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Filing year 2024

JOSEPH & BESSIE FEINBERG FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 23-7028857·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$16.6M
Total expenses
$3.4M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. JOSEPH & BESSIE FEINBERG FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President, Asst Sec, Treas
Director
Vice President & Secretary

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$3.3M

Itemized grants

113

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CONNECTIONS FOR THE HOMELESSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$450k
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE BATLLE DISCRETIONARYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$225k
WEST COAST SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$215k
BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
DOVETAIL PROJECTCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
FRIENDS OF ELNETCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
CHAMAHCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$75k
ECHOES OF HOPECHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$75k
IMAGINE ENGLEWOOD IFCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$75k
LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$75k
TIMELINE THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$60k
LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$52k
GIRLS 4 SCIENCECHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$51k
CANINE LYMPHOMA EDUCATION AWARENESS & RESEARCHCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$50k
COMMUNITYHEALTHCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$50k
HERITAGE RETREATSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$50k
IGNITECHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$50k
JEWISH UNITED FUNDCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$50k
NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUMCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$50k
PEOPLE'S MUSIC SCHOOLCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$50k
WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$50k
COLLABORACTION THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$40k
LA RABIDA CHILDREN'S HOSPITALCHICAGO, ILGENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$35k
Compare this foundation's grantees

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

JOSEPH & BESSIE FEINBERG FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

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In 2024, JOSEPH & BESSIE FEINBERG FOUNDATION reported $1.9M in total revenue and $3.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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