Arkes Family Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 46-1536842

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+34.5% YoY

Grant Count

118

-0.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+35.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201820202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$308K$616K$924K$1M105 grants201895 grants2020118 grants2021102 grants2022119 grants2023118 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

HHPLIFT$851KJUF$76KANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$46KWESTLAWN CEMETARY$30KTEACH FOR AMERICA$20KANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUE$19KENCHANTED BACKPACK$15KJCUA$15KA BETTER CHICAGO$10KRESPOND NOW INC$10K

Grant Size Distribution

657 grants across all recorded years

646<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHAEL ARKESPRESIDENT3
HELEN ARKESDIRECTOR0.2
JOHN ERAMODIRECTOR0.1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

ALEXANDRIAAMERICUSAMESARLINGTONATLANTABAYSIDEBELIOTBERWYNBOCA RATONBOSTONBRONXBROOKLANDVILLEBROOKLYNCAMBRIDGECHAMPAIGNCHICAGOCHICAGO HEIGHTSCOLORADO SPRINGSDALLASDEERFIELD

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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