10,000 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | To provide general operating support | $10,000 |
| Children's Oncology Services | Chicago, IL | To defray the costs of summer camp 2025 at camp one step for pediatric cancer patients | $10,000 |
| Josselyn Center | Northfield, IL | To support mental health care for low-income communities in highland park, grayslake, and waukegan | $10,000 |
| Vna Health Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | To support general operations | $10,000 |
| Mental Health Association of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | To support general operations | $10,000 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association | Los Angeles, CA | To provide support after the LA fires | $10,000 |
| Judaism Your Way | Denver, CO | To support general operations providing a jewish experience through a community-focused approach | $10,000 |
| Impacting Veterans Lives Inc | Wadsworth, IL | To support midwest veterans closet | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | To provide support after the LA fires | $10,000 |
| Alabama Holocaust Education Center | Birmingham, AL | To support ahecs now more than ever: never again campaign | $10,000 |
| Isla Vista Youth Projects | Goleta, CA | To support lompoc early childhood center | $10,000 |
| Candles Holocaust Museum and Education Center | Terre Haute, IN | To provide scholarships for students to learn about holocaust and genocide education | $9,800 |
| Anne Frank Center | New York, NY | To support educational programming | $8,000 |
| Lauri S Bauer Foundation | Lincolnshire, IL | To support general operations to give help, healing, and hope to families that have suffered a sudden loss | $7,500 |
| Helping Hands Network | Northbrook, IL | To support keshet and the north shore recreational association | $7,000 |
| American Philatelic Society | Bellefonte, PA | To sponsor "the stamp thief " production | $5,000 |
| Court Room 600 | Chicago, IL | To provide support for an aho grant | $5,000 |
| Riverside Foundation | Lincolnshire, IL | To provide general operating support | $5,000 |
| Stevenson High School Community Foundation | Lincolnshire, IL | To support s2c and one family programs | $5,000 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | To support patient care services | $5,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support launchpad-israel education center | $5,000 |
| Farkas Center for the Study of the Holocaust | San Francisco, CA | To support general operations providing holocaust education | $5,000 |
| American Jewish World Service Inc | New York, NY | To support general operations to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world | $5,000 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | To support oncology social work | $5,000 |
| World Federation Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants | Burlington, MA | To support holocaust survivors, descendants, education, and remembrance | $5,000 |
| Caddy for a Cure Tudi's Tribe | Port St Lucie, FL | To support franconi anemia program | $5,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | To sponsor kindertransport exhbit | $5,000 |
| Community 365 Inc | Winthrop Harbor, IL | To support the joy summit in lake county | $5,000 |
| Custer County High School | Miles City, MT | To support scholarships for miles city students to engage in holocaust and genocide education trips | $3,900 |
| 70 Faces Media | New York, NY | To support general operations to provide digital media to deepen knowledge, connection, belonging and meaning in the jewish community | $2,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | To support the santa barbara jewish film festival | $2,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | To support adl's santa barbara tricounties office | $2,500 |
| Channel Islands YMCA | Carpinteria, CA | To support general operations to promote youth development | $1,800 |
| Casa of Santa Barbara | Santa Maria, CA | To support general operations to support children within the juvenile court system | $1,800 |
| Association of Holocaust Organizations (Aho) | Brenham, TX | To provide scholarships to conference | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $926,900 | 58 |
| 2024 | $912,350 | 61 |
| 2023 | $892,087 | 70 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202632239349100818
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-7155204
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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