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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-7115395

Sumac Foundation

A private foundation in Oak Park, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $414,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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 2024

    $414,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,322,861

  • Tax year 2023

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,018,829

  • Tax year 2022

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,824,045

  • Tax year 2021

    $263,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,729,654

  • Tax year 2020

    $305,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,295,930

  • Tax year 2019

    $348,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,717,162

  • Tax year 2018

    $318,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,637,791

  • Tax year 2017

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,527,218

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General

    $59,500
  2. Individual

    General

    $45,000
  3. Individual

    General

    $40,000
  4. Second Story Youth Services and SafDunn Loring, VA

    General

    $40,000
  5. Resurrection ProjectChicago, IL

    General

    $35,000
  6. Erie Neighborhood HouseChicago, IL

    General

    $35,000
  7. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $30,000
  8. Individual

    General

    $25,000
  9. Individual

    General

    $20,000
  10. Beyond HungerOak Park, IL

    General

    $15,000
  11. Casa Catalina Food PantryChicago, IL

    General

    $15,000
  12. Northbrook Food PantryGlenview, IL

    General

    $15,000
  13. Bread for CityWashington, DC

    General

    $15,000
  14. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  15. Sarah's InnForest Park, IL

    General

    $5,000
  16. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  17. Oak Park Homeless CoalitionOak Park, IL

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $40,00030% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $35,00026% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture2 grants $30,00022% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $30,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $125,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $45,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William A FreebairnTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kenneth T FreebairnTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth FreebairnTrustee Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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