Igrb Foundation
Igrb Foundation is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1995, it is a supporting organization of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and makes grants to charitable organizations that carry out purposes or functions of the Federation.
Igrb Foundation at a glance
In short: Igrb Foundation gave $861K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $54K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $861,000
- -56.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -30.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $53,813
- -37.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $32,280,814
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (67% 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 Igrb Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 30 South Wells Street 4049, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 357-4790
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Igrb Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Feeding San Diego ($300K). Together the top 10 received $797K.
Grant Size Distribution
92 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 92 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in several states. California accounted for 67%, Colorado 13%, Florida 6%, Maine 5%, and Illinois 3%. The filing also lists 2025 grants to recipients in New York and Washington.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
How Igrb Foundation gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2021) to $3.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $861K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding San Diego San Diego, CA | General Support | $300,000 |
| Coherent Development Research Institute San Diego, CA | General Support | $100,000 |
| Olinga Learning Huron, CA | General Support | $100,000 |
| Summit County Family Resource Center (FIRC) Silverthorne, CO | General Support | $62,000 |
| Center for Research in Education for Development West Palm Beach, FL | General Support | $50,000 |
| Focus Points Family Resource Center Denver, CO | General Support | $50,000 |
| Association for Waldorf Education in San Diego San Diego, CA | General Support | $40,000 |
| Meridian Health Foundation Columbia, ME | General Support | $40,000 |
| PTA CA Congress of Parents Teachers & Students dba Fiesta Gardens Internati onal San Mateo, CA | General Support | $40,000 |
| Chicago South Side Birth Center Glenwood, IL | General Support | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32,280,814 | $233,544 | $960,041 | $861,000 | 16 | $233,544 |
| 2024 | $31,428,013 | $197,858 | $2,067,203 | $1,973,500 | 23 | $197,858 |
| 2023 | $30,885,523 | $24,091,698 | $3,225,706 | $3,136,500 | 24 | $134,527 |
| 2022 | $10,549,658 | $121,502 | $1,503,800 | $1,429,500 | 28 | $121,502 |
| 2021 | $12,478,712 | $9,439,692 | $81,668 | $75,000 | 1 | $110,603 |
| 2020 | $1,933,585 | $736 | $5,810 | — | — | $736 |
| 2019 | $1,917,262 | $6,334 | $5,810 | — | — | $6,334 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to foster, promote, support, develop, encourage, and maintain charitable, educational, or religious purposes or functions of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. It says it makes grants to charitable organizations that meet its bylaws and the Federation’s charter, and that those organizations are exempt under Section 501(c)(3).
The 2025 grantees illustrate a range of activities. Feeding San Diego describes its work as connecting people facing hunger with nutritious meals through food rescue and community partnerships. Olinga Learning says it advances educational programs that empower youth to improve rural farming communities. Coherent Development Research Institute describes its work as generating and applying knowledge through participatory research in California communities. Focus Points Family Resource Center says it strengthens families through education, family support services, economic inclusion, and community resources. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $861,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $300,000, with a median grant of $40,000. The largest reported awards included $300,000 to Feeding San Diego, $100,000 each to Coherent Development Research Institute and Olinga Learning, $62,000 to Summit County Family Resource Center, and $50,000 each to Center for Research in Education for Development and Focus Points Family Resource Center. The listed 2025 grants were for general support.
Other reported 2025 grantees included Association for Waldorf Education in San Diego ($40,000), Meridian Health Foundation ($40,000), PTA CA Congress of Parents Teachers & Students dba Fiesta Gardens International ($40,000), Chicago South Side Birth Center ($15,000), Impact Farming Foundation ($12,000), and Mona Foundation ($12,000). The filing also reports $10,000 grants to American Jewish Committee and One Aim Illinois.
The foundation states that its staff perform due diligence on organizations seeking grants and review grant compliance each year. It says grant recipients must meet the foundation’s bylaws and the Federation’s charter and be exempt under Section 501(c)(3).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jeffrey R. Brown as president; David S. Rosen as vice president and secretary; and Lonnie Nasatir as vice president and treasurer. Directors listed were Andrew W. Brown, Henry G. Brown, Owen S. Brown, and Vanessa J. Brown. The filing also lists Eric Devir as assistant secretary, James A. Pinkston as assistant treasurer, and Jennifer Dobosh as assistant secretary and assistant treasurer for part of the year.
Igrb Foundation is led by Jeffrey R. Brown, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeffrey R. Brown
President
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew W. Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry G. Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Owen S. Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa J. Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David S. Rosen
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Devir
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James A. Pinkston
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
jennifer Dobosh
Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer -
Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer -, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lonnie Nasatir
Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Chiswick
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Letchinger
Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Tupy
Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Gary Holzman - Part Year (2024) — Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Gary Holzman (2021–2023) — Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Roger O Brown (2019–2022) — Honorary Chairman
- Former: Herbert S Wander (2019–2020) — Vice President & Treasurer
- Former: Barbara E Brown (2019) — Vice President
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 Igrb Foundation
How much does Igrb Foundation give each year?
Igrb Foundation gave $861K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 23 grants.
What is Igrb Foundation's typical grant size?
Igrb Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $53,813, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Igrb Foundation give grants?
Igrb Foundation gives mostly in California: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Colorado (13%) and Florida (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (3 grants) and St. Paul, MN (2 grants).
Does Igrb Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Igrb Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Igrb Foundation's largest grantees?
Igrb Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Feeding San Diego ($300,000), Coherent Development Research Institute ($100,000) and Olinga Learning ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Igrb Foundation?
Igrb Foundation reported $32.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $234K.
What does Igrb Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to foster, promote, support, develop, encourage, and maintain charitable, educational, or religious purposes or functions of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Igrb Foundation?
Igrb Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Igrb Foundation's EIN?
Igrb Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4018186. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Igrb Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/igrb-foundation-morg_6a16674a2861495fafa59cce9bb3a9f4
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