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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-3646476

Gary A Hansberger Foundation

A private foundation in Big Rock, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $2 million 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

    $2,003,160

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,825,131

  • Tax year 2024

    $837,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,668,430

  • Tax year 2023

    $821,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $740,759

  • Tax year 2022

    $202,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $49,126

  • Tax year 2021

    $204,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $256,569

  • Tax year 2020

    $193,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $259,257

  • Tax year 2019

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $258,114

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $205,423

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Coachella Valley Youth Golf FoundationPalm Desert, CA

    Community outreach

    $1,000,000
  2. First Tee of the Coachella ValleyPalm Desert, CA

    Community outreach

    $320,000
  3. Dr Yomi Desert Classic FoundationLa Quinta, CA

    Community outreach

    $300,000
  4. Cdga FoundationLemont, IL

    Community outreach

    $100,000
  5. Pga Tour First Tee FoundationPonte Vedra, FL

    Community outreach

    $100,000
  6. The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer FoundationDallas, TX

    Community outreach

    $100,000
  7. Kids Golf FDNSugar Grove, IL

    Community outreach

    $40,000
  8. Max McGraw Wildlife FoundationDundee, IL

    Community outreach

    $15,000
  9. Diamond Willow MinistriesFort Thompson, SD

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  10. Il Pga FoundationGolf, IL

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  11. American Friends of Our Armed ForcesIndian Elss, CA

    Community outreach

    $3,160
  12. Cpga FoundationBrowns Summit, NC

    Community outreach

    $3,000
  13. Mended Hearts of Coachella ValleyRancho Mirage, CA

    Community outreach

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $100,00091% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $1,625,160
  2. Illinois4 grants $165,000
  3. Florida1 grant $100,000
  4. Texas1 grant $100,000
  5. South Dakota1 grant $10,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Gary A HansbergerPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Dianne ArwoodTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Gary E KemnitzDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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