Funders › IL › Sacks Family Foundation C/O Michael Sacks › 2020
Grants paid by Sacks Family Foundation C/O Michael Sacks, tax year 2020
EIN 36-4053778 · Highland Park, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
In tax year 2020, Sacks Family Foundation C/O Michael Sacks (EIN 36-4053778) reported 55 grants paid totaling $4,416,685. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $1,000,000 | paid | FUNDING TO BUILD PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL | U | $925,018 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Tulane University New Orleans, LA | U | $500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT VARIOUS UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION COSTS. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf Theatre Co Chicago, IL | C | $210,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT STEPPENWOLF EDUCATION, STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANYS NATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH QUALITY ARTS EXPERIENCES AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO OVER 17,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES EVERY YEAR WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Ctr Skokie, IL | U | $200,000 | paid | TO PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF THE HOLOCAUST BY HONORING THE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO WERE LOST AND BY TEACHING UNIVERSAL LESSONS THAT COMBAT HATRED, PREJUDICE AND INDIFFERENCE. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL | C | $166,667 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $162,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITIONS TRUST OF ONE OF THE LEADING FINE-ARTS INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATE | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $162,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCES IN CELEBRATION OF THE MUSEUM'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Am Shalom Glencoe, IL | B | $142,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING SERVICE AND PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS OF THE CONGREGATION | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE OSBORN ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP FUND | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $85,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM AS THEY FOCUS ON DOCUMENTING, EXAMINING, AND TEACHING HOW AND ESPECIALLY WHY THE HOLOCAUST HAPPENED BY TARGETING TWO MAJOR AUDIENCES: LEADERS AND YOUTH. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Teach for America Chicago, IL | U | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CORPS MEMBER FINANCIAL AID FUND | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Lucile Packard Fndn for Children's Health Palo Alto, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE FUND FOR ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY THRESHOLD, IN THE SEAN N. PARKER CENTER FOR ALLERGY AND ASTHMA RESEARCH AT STANFORD. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Erikson Institute Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO THE LITTLE VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHICAGO | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Erikson Institute Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT VIRTUAL LUNCHEON | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | The Michael J Fox Foundation New York, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | TO FOCUS ON BUILDING IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE, TO FIND AN OBJECTIVE TEST FOR PARKINSONS, TO ENGAGE PATIENTS IN RESEARCH AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS AND A CURE. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | University of Wisconsin Fdn Madison, WI | B | $50,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 25,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT WILL PROVIDE THE EXPANSION OF STEM INSTRUCTION, ARTS EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS, WHILE ALLOWING THE SCHOOL TO HOST PERFORMANCES AND ACCOMMODATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL REFLECTION. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Oda Foundation Plantation, FL | U | $30,000 | paid | TO FOSTER COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH HEALTH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES IN NEPALS MOST REMOTE VILLAGES. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Erikson Institute Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION,RESEARCH, SERVICE, AND ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Brookings Institution Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE EMORY HEALTHCARE PARTNERS IN HEALTH FUND | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | The Field Museum Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Ounce of Prevention Fund Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | TO GIVE CHILDREN IN POVERTY THE BEST CHANCE FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE BY ADVOCATING FOR AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST-QUATITY CARE AND EDUCATION FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Moraine Township Charitable Fund Highland Park, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Am Shalom Glencoe, IL | B | $18,000 | paid | TO ENGAGE, ENLIGHTEN, EMBRACE, AND EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS IN WAYS THAT BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, WHILE RESPECTING INDIVIDUAL FORMS OF EXPRESSION AND BELIEF. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Tulane Hillel New Orleans, LA | U | $18,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE CRITICAL ASSISTANCE, ENSURING THAT TULANE HILTEL CAN CONTINUE TO MAXIMIZE ITS REACH AND PROVIDE THE TYPE OF JEWISH EXPERIENCES THAT WILL KEEP ALL STUDENTS COMING BACK. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | My Block My Hood My City Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Chicago Children's Museum Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE DYNAMIC PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE MUSEUM, THE PROGRAMMATIC ENHANCEMENTS, AND THE GRADUAL BUILDING OF AN ENDOWMENT TO HELP THE MUSEUM WORK TOWARDS A BETTER, MORE PLAYFUL FUTURE. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | L'cham Center Deerfield, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Desert Community Foundation Palm Desert, CA | B | $11,500 | paid | TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE CHARITABLE GIVING IN CALIFORNIA'S DESERT COMMUNITIES. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $11,250 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE UNDERSTANDING, RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | TO BENEFIT DANCE LOVERS IN CHICAGO AND TOURING VENUES THROUGH COMPELLING DANCE PERFORMANCES, INSPIRED OUTREACH, AND WORLD-CLASS ACADEMY TRAINING. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Open Studio Project Inc Evanston, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Orchard Village Skokie, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING AND CREATION OF NEW PROGRAMMING; TO OPTIMIZE PERSONAL OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH A COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED APPROACH. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Highland Park Community Foundation Highland Park, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | TO ENSURE THAT HIGHLAND PARK AND HIGHWOOD CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY SOCIAL SERVICES, YOUTH SUPPORT AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Jewish Federation of the Desert Rancho Mirage, CA | U | $8,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria Inc Peoria, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR CURLEY "BOO" JOHNSON BASKETBALL ACADEMY | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Artequity Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Highland Park High School Highland Park, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED GENEROSITY AND SERVICE IN THE HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY AND NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSUING A POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Ballet Association New Orleans, LA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic Highland Park, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO JUSTICE TO THOSE IN NEED WHO LIVE IN CHICAGO'S NORTHERN SUBURBS. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Human Rights Watch New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Smile Train New York, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | The Art Center Highland Park, IL | D | $2,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CENTER WHICH OFFERS HIGH QUALITY ART EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS IN HIGHLAND PARK AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Frederick, MD | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Blessing in a Backpack Fort Wayne, IN | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Family Institute at Northwestern University Evanston, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Fun(d) Run & Walk Highland Park, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND BENEFITING FINANCIAL NEEDS STUDENTS IN DISTRICT 112. | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NY | U | $500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Greator Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | D | $500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | Toys for Tots Triangle, VA | U | $500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
| 2020 | American Cancer Society Chicago, IL | U | $250 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202122389349100307 |
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