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Filing year 2024

SACKS FAMILY FOUNDATION

Highland Park, Illinois·EIN 36-4053778·NTEE T20Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$5.4M
Total assets
$15k
Total expenses
$5.6M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. SACKS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/treasurer
Secretary
Director

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$5.5M

Itemized grants

50

Median grant

$35k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYEVANSTON, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1M
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1M
TULANE UNIVERSITYNEW ORLEANS, LAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$500k
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$500k
HOPE CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$250k
STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$225k
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$210k
HYDE PARK ART CENTERCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$200k
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$175k
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$130k
JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$125k
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTERRANCHO MIRAGE, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
HELP HOPE LIVERADNOR, PAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LABCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
ERIKSON INSTITUTECHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
TEACH FOR AMERICACHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUMWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
AMERICAN BRAIN TUMOR ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
ELLINGTON FUNDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
ELNET - FRIENDS OF ELNETSKOKIE, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
FOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONMCLEAN, VAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - HILLELEVANSTON, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLSLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
LURIE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$40k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

SACKS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$7M
$6.9M
2023
$5.4M
$5.6M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

SACKS FAMILY 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).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Illinois
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What are SACKS FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SACKS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $5.4M in total revenue and $5.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.