The Howard S Dubin Family Foundation
Evanston, IL · EIN 36-4161932. Reported 292 grants totalling $2,005,399 to 118 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window to the World Communications | Chicago, IL | $232,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pet Friendly Services | Indianapolis, IN | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benedictine Sisters of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $80,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwestern University (medill Student Experience | Evanston, IL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Give Directly Inc | New York, NY | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | $62,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati, OH | $59,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Society of Professional Journalists Foundation | Indianapolis, IL | $41,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evanston Roundtable Media Nfp | Evanston, IL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Touched By An Animal Inc | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| British Infant School | Skokie, IL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fido Inc | Inidianapolis, IN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northminster Presbyterian Church | Evanston, IL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indy Neighborhood Cats | Lndianapolis, IN | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Headline Club Foundation | Chicago, IL | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's | Hagerstown, MD | $25,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Face | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Indianapolis Dogs Outside | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Evanston History Center | Evanston, IL | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Injustice Watch | Chicago, IL | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reform for Illinois | Chicago, IL | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Levy Senior Center Foundation | Evanston, IL | $21,515 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evanston Parks Foundation | Evanston, IL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Critter's Chance | Plainfield, IN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cats Haven | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dempster Street Pro Musica | Evanston, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Robert Crown Center | Evanston, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Education & Resource Center | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lake Forest Academy | Lake Forest, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Outrider Foundation | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old Northside Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rosie's Southside Animal Shelter | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Initiatives | Chicao, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $19,542 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wilmette Theater | Wilmette, IL | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Liberty Acres United Rescue | Liberty, IN | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oinking Acres Farm Rescue & Sanctuary | Brownsburg, IN | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Evanston Public Library | Evanston, IL | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Exotic Feline Rescue Center | Center Point, IN | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northlight Theatre | Skokie, IL | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Little Bit of Heaven | Poland, IN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Street Outreach Animal Response | Indianapolis, IN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reader Institute for Community Journalism | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bach Week Festival | Evanston, IL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Every Dog Counts Rescue | Zionsville, IN | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society of Professional Journalists | Indianapolis, IL | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Elephant Sanctuary | Hohenwald, TN | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wbez Chicago Public Media | Chciago, IL | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Evanston Community Foundation | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Investigative Project on Race and Equity | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Service Project | Johnson City, TN | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado University Women's Hockey | Boulder, CO | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Education & Resourse Center | Milwaukee, WI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinic | Noblesville, IN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wdcb College of Dupage Foundation | Wheaton, IL | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Better Government Association | Chicago, IL | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Paws Wings and Other Things | Martinsville in, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dyer Memorial Library | Abington, MA | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life Matters Media | Chicago, IL | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wdcb Public Radio | Glen Ellyn, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
80 of 118 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 152 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 58% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
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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