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Sacks Family Foundation

Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.

LocationHighland Park, Illinois
Grants on file782
Total giving on file$70.2M
Typical grant size$90K
Most recent filing year2025
Cause focusGeneral grantmaking

What they fund

  • CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE DYNAMIC 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.
  • CAPITAL FUND CONTRIBUTION TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHICAGO SCHOOL CHILDREN TO VISIT THE MCA FOR EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION.
  • FUNDING TO BUILD PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
  • IN SUPPORT OF A GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, RESEARCHING THE HOLOCAUST IN A HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT.

Largest recipients on file

RecipientStateGrantsTotal
Northwestern UniversityIL14$9.0M
The Barack Obama FoundationIL9$9.0M
Tulane UniversityLA15$6.1M
Jewish United FundIL10$5.9M
University of ChicagoIL10$3.8M
Barack Obama Foundation theIL3$3.0M
Museum of Contemporary ArtIL14$2.3M
Steppenwolf Theatre CoIL11$2.0M
Northwestern Memorial FoundationIL11$1.7M
The Art Institute of ChicagoIL9$1.6M

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