Sidney & Lisa Glenner Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Sidney & Lisa Glenner Foundation’s grantmaking strongly focuses on the Jewish community. It has also demonstrated an interested in organizations that support disabled individuals.

IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. The foundation does appear to accept unsolicited applications for funding via mail.

PROFILE:  Founded in 1988, the Sidney & Lisa Glenner Foundation was established by nursing home owner Sidney Glenner and his wife, Lisa. The Glenners are prominent in the Jewish community and have received awards for their civic commitment. The Sidney and Lisa Glenner Foundation’s grantmaking strongly focuses on the Jewish community.

The foundation has provided ongoing support to Telshe Yeshiva Chicago, a Jewish school that all of Glenner's children and many of his grandchildren have attended. The family also created the Sidney and Lisa Glenner Keshet GADOL Program, a "community-based day program for adults with special needs" in Skokie, Illinois. The family has a personal interest in this cause, as they have a family member with special needs Other grantees have included Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov/Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi, Jewish Sacred Society of Chicago, Jewish Federation of Chicago and Hebrew Theological College.

Many of the foundation’s grants are between $100 and $1,000. Review the funder's recent tax records to learn more about past grantees. Grantmaking focuses on Chicago. 

The foundation accept unsolicited grant applications by mail and does not have strict submission guidelines or deadlines. The funder's phone number to get in touch is 847-674-5454.

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