About Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial appears to act as a funder of philanthropic infrastructure within its family giving network, making large, single-purpose gifts to another family foundation rather than to operating nonprofits. The sole recorded grant is a $5 million program support payment to the Crown Family Foundation, indicating the Memorial’s role is to capitalize or augment grantmaking capacity rather than to run direct service programs. This suggests the Memorial’s priorities are channeled through affiliated grantmaking entities.
Focus Areas
Support for family foundation grantmaking and philanthropic infrastructureCapacity or program funding for affiliated philanthropic organizationsIntermediate funding within a single-family philanthropic network
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few grants (one recorded) consisting of a single large payment directed to an affiliated foundation rather than multiple external nonprofits.
Funding Style
general operating supportprogram supportcapital / facility fundinggeneral support for site safety and security
About Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial stands out for a single large program-support grant to Crown Family Foundation, signaling a role inside an affiliated philanthropic network rather than a direct-service grantmaker. The recent record shows that the Memorial moves capital through other institutions and supports organizations that operate in education, Jewish community life, Chicago-area human services, and broader philanthropic infrastructure. The foundation’s largest recent gifts also show repeated support for Scholarship America, with multiple seven-figure grants over several years, and for Chicago-based intermediaries such as Chicago Community Foundation and Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation. In the Jewish sphere, its grants reach groups including Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, Board of Jewish Education Inc, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, and Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. That pattern points to a funder that works through established organizations, often at substantial size, and often with an emphasis on capacity, program, or general support. Its grantmaking also extends beyond Chicago through national and international recipients, including grantmaking tied to Israel, global health, and environmental work. Across the record, the Memorial appears to favor institutions that can channel funds into broader systems, networks, or sector-building efforts.
What Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Funds
Education is a major theme. The foundation gave $2,850,000 in 2024 to Scholarship America and $1,500,000 in 2025 to the same organization for program support, indicating sustained investment in scholarship-related infrastructure. In Chicago public education, it also awarded $1,300,000 in 2025 to Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation for program support. Jewish community and Israel work is another clear area. The Memorial provided $2,050,000 in 2025 to Birthright Israel Foundation for general operating and program support, and $1,500,000 in 2024 to Board of Jewish Education Inc for program support. It also gave $1,050,000 in 2025 to Shalom Hartman Institute of North America for general operating support. For human services, the foundation granted $1,420,000 in 2024 to North Lawndale Employment Network for general operating support. In community institutions, it also supported Jewish Community Centers Assoc of North America with $1,000,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for program support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$115.2M
Total Assets
$1.4B
Total Revenue
$496.7M
Total Expenses
$119.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $131K, with a median of $65K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$65K
75th Percentile
$131K
Geographic Reach
National30 states funded
About 51% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Funds
Top 4 recipient countries by grant volume for Arie and Ida Crown Memorial.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 2,485 | $316.1M | 99.7% |
| 2 | Uganda |
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