Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation
The Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. Its 2025 filing describes awards as restricted to 501(c)(3) organizations related to performing arts education for disadvantaged children and disabled individuals.
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation at a glance
In short: Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation gave $4.9M across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $324K), mostly in Illinois. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,864,600
- -3.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- -34.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $324,307
- +47.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,000
- Total assets
- $5,437,333
- -44.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (4 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation
- How to Apply
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Contact the Program Coordinator and submit a completed application. Awards are restricted to 501(c)(3) organizations related to performing arts education for disadvantaged children and disabled individuals. The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Review Cycle
- Rolling submissions.
- Deadline
- Rolling submissions.
- Contact
Application contact: Program Coordinator
Mailing address: 5158 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 369-6130
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Merit School of Music ($1.1M). Together the top 10 received $4.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
127 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 68 grants of 127 (54%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois and 1% to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 15 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $206K; repeat grants $367K. How we count
Medians: $113K first-time, $250K repeat.
- 47% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 $1.5M (2020) to $5.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $4.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Merit School of Music Chicago, IL | Program Support | $1,050,000 |
| Midwest Refuah Chicago, IL | Program Support | $550,000 |
| Chai Lifeline Midwest Lincolnwood, IL | Program Support | $536,000 |
| The Ark Chicago, IL | Program Support | $500,000 |
| The Chicago Center for Music Educat Lincolnwood, IL | Program Support | $500,000 |
| NCSY Mid Skokie, IL | Program Support | $450,000 |
| Agudath Israel of Chicago Chicago, IL | Program Support | $250,000 |
| Arie Crown Hebrew Day School Skokie, IL | Program Support | $250,000 |
| Torah Mitzion Kolel Skokie, IL | Program Support | $225,000 |
| The People's Music School Chicago, IL | Program Support | $150,000 |
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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 | $5,437,333 | $1,184,651 | $5,471,185 | $4,864,600 | 15 | $5,434,653 | $348,119 | $33,532 |
| 2024 | $9,822,117 | $13,465,489 | $5,603,103 | $5,050,000 | 23 | $5,603,103 | $6,080,669 | $128,006 |
| 2023 | $1,916,478 | $5,392,500 | $5,554,308 | $4,992,500 | 35 | $5,554,308 | — | $98,371 |
| 2022 | $2,078,286 | $3,829,084 | $4,049,004 | $3,460,100 | 25 | $4,049,004 | — | $89,426 |
| 2021 | $2,298,206 | $5,324,937 | $5,448,731 | $4,845,925 | 29 | $5,448,731 | — | $83,479 |
| 2020 | $2,422,000 | $1,831,446 | $1,831,446 | $1,543,100 | 13 | — | — | $119,284 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation reported a distributable amount of $34K 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
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its award restriction identifies performing arts education for disadvantaged children and disabled individuals as the area of support.
Examples of 2024 grantees include Merit School of Music, which says it works to remove barriers to high-quality music education for young people, and Tizmoret, which describes its work as providing an overnight expressive-arts camp for Jewish girls. Search says it supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through services including adult learning and career services. These are descriptions of the grantees’ missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 23 grants totaling $5,050,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median of $200,000. Its largest awards included $500,000 each to Sarah Hartman Institute, Chai Lifeline Midwest, and Merit School of Music; $415,000 to Ravinia Festival; and $400,000 to JDBY. Each was listed for program support. Other notable 2024 grants included $350,000 to The Ark, $280,000 to Yachad Chicago, and $250,000 to Northlight Theater. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 15 grants totaling $4.9 million.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Miriam Solo Greenfield as President, Christine Feldman as Treasurer, and Sharran R Greenburg as Secretary.
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation is led by Miriam Solo Greenfield, President on every filing since 2020; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Miriam Solo Greenfield
President
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
$150K (2021) → $165K (2025)
Christine Feldman
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
$75K (2020) → $165K (2025)
Brenda Tuchman
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
$90K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Sharran R. Greenburg (2020–2024) — Secretary
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $165K, to Miriam Solo Greenfield (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation
How much does Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation give each year?
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation gave $4.9M across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5.0M across 23 grants.
What is Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation's typical grant size?
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250,000, and its average grant was $324,307, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation that year got $206K on average.
Where does Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation give grants?
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (9 grants), Skokie, IL (3 grants) and Lincolnwood, IL (2 grants).
Does Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (15 grants).
Who are Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation's largest grantees?
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Merit School of Music ($1,050,000), Midwest Refuah ($550,000) and Chai Lifeline Midwest ($536,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation?
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation reported $5.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation fund?
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its award restriction identifies performing arts education for disadvantaged children and disabled individuals as the area of support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation?
Contact the Program Coordinator and submit a completed application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation's EIN?
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3791888. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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