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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3854725

James V Harkness Foundation

A private foundation in Po Box Chica, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $125,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $575,664

  • Tax year 2023

    $87,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $557,635

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $610,457

  • Tax year 2021

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $524,804

  • Tax year 2020

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $503,808

  • Tax year 2019

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $420,348

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Have DreamsPark Ridge, IL

    General support

    $45,000
  2. MisericordiaChicago, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Matthias Academy CorporationBenet Lake, WI

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Palm Beach County Sheriff's FoundationWest Palm BCH, FL

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Wellness World MedicalTampa, FL

    General support

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $45,00053% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,00024% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $20,00024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $70,000
  2. Florida2 grants $35,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marianne HarknessDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan BrownDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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