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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6044353

The Kerr Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmette, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $9,875 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $9,875

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $127,402

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $130,825

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $97,885

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $105,464

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $73,945

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $81,225

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  2. Civic Leadership FoundationChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $1,250
  3. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General purpose

    $1,250
  4. Humanitarian Social InnovationsBethlehem, PA

    General purpose

    $1,125
  5. Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    General purpose

    $1,000
  6. The Licorice ProjectWilmette, IL

    General purpose

    $1,000
  7. Barks of LoveMurrieta, CA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  8. Charlestown Mothers AssociationCharlestown, MA

    General purpose

    $625
  9. St Johns EpiscopalChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $625

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Civil rights1 grant $2,00033% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,25021% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $1,12519% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,00017% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $62510% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $4,125
  2. California3 grants $4,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,125
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $625

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Laura Louise CarrollSECY Hours 1Pay $0
  • William D Kerr IIIVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gwyneth K ErwinPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathryn Kerr ClarkeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kendra OlvanyTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey Dee KerrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel CarrollDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dawn Erwin LeibovitzDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sean OlvanyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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