Dr Petra and Owen Rissman Foundation
EIN 364266297Total Given 2016–2023
$1.3M
76 grants · $163K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$25K
grant size
36%
supporter · 16/45 multi-year
repeat
$5.5M
Assets (2023)
45
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(312) 255-5490
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $291K | $5.1M | $74K | 16 |
| 2018 | $291K | $4.7M | $96K | 18 |
| 2019 | N/A | $5.0M | $261K | N/A |
| 2020 | $245K | $5.5M | $-25K | 7 |
| 2021 | $150K | $6.1M | $342K | 6 |
| 2022 | $95K | $5.3M | $107K | 13 |
| 2023 | $236K | $5.5M | $138K | 16 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 76 grants on record
Minimum
$75
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$80K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
PR
Petra Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PM
Patrick McKenna
6 yrs
Director
BR
Benjamin Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
BR
Benjamin Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PR
Petra Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PM
Patrick McKenna
6 yrs
Director
PR
Petra Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PM
Patrick McKenna
6 yrs
Director
BR
Benjamin Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
BR
Benjamin Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PR
Petra Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PM
Patrick McKenna
6 yrs
Director
PR
Petra Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
BR
Benjamin Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PM
Patrick McKenna
6 yrs
Director
PM
Patrick McKenna
6 yrs
Director
BR
Benjamin Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PR
Petra Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
PR
Petra Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
BR
Benjamin Rissman
7+ yrs
Director
RG
Robert Dunn Glick
Trustee
Grants Awarded (76 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial Fund | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | GENERAL OPERATION | 2020 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Boston, MA | $75,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2021 |
| University of Chicago Medicine | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2018 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | GENERAL OPERATION | 2020 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2016 |
| northwestern medicine - feinberg school of medicine | chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2016 |
| Uofc Comer Children Hospital | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2016 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2018 |
| Northwestern Medicine - Feinberg School of Medicine | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2018 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATION | 2020 |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATION | 2020 |
| Unicef | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2020 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2021 |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| Northwestern Memorial Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| Unicef | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| doctors without borders | new york, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2016 |
| Mott Childrens Hospital | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2016 |
| united states fund for unicef | new YORK, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2016 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2018 |