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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7181380

Mark Morton Memorial Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $723,626 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Sarah Severson
C/o Arentfox Schiff LLP 233 S, Wacker Dr Suite 7100
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 258-5588
Form and materials
Grant application & related financial data
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Illinois public charities

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $723,626

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $13,498,924

  • Tax year 2023

    $551,347

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $12,881,231

  • Tax year 2022

    $932,163

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $12,404,799

  • Tax year 2021

    $845,196

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $13,672,750

  • Tax year 2020

    $885,544

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $13,388,084

  • Tax year 2019

    $619,020

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $13,689,545

  • Tax year 2018

    $759,539

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $14,009,546

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Onward Neighborhood HouseChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $102,000
  2. Wayside Cross MinistriesAurora, IL

    Charitable

    $100,000
  3. Individual

    Aged, blind & disabled

    $80,278
  4. Avenues to IndependencePark Ridge, IL

    Charitable

    $75,000
  5. Maywood Fine Arts AssociationMaywood, IL

    Charitable

    $75,000
  6. Circle Urban MinistriesChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $73,000
  7. Chicago Youth ProgramsChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $65,000
  8. Rebuilding Together Metro ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $53,665
  9. Outreach Community MinistriesCarol Stream, IL

    Charitable

    $35,000
  10. Kids Above AllChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $25,000
  11. Boys & Girls Club of Lake CountyWaukegan, IL

    Charitable

    $20,000
  12. Individual

    Hospital, medical & surgical

    $19,683

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 $108,00042% of the total
  2. Jobs and employment1 grant $75,00029% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $53,66521% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $20,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois10 grants $623,665

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Sarah K SeversonPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $30,000
  • Molly GaloDIR/VICE PRES Hours 1Pay $12,000
  • Mary Kate DalyDIR/VICE PRES Hours 1Pay $12,000
  • John VenhuizenDIR/VICE PRES Hours 1Pay $12,000

The return

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