Illinois · Private foundation
Arlene Leff Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $200k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 4
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Arlene Leff Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $200k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $140k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $142k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Philanthropy$200kCommunity Improvement$82kHealth$65kInternational$65kCivil Rights$50kYouth Development$20k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Council for Jewish Women Chicago North Shore Section | $82,000 | 1 | 64% |
| Anti-Defamation League | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Defense Fund | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Diabetes Association | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($290k), not named here.
About Arlene Leff Foundation
- How much does Arlene Leff Foundation give?
- Arlene Leff Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $200,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 4 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Arlene Leff Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (41%), Community Improvement (17%), Health (13%).
- Who are Arlene Leff Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: National Council for Jewish Women Chicago North Shore Section ($82k), Anti-Defamation League ($50k), Jewish Defense Fund ($20k).
- Does Arlene Leff Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Arlene Leff Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Arlene Leff Foundation based?
- Arlene Leff Foundation is based in IL.
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