Lubetkin Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Winnetka, IL EIN: 82-3622169

Lubetkin Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Winnetka, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $765K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $138K. Net investment income was $93K.

Lubetkin Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Lubetkin Family Foundation gave $138K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $138K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$138,344
+95.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$138,344
+95.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$138,344
Total assets
$765,336
-1.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (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 Lubetkin Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

81 grants across all recorded years

78<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 81 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ChicagoGlencoeNew YorkWinnetkaWashingtonEvanstonHighland ParkHighwoodLake ForestLibertyvilleLicolnwoodSalinasMononaNewtownNorthfieldOberlinPhiladelphiaSeattleWaukeganAlbuquerque

How Lubetkin Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 82% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 214% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K54 grants2020 41 grants2021 37 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $62K (2023) to $138K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $138K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached Winnetka, ILGeneral Purpose$138,344
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$765,336$94,157$142,809$138,3441$139,764$93,082$65,242
2024$774,647$138,534$71,982$70,6301$71,194$138,534$59,187
2023$709,036$56,543$63,529$61,5811$62,196$55,688$52,288
2022$695,898—$78,220$76,09437—$18,357—
2021$774,118—$65,249$63,65841—$28,294—
2020$812,256—$85,792$83,81954—$1,119—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lubetkin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lubetkin Family Foundation is led by Janet B. Luetkin, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janet B. Luetkin

    President

    President Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Abraham B. Lubetkin

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew M. Lubetkin

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Molly E. Lubetkin

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    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 Lubetkin Family Foundation

How much does Lubetkin Family Foundation give each year?

Lubetkin Family Foundation gave $138K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $71K across 1 grant.

How large is Lubetkin Family Foundation?

Lubetkin Family Foundation reported $765K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $140K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $65K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Lubetkin Family Foundation operate?

Lubetkin Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.

What is Lubetkin Family Foundation's EIN?

Lubetkin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3622169. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 19, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)

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