Private foundation · EIN 36-3859669 · Deerfield, Illinois

Gilford-Atkins Families 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $211K total, median $500. 53% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
32
$211K
Median grant
$500
Stays in IL
53%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.6M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, ILUnrestricted$102K
Jewish United FundChicago, ILUnrestricted$50K
JCC Association of North AmericaNew York, NYUnrestricted$20K
Houston Achievement (hap)Houston, TXProject class program$7,500
RaviniaHighland Park, ILUnrestricted$6,850
JCC Association of New YorkNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,899
Jewish National Fund USANorthbrook, ILUnrestricted$5,000
Briarwood Scholarship FoundationDeerfield, ILUnrestricted$1,500
Desert Community FoundationPalm Desert, CAIndian Ridge Scholarship Fund$1,500
Temple JeremiahNorthfield, ILCommunity commitment$1,500
BellringerWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,000
Camp for All KidsChicago, ILUnrestricted$1,000
Israel Cancer ResearchNorthfield, ILUnrestricted$1,000
Palm Springs Art MuseumPalm Springs, CAUnrestricted$1,000
American Kidney FundRockville, MDDavid Atkins living donor assistance fund$940
Paws of HonorWilliamsburg, VAUnrestricted$500
Society for Contemporary ArtChicago, ILUnrestricted$500
Frank Otis Elementary PTAAlameda, CAUnrestricted$458
Arts of LifeChicago, ILUnrestricted$368
Na'amat USAWoodland Hills, CAUnrestricted$360
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NYUnrestricted$292
Brain Research FoundationChicago, ILUnrestricted$250
JCC ChicagoNorthbrook, ILUnrestricted$250
Paws for Purple HeartsCanyonville, ORUnrestricted$250
Chicago International Puppet TheatreChicago, ILUnrestricted$240
SharsheretTeaneck, NJUnrestricted$185
ASPCANew York, NYUnrestricted$140
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, ILUnrestricted$120
Anixter CenterChicago, ILUnrestricted$104
Disabled American VeteransChicago, ILUnrestricted$100
Humane Society of the United StatesWashington, DCUnrestricted$100
Northshore University Healthsystem FoundationEvanston, ILUnrestricted$100

By state: Illinois 17 · New York 4 · Texas 1 · California 4 · District of Columbia 2 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Gilford-Atkins Families Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Deerfield, Illinois, administered in care of Allen C Berg, tax-exempt since 1993. 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 Gilford-Atkins Families Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Gilford-Atkins Families Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $211K across 32 grants, a median of $500.

Where does Gilford-Atkins Families Foundation give?

Illinois (17 grants), New York (4 grants), Texas (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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