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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-7521124

Marian L Freeman Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $8,679 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

    $8,679

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $247,822

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,730

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $261,457

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,730

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $264,874

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,280

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $281,270

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $307,623

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,945

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $322,372

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,845

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $333,191

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,780

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $343,761

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Heifer FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    To further the exempt purpose of the recipient.

    $2,823
  2. ASPCANew York, NY

    To further the exempt purpose of the recipient.

    $1,464
  3. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    To further the exempt purpose of the recipient.

    $1,464
  4. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    To further the exempt purpose of the recipient.

    $1,464
  5. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To further the exempt purpose of the recipient.

    $1,464

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $2,92841% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $2,82339% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,46420% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arkansas1 grant $2,823
  2. California1 grant $1,464
  3. New York1 grant $1,464
  4. Utah1 grant $1,464
  5. Virginia1 grant $1,464

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John R WiktorTRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $0

The return

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