Landau Family Foundation
The Landau Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2025, it made 20 grants totaling $445,000, with most grant dollars going to organizations in Illinois.
Landau Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Landau Family Foundation gave $445K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Illinois. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $445,000
- -19.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- -25.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,250
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $6,456,901
- +0.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (6 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Landau Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2023 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists no formal application form and no deadlines. Applying organizations must be qualified 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: Landau Family Foundation
Mailing address: PO Box 577880, Chicago, IL 60657-7880
Phone: (773) 271-7639
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Landau Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Chicago Community Foundation ($40K). Together the top 10 received $290K.
Grant Size Distribution
128 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 128 grants of 128 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois. The reported shares for other recipient states were 6% each for the District of Columbia, New York, and California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Landau Family Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 20 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $22K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $18K first-time, $23K repeat.
- 70% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 87% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 $445K (2025) to $554K (2024). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $445K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | General Support | $40,000 |
| Arise Chicago Chicago, IL | General Support | $35,000 |
| Changing Worlds Chicago, IL | General Support | $35,000 |
| IL Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Chicago, IL | General Support | $30,000 |
| Voice of the People in Uptown Chicago, IL | General Support | $30,000 |
| Americans for Peace Now Washington, DC | General Support | $25,000 |
| Latino Union of Chicago Chicago, IL | General Support | $25,000 |
| Living Jazz Oakland, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| National Public Housing Museum Chicago, IL | General Support | $25,000 |
| Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness Chicago, IL | General Support | $20,000 |
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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 | $6,456,901 | $730,929 | $629,357 | $445,000 | 20 | $533,129 | $635,701 | $615,950 |
| 2024 | $6,405,329 | $561,241 | $711,485 | $554,000 | 27 | $597,328 | $464,084 | $568,580 |
| 2023 | $6,555,573 | $958,299 | $742,376 | $552,000 | 28 | $582,454 | $849,377 | $503,360 |
| 2022 | $6,339,650 | $585,863 | $659,083 | $510,000 | 26 | $510,000 | $436,777 | $534,648 |
| 2021 | $6,737,870 | $975,106 | $627,469 | $509,500 | 27 | — | $857,137 | $563,051 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Landau Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $616K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as workplace rights, arts and education, affordable housing, immigrant and worker rights, and homelessness. For example, Arise Chicago says it partners with faith communities and workers to fight workplace injustice, while Voice of the People in Uptown says it provides affordable housing and empowers community members through advocacy and development. Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness says it works through organizing, advocacy, legal assistance, and education to prevent and end homelessness.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $445,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $40,000, with a median of $20,000. The largest awards included $40,000 to The Chicago Community Foundation; $35,000 each to Arise Chicago and Changing Worlds; and $30,000 each to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights and Voice of the People in Uptown. The listed 2025 grants were for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kay Berkson as president and director; Kenneth J. Landau as secretary and director; Sidney Hollander as treasurer and director; and Daniel Berkson as director.
Landau Family Foundation is led by Kay Berkson, President & Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kay Berkson
President & Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Berkson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth J. Landau
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sidney Hollander
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Landau Family Foundation
How much does Landau Family Foundation give each year?
Landau Family Foundation gave $445K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $554K across 27 grants.
What is Landau Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Landau Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $22,250, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Landau Family Foundation that year got $22K on average.
Where does Landau Family Foundation give grants?
Landau Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (6%) and New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (15 grants).
Does Landau Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Landau Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (20 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Landau Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Landau Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Chicago Community Foundation ($40,000), Arise Chicago ($35,000) and Changing Worlds ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Landau Family Foundation?
Landau Family Foundation reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $533K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $616K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Landau Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as workplace rights, arts and education, affordable housing, immigrant and worker rights, and homelessness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Landau Family Foundation?
The foundation’s 2023 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Landau Family Foundation's EIN?
Landau Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6089098. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Landau Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/landau-family-foundation-morg_e241f90e9d80426ab3f09bc3acc715f8
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