Maurice & Henry Freund

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-6069946

Maurice and Henry L Freund Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. The foundation supports nonprofit organizations across multiple sectors with a focus on education, human services, and philanthropic causes.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$220K

-8.7% YoY

Grant Count

67

+6.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-14.2% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services
  • Human Rights
  • Social Justice
  • Jewish Nonprofits
  • Arts

Grantmaking

Grant Range

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily supports organizations in:

  • Illinois
  • New York
  • California

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

ALBUQUERQUEARLINGTONARVADABOSTONCHICAGODECATURDENVEREVANSTONGREENWOOD VILLAGEHIGHLAND PARKIRVINELAGUNA BEACHLAKE NEBAGAMONLOS ANGELESMORGANTOWNNEW LENOXNEW YORKNORWALKORANGEOVERLAND PARK

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

  • Total Assets: $2,958,513
  • Total Annual Giving: $220,418
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$64K$127K$191K$254K36 grants202053 grants202162 grants202263 grants202367 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

JEWISH UNITED FUND$30KNORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL$30KLURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$15KBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDA…$10KFACING HISTORY$10KIMPACT GRANTS$10KJEWISH FEDERATION OF ORA…$10KCHICAGO SINAI CONGREGATION$8KAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE$5KANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE$5K

Grant Size Distribution

236 grants across all recorded years

235<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAMES E MURPHYTRUSTEE
NANCY B CREMOTRUSTEE
MARILYN FREUNDTRUSTEE

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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