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Philip & Myn Rootberg Foundation

Invitation Only

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 23-7169351 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$60K
Organizations funded40
Typical grant$650
Total assets$1.4M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $400 and $1,200.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 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.

  • Arts & Culture6
  • Health4
  • Animal Welfare3
  • Education1

Where it gives

90% of grants went outside Illinois.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Los Angeles OperaLos Angeles, CAGeneral funding$15,479
Jewish United FundChicago, ILGeneral funding$12,000
Trustees of Tufts CollegeSomerville, MAGeneral funding$4,200
Folk Arts RajasthanNew York, NYGeneral funding$3,000
Amherst CinemaAmherst, MAGeneral funding$1,500
Autism SpeaksPrinceton, NJGeneral funding$1,500
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NYGeneral funding$1,500
American Film InstituteLos Angeles, CAGeneral funding$1,500
American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OKGeneral funding$1,400
Smile TrainNew York, NYGeneral funding$1,400
Hartsbrook SchoolHadley, MAGeneral funding$1,200
University of Illinois College of Medicine (Howard Tessler Endowment Fund)Chicago, ILGeneral funding$1,200
New England Public MediaSpringfield, MAGeneral funding$1,100
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NYGeneral funding$1,000
Wnet - 13New York, ILGeneral funding$1,000
AcluBoston, MAGeneral funding$900
Parkinsons FoundationMiami, FLGeneral funding$779
American Red CrossWashington, DCGeneral funding$700
Amherst Survival CenterNorth Amherst, MAGeneral funding$700
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral funding$700
Food Bank of Western MassachusettsHatfield, MAGeneral funding$650
Feldenkrais Guild of North AmericaWakefield, MAGeneral funding$600
Cooley Dickinson Health CareNorthampton, MAGeneral funding$554
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MAGeneral funding$550
AfromundoAlbuquerque, NMGeneral funding$500
International Medical CorpsLos Angeles, CAGeneral funding$500
Shakespeare and CompanyLenox, MAGeneral funding$500
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXGeneral funding$400
International Myeloma FoundationNorth Hollywood, CAGeneral funding$400
Wnyc - New York Public RadioNew York, NYGeneral funding$400
St Judd Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral funding$400
American Humane AssociationWashington, DCGeneral funding$300
Alzheimer's Disease ResearchClarksburg, MDGeneral funding$225
Atlantic Theater CompanyNew York, NYGeneral funding$200
Macular Degeneration AssociationSarasota, FLGeneral funding$200
Sean Casey Animal RescueNew York, NYGeneral funding$200
St Ann's WarehouseBrooklyn, NYGeneral funding$200
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DCGeneral funding$200
Neighborhood CatsNew York, NYGeneral funding$100
The Nature ConservancyChicago, ILGeneral funding$100

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$59,93740
2023$62,41643

Sources

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