Grants awarded
Who does The Jessica Fund fund?
The Jessica Fund has awarded $2.1 million across 159 grants to 94 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,000 and $10,000.
Total awarded
$2.1M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
94
Grants
159
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Theatre Group INC
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$575K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Museum of Contemporary Art | $498K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Chicago Foundation for Women
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$120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Chicago Foundation for Women | $80K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Barnard College
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$65K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| G Goodman Theatre Group | $54K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago Sinai Temple | $46K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Brearley School
|
$42K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| G Georgia O'Keefe Museum | $35K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Theatre Group INC | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Goodman Theatre | $26K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Chicago History Museum | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| D Dartmouth College | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Francis W Parker School
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$24K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F Friends of United Hatzalah INC | $24K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alzheimer's Association Illinois | $22K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Standwithus | $21K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mitzvah Matters INC | $20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A American Civil Liberties Union Foundation INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Jewish World Services | $19K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Regents of the University of Michigan | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| L Lynn Sage Cancer Research Fund | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Temple Shalom | $15K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A ACLU | $12K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Maman Nonprofit
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$12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T The Neighborhood Playhouse | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Erickson Institute | $12K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
New Roads School
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| C Communities in Schools | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Children - Chicago | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Institute for Music and Nerologic Function | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Arts Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Vocel | $10K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Barnard College | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$9K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| B Brentwood School Annual Fund | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| J Justice for Children Foundation INC | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Illinois Holocaust Museum | $8K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Project Zawadi INC
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$7K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| I Impact Forum Foundation | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| R Ready for Succeed | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Girlforward | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Leaque of Chicago Theatres | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chabad at UCLA | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T Tamid | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Z Zioness | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Center on Halsted
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A American Friends of Sheba Medical Center | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| A Art Alliance of Illinois | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
United Friends of the Children
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$4K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Museum of New Mexico | $4K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$4K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Ingenuity | $4K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Friends of Unit 669 INC | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N New Mexico History Museum | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W We the Protestors | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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Bright Promises Foundation
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| J Jewish Community Center | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lifesail | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Almost Home Kids
|
$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| B Brentwood School Parents Club | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Cisla | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$2K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| F Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MD | |
| W Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Francis W Parker School | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Israfest Foundation INC
|
$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| H Healing Arts Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Wise Readers to Leaders
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$1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| A American Cancer Society | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Chicago Historical Society
|
$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Planned Parenthood
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S Save the Children | $750 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund INC
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$750 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| T The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence | $750 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
J Street Education Fund INC
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$500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
Girlforward
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$500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Almost Home Kids | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Arts Club of Chicago | $300 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$200 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI |
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