Chicago Chesed Fund

LINCOLNWOOD, IL EIN: 36-3641111 Website

TO RAISE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS, GOODS, FOOD, AND ASSISTANCE TO THE POVERTY-STRICKEN IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$15.2M

-6.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$245K

Grant Count

22

Avg Grant Size

$11K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$8M$11M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$15,201,057$16,229,923$13,559,638
Revenue$9,162,422$9,175,312$9,052,210
Expenses$10,259,236$8,818,282$7,771,737
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$412,160$306,825$292,113
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$61K$122K$184K$245K9 grants201927 grants20209 grants20210 grants20220 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ORTHODOX UNION$25KNEIMAS BAIS YAAKOV INC$24KJOAN DACHS BAIS YAAKOV$22KFRIENDS OF MEOHR BAIS YA…$14KBAIS YAAKOV HIGH SCHOOL$13KYOTZER OHR$12KTELSHE YESHIVA CLEVELAND$12KMACHON BNOS YEHUDAH$11KSHALOM MONTESSORI SCHOOL…$10KAMERICAN FRIENDS OF TIFE…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

67 grants across all recorded years

67<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DAVID GENDELDEVELOPMENT MANAGER$150KJOSEPH FUERSTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$52K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MOSHE KAHNPRESIDENT5
ALAN SIEGALTREASURER1
AVI BANKERSECRETARY2
ELI HILDESHAIMMEMBER2
JOSEPH FUERSTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$52,000
DAVID GENDELDEVELOPMENT MANAGER40$150,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

BaltimoreBellevueBrooklynBrooklyn NyChesterfieldChicagoChicago IlCliftonGrand ForksLakewoodLincolnMiamiMiami BeachNew YorkPikesvillePikesville MdSilver SpringsSkokieSkokie IlTeaneck

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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