Gidwitz Family Foundation

Gave $136K in 2025

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-4118455 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$136K

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$135,793

Total assets$4.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $135,793 and $135,793.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	Kevin O'keefe
Address	110 N Wacker Drive Ste 3300, Chicago IL 60606
Phone	(312) 541-7224
Form and materials	In Writing Need Purpose
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	None

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Illinois.

Illinois1

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Chicago, IL	General Use	$135,793

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$135,793	1
2024	$470,237	1
2023	$173,487	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 16, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601979349100725
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-4118455
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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