Public Charity

BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION

BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $615K revenue, $769K expenses, $4.1M total assets. IRS filings disclose 24 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.5M.

EIN: 364341914 CHICAGO, IL Single Organization Support NTEE: X11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$615K
Total Expenses$769K
Total Assets$4.1M
Grants Given24
Grant Total$3.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION WAS ORGANIZED TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, SUPPORT, DEVELOP, ENCOURAGE AND MAINTAIN CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND VITAL HUMAN AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS AUTHORIZED IN ITS BY-LAWS AND THE CHARTER OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO.

Where $100 goes at Bucksbaum Family Foundation

How Bucksbaum Family Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $95 for programs

$95
The foundation makes grants to organizations, all of which meet the guidelines of the by-laws of the foundation and the charter of the jewish federation of metropolitan Chicago
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

ASPEN, CO · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$500,000
CHICAGO, IL · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$250,000
CHICAGO, IL · 2023
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$275,000
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2023
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$50,000
Chicago, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$250,000

Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT - PART YEAR Carolyn Bucksbaum
ASSISTANT SECRETARY Eric Devir
ASSISTANT TREASURER James A Pinkston
VICE PRESIDENT John Bucksbaum
VICE PRESIDENT Lonnie Nasatir
SECRETARY & TREASURER Marshall E Eisenberg

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,490,000 24 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $615K $769K $4.1M
2024 $707K $345K $4.5M
2023 $87K $363K $3.7M
2022 $306K $325K $3.8M
2021 $230K $408K $4.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $230K to $615K (+168%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, IL.

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