Housewares Charity Foundation
To raise funds for designated charities & promote the philanthropic image of housewares industry.
Housewares Charity Foundation at a glance
In short: Housewares Charity Foundation gave $1.8M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $456K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,824,935
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $456,234
- +88.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $308,741
- Total assets
- $256,130
- -18.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Housewares Charity Foundation
- Next open deadline
- February 7, 2027 (Rising Star Award)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Housewares Charity Foundation
Who Housewares Charity Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Feeding America ($1.1M). Together the top 4 received $1.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 8 grants of 20 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Housewares Charity Foundation gives
- Giving grew 812% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $154K (2021) to $1.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding America Chicago, IL | Living for Giving Campaign - General Support | $1,147,653 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation New York, NY | General Support | $542,482 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | General Support | $75,000 |
| James Beard Foundation New York, NY | General Support | $59,800 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $256,130 | $2,086,020 | $2,137,292 | $1,824,935 | 4 |
| 2024 | $312,363 | $2,143,698 | $2,306,010 | $1,941,908 | 8 |
| 2023 | $476,424 | $2,026,453 | $2,196,389 | $1,867,967 | 5 |
| 2022 | $635,272 | $521,079 | $363,009 | $200,000 | 1 |
| 2021 | $472,432 | $150,307 | $226,133 | $154,450 | 2 |
| 2020 | $603,913 | $841,978 | $454,472 | $375,000 | 4 |
| 2019 | $245,403 | $1,150,007 | $1,117,858 | $1,025,000 | 2 |
About Housewares Charity Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Housewares Charity Foundation is a public charity, based in Rosemont, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $256K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Housewares Charity Foundation is led by Ronald Diamond, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald Diamond
Executive Director
Chair-Fundraising → Executive Chairman -, 2023
Executive Chairman - → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Miller
Chair-Operations
Co-Chair → Chair-Operations, 2021
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evan Dash
Chair-Fundraising
Director → Chair-Fundraising - & Director, 2023
Chair-Fundraising - & Director → Chair-Fundraising, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Pizzella
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Westfield
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Dickinson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Herb Landsman
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Siegel
Director
Executive Chairman → Executive Chairman -, 2023
Executive Chairman - → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Jaffee
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leon Dreimann
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Cameron
Director
Director & Co-Chair → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip Brandl
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Stevens
Director
Director → Director -, 2023
Director - → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Oguzhan Olmez
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tara Tesher
Director
Director - → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Hayes
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Darany
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Latimer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cyndi Evans
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Keith Mirchandani (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Thru 12/2023
- Former: Uri Murad (2021–2024) — Director · Filing note: Thru 12/2023
- Former: Rob Robillard - Part Year (2022) — Director
- Former: Rob Robillard (2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Reibl (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bruce Kaminstein (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Martin Zouhar (2020) — Director
- Former: Maya Bowie (2020) — Director
- Former: Luc Gaudemard (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Campbell (2019) — Director
- Former: Phil Brandl (2019) — President & Co-Chair
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 Housewares Charity Foundation
How much does Housewares Charity Foundation give each year?
Housewares Charity Foundation gave $1.8M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.9M across 8 grants.
What is Housewares Charity Foundation's typical grant size?
Housewares Charity Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $308,741, and its average grant was $456,234, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Housewares Charity Foundation give grants?
Housewares Charity Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (33%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Housewares Charity Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Housewares Charity Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Housewares Charity Foundation?
Housewares Charity Foundation reported $256K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What is Housewares Charity Foundation's EIN?
Housewares Charity Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4259731. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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