Leva Family Foundation
Leva Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Highland Park, Illinois. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including food assistance, healthcare, violence prevention, legal aid, community support, and religious and international support.
Leva Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Leva Family Foundation gave $503K across 142 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Illinois. 48% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $503,101
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 142
- -10.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,543
- +28.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,650
- Total assets
- $8,764,420
- +12.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 48% first-time grantees (55 of 114, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (65% 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 Leva Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1773 Spruce Street, Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: (773) 267-5770
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Leva Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($70K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $247K.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($5,603), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
647 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 645 grants of 647 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Illinois recipients received 65% of grant dollars, followed by New York at 19%, North Carolina at 6%, Massachusetts at 4%, and California at 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 142 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Leva Family Foundation open to new grantees?
48%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 55 of 114 grantees (48%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 43% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 75% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 122% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $281K (2021) to $503K (2025). In 2025 it made 142 grants totaling $503K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago New York, NY | Religious, Various Services | $60,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Services - Community Partners for Peace Chicago, IL | Human Services - Violence Prevention | $25,000 |
| United Way of Metro Chicago - Chicago Fund for Safe & Peaceful Communities Chicago, IL | Human Services - Violence Prevention | $25,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | Food Banks, Food Pantries | $20,000 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation Highland Park, IL | Community Support | $20,000 |
| North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic - Sponsor Spring Event Cary, NC | Legal Aid Services | $20,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, IL | Food Banks, Food Pantries | $20,000 |
| Partners in Health Boston, MA | International Healthcare | $20,000 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation Chicago, IL | Healthcare | $15,000 |
| Jewish National Fund New York, NY | International Support - Israel | $10,000 |
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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 | $8,764,420 | $1,538,715 | $546,360 | $503,101 | 142 | $506,887 | $497,742 | $414,175 |
| 2024 | $7,771,180 | $1,437,036 | $474,304 | $440,134 | 159 | $443,234 | $405,036 | $353,558 |
| 2023 | $6,788,156 | $1,089,202 | $416,410 | $388,363 | 137 | $392,216 | $112,022 | $286,446 |
| 2022 | $6,111,082 | $1,192,566 | $331,225 | $287,660 | 119 | $291,060 | $176,494 | $247,997 |
| 2021 | $5,249,493 | $1,554,139 | $313,635 | $281,365 | 90 | $284,815 | $1,079,239 | $252,788 |
| 2020 | $4,008,886 | $1,248,435 | $478,858 | $447,677 | 122 | — | $561,912 | $193,341 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Leva Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $414K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
A mission statement for the foundation is not provided. Its 2025 grants include support for food banks and pantries, healthcare, human services, legal aid, community support, and religious and international activities.
The organizations it supports describe their own work in varied terms. Northern Illinois Food Bank says it provides meals through a network of food pantries and programs, while the Greater Chicago Food Depository says its mission is to end hunger in Cook County. Erie Family Health Foundation says it supports Erie Family Health Centers’ provision of high-quality, affordable care. Other 2025 grantees include Bernie’s Book Bank, which says it supplies children with free books; Rise Against Hunger, which says it works to end hunger; and Spark Ventures, which says it supports children and under-resourced communities through education, nutrition, healthcare, and other resources.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 142 grants totaling $503,101. Individual grants ranged from $100 to $60,000, with a median of $1,650. Among its largest reported grants were $60,000 to Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago for religious and various services; $25,000 each to Metropolitan Family Services’ Community Partners for Peace and United Way of Metro Chicago’s Chicago Fund for Safe & Peaceful Communities for violence prevention; and $20,000 each to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Highland Park Community Foundation, North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic, Northern Illinois Food Bank, and Partners in Health.
Other reported 2025 grants included $15,000 to Erie Family Health Foundation, $10,000 each to Jewish National Fund and Sunshine Enterprises Next Level Exchange, $8,500 to Bernie’s Book Bank, $8,035 to Rise Against Hunger, and $6,218 to Spark Ventures.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Craig Leva as president and treasurer, Monette Leva as secretary, and Gregory Mann as director.
Leva Family Foundation is led by Craig Leva, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Craig Leva
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Gregory Mann
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Monette Leva
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Leva Family Foundation
How much does Leva Family Foundation give each year?
Leva Family Foundation gave $503K across 142 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $440K across 159 grants.
What is Leva Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Leva Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,650, and its average grant was $3,543, across 142 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Leva Family Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Leva Family Foundation give grants?
Leva Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (19%) and North Carolina (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (48 grants), Highland Park, IL (12 grants), New York, NY (10 grants) and Northbrook, IL (6 grants).
Does Leva Family Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 6% of Leva Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 142) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (8 grants), "Children Services" (8 grants) and "Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards" (7 grants).
Who are Leva Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Leva Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($70,439 across 3 grants), Metropolitan Family Services - Community Partners for Peace ($25,000) and United Way of Metro Chicago - Chicago Fund for Safe & Peaceful Communities ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($5,603), which are not listed by name. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Leva Family Foundation?
Leva Family Foundation reported $8.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $507K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $414K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Leva Family Foundation fund?
A mission statement for the foundation is not provided. Its 2025 grants include support for food banks and pantries, healthcare, human services, legal aid, community support, and religious and international activities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Leva Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Leva Family Foundation's EIN?
Leva Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2973239. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Leva Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 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 May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Leva Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/leva-family-foundation-morg_b5df779352544e44b57148087c7d4498
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