Private Foundation

Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation

Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation is a Private Foundation headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.6M expenses, $14.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 111 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $8.1M.

EIN: 363209007 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.3M

Total Expenses$1.6M

Total Assets$14.3M

Grants Given111

Grant Total$8.1M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

Council for Jewish Elderly

Chicago, IL · 2024

Gidwitz Place

$300,000

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · 2024

School of Social Service Administration

$250,000

Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

Chicago, IL · 2024

Annual Campaign

$200,000

Jewish United Fund

Chicago, IL · 2024

Fund for the Future-PJ Library

$100,000

Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

Chicago, IL · 2024

Israel Action Network

$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 111 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Betsy Gidwitz

Secretary Kevin O'keefe

Director Richard Horwood

Director Teri Gidwitz

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Top Grant Purposes

Annual Campaign

$1,715,000 21 grants

School of Social Service Administration

$900,000 6 grants

New Research Hospital

$750,000 6 grants

General Use

$612,783 33 grants

Israel Action Network

$600,000 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$1.3M	$1.6M	$14.3M
2023	$739K	$2.0M	$14.8M
2022	$925K	$1.5M	$15.9M
2020	$1.0M	$1.4M	$14.9M
2019	$1.1M	$1.4M	$15.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $1.3M (+15%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, FL, IL, NY.

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