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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-3610677

Zafirovski Family Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $522,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $522,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,654,245

  • Tax year 2024

    $348,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,965,521

  • Tax year 2023

    $165,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,877,051

  • Tax year 2022

    $365,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,877,520

  • Tax year 2021

    $440,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,017,943

  • Tax year 2020

    $520,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,205,207

  • Tax year 2019

    $445,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,468,811

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Church of the Holy SpiritLake Forest, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $90,000
  2. Special OlympicsWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $75,000
  3. Macedonia 2025Crown Point, IN

    General charitable purposes

    $64,500
  4. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  5. Edinboro UniversityEdinboro, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  6. Golden Apple FoundationChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  7. AspiroGreen Bay, WI

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  8. Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA

    General cheritable purposes

    $25,000
  9. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  10. Healthnetwork FoundationCleveland, OH

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. The Academy of Urban School LeadershipChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  12. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  13. Green Light FundBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  14. Redeemer City to CityNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  15. Boston Children's Hospital TrustBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $6,500
  16. Champions Community FoundationJohns Creek, GA

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  17. Glenwood AcademyGlenwood, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  18. Basser Center for BrcaPhiladelphia, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  19. Lurie Children's FoundationChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  20. Cup O Joy Ministries IncGreen Bay, WI

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $80,00027% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $76,00026% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $64,50022% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $160,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $125,000
  3. Pennsylvania3 grants $80,000
  4. Indiana1 grant $64,500
  5. Massachusetts3 grants $26,500
  6. Wisconsin2 grants $26,000
  7. North Carolina1 grant $15,000
  8. New York1 grant $10,000
  9. Ohio1 grant $10,000
  10. Georgia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Mike S ZafirovskiPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robin G ZafirovskiSECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew D ZafirovskiVICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kirk M ZafirovskiVICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Todd A ZafirovskiVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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