Illinois · Private foundation
Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $256k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 19
- Grants FY2026
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 68%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $198,904
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 22
- FY2021 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 4
- Total assets, FY2026
- $248k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 68% of the organizations Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 17 | $209k | 71% |
| FY2025 | 19 | $66k | 68% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $42k | 79% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $71k | 78% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $136k | 95% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $216k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $268,279 | 4 | 0% |
| Camp Moshava of Wild Rose Inc | $207,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Chicago Mikvah Association Inc | $57,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Keren Menachem Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Kiryat Shemona Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc | $3,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Young Israel of Hollywood Inc | $2,561 | 3 | n/a |
| Hatzalah Chicago | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Congregation or Torah | $1,856 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Mezuzah and Mitzvah Campaign | $1,853 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 29 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($174k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Jewish Communal Fund · Elliott and Ronni Charitable Fdn · Bellows Family Foundation · Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Todd a and Raphaela Stern Family Foundation · Bitton Family Foundation Inc · Noah Wolff Family Foundation Inc · The Novick Family Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Daniel & Chayala Glenner Foundation · Campbell Foundation For Charitable Giving
How this is measured
Compare Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc with peer funders
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About Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc
- How much does Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc give?
- Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc reported 19 grants totaling $255,781 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 22 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2025.
- What does Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2026, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (38%), Philanthropy (31%), Religion (28%).
- Who are Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2026: Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($268k), Camp Moshava of Wild Rose Inc ($207k), Chicago Mikvah Association Inc ($57k).
- Does Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 68% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish Communal Fund, Elliott and Ronni Charitable Fdn.
- Where is Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc based?
- Sheldon and Freda Robinson Charitable Foundation Inc is based in IL.
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