Grants paid by Mark H Berens Charitable Foundation
EIN 27-0600726 · Glenview, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE V05
Mark H Berens Charitable Foundation of Glenview, IL (EIN 27-0600726) reported 18 grants paid totaling $3,824,339 to 9 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,824,339
18 grants
Recipients
9
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $300,000 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $300,000 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $1,067,935 | — |
| 2025 | 9 | $2,156,404 | — |
Top recipients
The 9 recipients receiving the most from Mark H Berens Charitable Foundation, by grants paid, out of 9 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shoulders Fund 36-3490557 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $1,187,500 | 2025 |
| Women's Care Center 35-1609945 | B | South Bend, IN | 2 | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| Highsight 36-4042496 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $500,000 | 2025 |
| Infinite Worth Project 88-3440686 | B | Snowflake, AZ | 1 | $400,000 | 2025 |
| Horizons for Youth 36-3796784 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $250,000 | 2025 |
| Dav Charitable Service Trust | U | Erlanger, KY | 2 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help 36-2170895 | C | Glenview, IL | 2 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Mike Rowe Works Foundation | U | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Aid for Women 36-2988483 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $86,839 | 2025 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 18 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Women's Care Center South Bend, IN | B | $582,065 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2025 | Infinite Worth Project Snowflake, AZ | B | $400,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2025 | Highsight Chicago, IL | B | $400,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2025 | Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL | B | $337,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2025 | Horizons for Youth Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2025 | Dav Charitable Service Trust Erlanger, KY | U | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2025 | Mike Rowe Works Foundation Santa Monica, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2025 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Glenview, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2025 | Aid for Women Chicago, IL | B | $36,839 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202640909349100424 |
| 2024 | Women's Care Center South Bend, IN | B | $417,935 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202600149349100410 |
| 2024 | Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202600149349100410 |
| 2024 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Glenview, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202600149349100410 |
| 2024 | Highsight Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202600149349100410 |
| 2024 | Horizons for Youth Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202600149349100410 |
| 2024 | Dav Charitable Service Trust Erlanger, KY | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202600149349100410 |
| 2024 | Aid for Women Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202600149349100410 |
| 2023 | Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL | B | $300,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS | 202540219349100204 |
| 2021 | Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL | B | $300,000 | paid | Fund Scholarships | 202221329349102557 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-11-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202640909349100424 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-11-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202600149349100410 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-11-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202540219349100204 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-11-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202221329349102557 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/270600726.json.
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