Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation
Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $137K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $8K.
Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation gave $8K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $3,750
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Total assets
- $136,847
- +1490.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Everglades Foundation ($5K). Together the top 2 received $8K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 8 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 435% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2025) to $465K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Everglades Foundation Miami, FL | General Use | $5,000 |
| Jupiter Island Medical Clinic Inc Hobe Sound, FL | General Use | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $136,847 | $345,899 | $7,771 | $7,500 | 2 | $7,500 | — | $1,725 |
| 2024 | $8,607 | $221 | $511 | — | — | — | — | $431 |
| 2023 | $8,897 | $1,141 | $632 | — | — | — | — | $434 |
| 2022 | $8,388 | $100,182 | $101,040 | $100,000 | 3 | $100,000 | — | $429 |
| 2021 | $9,247 | $50,405 | $65,526 | $65,000 | 3 | $65,000 | — | $788 |
| 2020 | $24,367 | $3,736 | $197,315 | $195,500 | 10 | — | $139 | $916 |
| 2019 | $217,946 | $12,201 | $466,592 | $464,500 | 8 | — | $11,666 | $29,767 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin O'Keefe
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Christina Gidwitz
Presidentchairperson
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Christina Gidwtiz (2019) — President Chairperson
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation
How much does Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation give each year?
Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation gave $8K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation?
Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation reported $137K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation operate?
Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Illinois, Virginia.
What is Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Christina & Ronald Gidwitz Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4430172. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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