The Howard S Dubin Family Foundation
Evanston, IL · EIN 36-4161932. Reported 351 grants totalling $2,521,234 to 127 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Howard S Dubin Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $10 and the largest $65,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window to the World Communications | Chicago, IL | $297,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pet Friendly Services | Indianapolis, IN | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Benedictine Sisters of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Give Directly Inc | New York, NY | $103,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $100,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northwestern University (medill Student Experience | Evanston, IL | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | $82,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati, OH | $59,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Evanston Roundtable Media Nfp | Evanston, IL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Society of Professional Journalists Foundation | Indianapolis, IL | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fido Inc | Inidianapolis, IN | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Touched By An Animal Inc | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| British Infant School | Skokie, IL | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's | Hagerstown, MD | $40,150 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northminster Presbyterian Church | Evanston, IL | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Indy Neighborhood Cats | Lndianapolis, IN | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Face | Indianapolis, IN | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Holocaust Education & Resource Center | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Initiatives | Chicao, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Injustice Watch | Chicago, IL | $29,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wilmette Theater | Wilmette, IL | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $27,042 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| A Critter's Chance | Plainfield, IN | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chicago Headline Club Foundation | Chicago, IL | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Evanston Public Library | Evanston, IL | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cats Haven | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Indianapolis Dogs Outside | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Robert Crown Center | Evanston, IL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Old Northside Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rosie's Southside Animal Shelter | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Evanston History Center | Evanston, IL | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reform for Illinois | Chicago, IL | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Levy Senior Center Foundation | Evanston, IL | $23,515 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Outrider Foundation | Madison, WI | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Evanston Parks Foundation | Evanston, IL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dempster Street Pro Musica | Evanston, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lake Forest Academy | Lake Forest, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Liberty Acres United Rescue | Liberty, IN | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Our Little Bit of Heaven | Poland, IN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Street Outreach Animal Response | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Exotic Feline Rescue Center | Center Point, IN | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Reader Institute for Community Journalism | Chicago, IL | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wdcb College of Dupage Foundation | Wheaton, IL | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Oinking Acres Farm Rescue & Sanctuary | Brownsburg, IN | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Investigative Project on Race and Equity | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northlight Theatre | Skokie, IL | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bach Week Festival | Evanston, IL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Better Government Association | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Elephant Sanctuary | Hohenwald, TN | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Every Dog Counts Rescue | Zionsville, IN | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society of Professional Journalists | Indianapolis, IL | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wbez Chicago Public Media | Chciago, IL | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado University Women's Hockey | Boulder, CO | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mitchell Musuem of the American Indian | Evanston, IL | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Evanston Roundtable | Evanston, IL | $10,010 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cedill Chicago Nfp | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedille Records | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Evanston Community Foundation | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinic | Noblesville, IN | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Service Project | Johnson City, TN | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Education & Resourse Center | Milwaukee, WI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oinking Acres Farm Rescue and Sanctuary | Brownsburg, IN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Paws Wings and Other Things | Martinsville in, IN | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care Serviced Found | Indianapolis, IN | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mitchell Museum of the American Indian | Evanston, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orphans of the Storm | Deerfieled, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Lil Bit of Heaven | Poland, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lighthouse Preservation Fund | Evanston, IL | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Appalachia Service Project | Johnson City, TN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National History Academy | Leesburg, VA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Soc of Prof Journalists Foundation Dansker Scholar | Indianapolis, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Writers Theater | Glencoe, IL | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | Normal, IL | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,125 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mpc Endowment Ltd | Wauwatosa, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Evanston, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons | Hagerstown, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dyer Memorial Library | Abington, MA | $2,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Braid Mission Episcopal Church | Vallejo, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Farm Sanctuary | Watkins Glen, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Soar Initiative | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tuff Dawgs Rescue | Lowell, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Upland Peak Sanctuary | Freedom, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wheeler Mission | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Life Matters Media | Chicago, IL | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| ACLU Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chi | Carol Stream, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cedille Records Nfp | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edith Farnsworth House | Plano, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute of American Indian Arts Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jenkins Forever Farm | Wedinburgh, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lucci's House Bully Rescue | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lucy's House Bully Rescue | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwestern University (wildcat Excellence Fund) | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pets Alive | Bloomington, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wdcb Public Radio | Glen Ellyn, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rmhc Global | Chicago, IL | $529 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Braid Mission | Vallejo, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Tax and Budget Accountability | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hadley Helps | Winnetka, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Kentucky | Frankort, KY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Ms Society | Chicago, IL | $412 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $225 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $211 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Ms Society | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | Chicago, IL | $106 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Chicago | Chicago, IL | $106 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hi Kitty Kitty | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mercy Homes for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Magazine | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago White Sox Charities | Chicago, IL | $53 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
84 of 127 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 74%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 187 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | $429,800 | $4,000 |
| 2022 | 86 | $522,425 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 66 | $511,550 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 71 | $541,624 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 59 | $515,835 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
58% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Howard S Dubin Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1633 Central Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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