Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $211K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $201K.
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation at a glance
In short: Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation gave $18K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,500
- +118.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,833
- +45.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $211,499
- +1062.8% 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 Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gene Siskel Film Center ($10K). Together the top 3 received $18K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 490% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $18K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gene Siskel Film Center Chicago, IL | To Support the Black Harvest Film Festival. | $10,000 |
| Fund for Innovative Tvmedia Burn Archive Chicago, IL | To support the documentary project "opening again...at a theater near you". | $5,000 |
| Cinema Femme NFP Chicago, IL | To Support the Cinema Femme Feminist Film Festival. | $2,500 |
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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 | $211,499 | $351,034 | $18,806 | $17,500 | 3 | $17,500 | $201,204 | $3,572 |
| 2024 | $18,188 | $2,656 | $8,062 | $8,000 | 2 | $8,000 | $2,604 | $1,144 |
| 2023 | $23,431 | $632 | $337 | — | — | — | $580 | $1,081 |
| 2022 | $20,535 | $447 | $302 | — | — | — | $400 | $1,044 |
| 2021 | $23,997 | $618 | $285 | — | — | — | $570 | $1,121 |
| 2020 | $21,232 | $4,452 | $3,315 | $3,000 | 1 | — | $4,391 | $981 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation is led by Chaz Ebert, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chaz Ebert
President & Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eliot S. Ephraim
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sonia Evans
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David M. Ephraim
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Raven Evans
Assistant 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 Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation
How much does Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation give each year?
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation gave $18K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 2 grants.
What is Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation's typical grant size?
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation give grants?
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (3 grants).
Does Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation?
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation reported $211K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation's EIN?
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3792097. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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