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THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, ILEIN: 36-6055115

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Provides general operating support to various organizations, including significant contributions to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the Harris Theater.

Private_foundation Foundation

Total Assets

$143,436,773

Grants (Last Year)

$22,166,372

Total Grants on File

984

Recipients Funded

410

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2024$22,113,372337$65,618
2023$13,552,337310$43,717
2021$20,251,222337$60,093

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Showing top 10 of 984 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2024 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 4 filing years)

B

BEN HARRIS

MEMBER

D

DAVID HARRIS

MEMBER

N

NANCY MEYER

MEMBER

J

JAMES POLSKY

MEMBER

G

GEORGE POLSKY

MEMBER

D

DANIEL MEYER

MEMBER

E

ERIC REEVES

DIRECTOR

Y

YAVILAH MCCOY

DIRECTOR

P

PAUL THISSEN

DIRECTOR/CHAIR

P

PAULA WOLFF

DIRECTOR

Showing 10 of 14 officers and trustees.

IRS Filing History

THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATION has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 4 years, spanning 2020 to 2024.

2024202320212020

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