Private foundation · EIN 26-2387412 · Oak Brook, Illinois · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Laurence E Herman Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $135K total, median $1,000. 72% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
18
$135K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in IL
72%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.4M

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Charitable GivingCincinnati, OHAdvocacy$119K
University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, ILAdvocacy$3,300
Erie Family Health FoundationChicago, ILAdvocacy$3,000
Old Town School of Folk MusicChicago, ILAdvocacy$1,500
United States Holocaust Memorial MuWashington, DCAdvocacy$1,400
Etz Chaim FoundationLombard, ILAdvocacy$1,000
Ronald McDonald House CharitiesHines, ILAdvocacy$1,000
Camp One StepChicago, ILAdvocacy$1,000
Junior Board of Rock IslandRock Island, ILGeneral operating$1,000
Butler 53 PTOOak Brook, ILOperating$1,000
Dupage PadsWheaton, ILAdvocacy$500
Folds of HonorInverness, ILAdvocacy$500
Camp ThunderbirdMinneapolis, MNAdvocacy$500
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILAdvocacy$250
Dr Martin Luther King Unity FundDowners Grove, ILAdvocacy$200
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYAdvocacy$150
Multiple Myeloma Research FoundatioNorwalk, CTGeneral operating$100
Boys and Girls Club of ChicagoChicago, ILOperational support$100

By state: Ohio 1 · Illinois 13 · District of Columbia 1 · Minnesota 1 · New York 1 · Connecticut 1

About this foundation

Laurence E Herman Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Oak Brook, Illinois, administered in care of Laurence E Herman, tax-exempt since 2008. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Laurence E Herman Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Laurence E Herman Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $135K across 18 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Laurence E Herman Family Foundation give?

Ohio (1 grants), Illinois (13 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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