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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7017367

Tensor Foundation

A private foundation in Evanston, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $172,450 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $172,450

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,071,594

  • Tax year 2024

    $137,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,129,401

  • Tax year 2023

    $351,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,729,051

  • Tax year 2022

    $289,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,881,701

  • Tax year 2021

    $688,151

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,964,740

  • Tax year 2020

    $322,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,001,994

  • Tax year 2019

    $268,130

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,239,293

  • Tax year 2018

    $641,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,882,565

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General grant

    $65,000
  2. Northlight TheatreEvanston, IL

    General purpose

    $50,000
  3. Planned Parenthood Hudson PeconicElmsford, NY

    The empower gala

    $25,000
  4. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $10,450
  5. Individual

    General purpose

    $10,000
  6. Mercy Center BronxBronx, NY

    General purpose

    $6,000
  7. Wings Program IncPalatine, IL

    General purpose

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $60,45066% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $25,00027% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $6,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $66,450
  2. New York2 grants $31,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Archie C McKellarTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marie T McKellarTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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