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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5861380

Primrose Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $114,700 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $114,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,483,836

  • Tax year 2024

    $118,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,075,600

  • Tax year 2023

    $91,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,713,112

  • Tax year 2022

    $86,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,524,470

  • Tax year 2021

    $83,350

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,474,913

  • Tax year 2020

    $69,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,290,960

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $30,000
  2. Fourth Presbyterian ChurchChicago, IL

    Operating Expenses

    $25,200
  3. Lawndale Christian Reform ChurchChicago, IL

    Operating Expenses

    $15,500
  4. Young Men's Educational NetworkChicago, IL

    operating

    $15,500
  5. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Operating Expenses

    $8,500
  6. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Operating Expenses

    $7,500
  7. Bethany Christian ServicesGrand Rapids, MI

    Operating Expenses

    $7,500
  8. Individual

    Operating Expenses

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $23,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $63,700
  2. Michigan2 grants $16,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Edward SturrusPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joyce SturrusVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Case HoogendoornDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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