Malvin and Ruth Kaufman Foundation

Invitation Only

Highland Park, Illinois · EIN 36-3487824 · Private foundation

The latest return we have is for tax year 2022. This funder may have changed its giving since then, or stopped.

Grants paid (2022)$60K

Organizations funded18

Typical grant$835

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $2,960.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2022 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.

Education2
Health2
Arts & Culture1

Where it gives

66% of grants went outside Illinois.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2022

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El	Highland Park, IL	General charitable purpose	$27,050
Jewish Federation of Palm Springs	Rancho Mirage, CA	General charitable purpose	$10,125
Jewish Federation of the Desert	Rancho Mirage, CA	General charitable purpose	$5,475
Congregation Beth Judea	Long Grove, IL	General charitable purpose	$5,000
Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic	Palm Desert, CA	General charitable purpose	$2,960
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces	New York, NY	General charitable purpose	$2,066
American Friends of Magen David Adom	New York, NY	General charitable purpose	$2,000
Cancer Wellness Center	Northbrook, IL	General charitable purpose	$1,000
Literacy Society of the Desert	Indian Wells, CA	General charitable purpose	$1,000
Hillel International	Washington, DC	General charitable purpose	$835
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation	Deerfield, IL	General charitable purpose	$500
Desert Community Foundation	Palm Desert, CA	General charitable purpose	$500
Hillel at the George Washington University	Washington, DC	General charitable purpose	$500
Penn Hillel	Philadelphia, PA	General charitable purpose	$500
For Autistic Kids Foundation	Glenview, IL	General charitable purpose	$200
Great Vest Side Club	Chicago, IL	General charitable purpose	$200
Ohr Kodesh Congregation	Chevy Chase, MD	General charitable purpose	$100
St Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis, TN	General charitable purpose	$30

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2022	$60,041	18

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2022, filed Feb 5, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202440369349100404
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-3487824
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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