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Roslyn and Joseph Perlman Foundation

Invitation Only

Highland Park, Illinois · EIN 01-0756986 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$108K
Organizations funded118
Typical grant$200
Total assets$1.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $100 and $500.

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.

  • Arts & Culture7
  • Environment5
  • Education4
  • Animal Welfare3
  • Faith-Based3
  • Food Assistance3

Where it gives

63% of grants went outside Illinois.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
J Street Education FundWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$30,000
Tac (Treatment Advocacy Center)Arlington, VAGeneral charitable purposes$10,000
Congregation HakafaGlencoe, ILGeneral charitable purposes$6,000
International Rescue CommitteeAlbert Lea, MNGeneral charitable purposes$6,000
HadassahNorthbrook, ILGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$3,000
Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, ILGeneral charitable purposes$3,000
WbezChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$3,000
WttwChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$3,000
Ravinia Festival AssociationHighland Park, ILGeneral charitable purposes$2,500
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CTGeneral charitable purposes$2,500
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MAGeneral charitable purposes$2,500
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob SynagogueSkokie, ILGeneral charitable purposes$2,300
North Shore Musician's ClubGlencoe, ILGeneral charitable purposes$2,000
Highland Park Community FoundationHighland Park, ILGeneral charitable purposes$1,500
Lets Get ReadyNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$1,500
Friends of the Green Bay TrailGlencoe, ILGeneral charitable purposes$1,000
Magen David AdomNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$1,000
ThresholdsChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$1,000
UnicefNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$1,000
Meals on WheelsNorth Riverside, ILGeneral charitable purposes$600
A Safe PlaceZion, ILGeneral charitable purposes$500
Abraham InitiativesNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$500
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$500
American College of Preventive MedicineWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$500
American Friends of the Parents CircleNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$500
Cure Childhood CancerRochester, NYGeneral charitable purposes$500
Feed the ChildrenOklahoma City, OKGeneral charitable purposes$500
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$500
FincaWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$500
MazonWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$500
No Kid HungryZion, ILGeneral charitable purposes$500
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$500
Shalom CenterKenosha, WIGeneral charitable purposes$500
ShalvaChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$500
Time to DanceHighland Park, ILGeneral charitable purposes$500
Refugee OneChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$400
Americans United for Separation of Church and StateWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$300
AspiratechHighland Park, ILGeneral charitable purposes$300
Compassion and ChoicesEtna, NHGeneral charitable purposes$300
Fountain HouseNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$300
Hand in HandPortland, ORGeneral charitable purposes$300
Hillel InternationalWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$300
International Relief TeamsSan Diego, CAGeneral charitable purposes$300
Old Dog DocumentariesWoodstock, VTGeneral charitable purposes$300
Se Lake Co Faith in ActionDeerfield, ILGeneral charitable purposes$300
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral charitable purposes$300
Actors Fund theNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$200
American Indian College FundDenver, COGeneral charitable purposes$200
Anti-Cruelty SocietyChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$200
Brennan Center for JusticeEtna, NHGeneral charitable purposes$200
Center for Victims of TortureAlbert Lea, MNGeneral charitable purposes$200
Chicago Coalition for the HomelessChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$200
Defenders of WildlifeMerrifield, VAGeneral charitable purposes$200
EarthjusticeWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$200
Environmental Defense FundWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$200
HiasSilver Spring, MDGeneral charitable purposes$200
Humane Society of the USWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$200
Illinois Holocaust MuseumSkokie, ILGeneral charitable purposes$200
Injustice WatchChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$200

Showing the 60 largest of 118 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$108,340118
2024$104,775105
2023$99,51095

Sources

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