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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-3930354

Gary NFP

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $1.3 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

    $1,325,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,545,064

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,222,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,601,801

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,165,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,597,025

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,035,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $38,148

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,077,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $881,548

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,200,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,705,151

  • Tax year 2019

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,859,820

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,090,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,919,976

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General

    $1,000,000
  2. Bentley SchoolOakland, CA

    General

    $100,000
  3. North Oakland South Oakland Little LeagueOakland, CA

    General

    $100,000
  4. Oakland Baseball FoundationOakland, CA

    General

    $50,000
  5. Lipstick AngelsLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $25,000
  6. Transom Story Lab IncWoods Hole, MA

    General

    $25,000
  7. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $10,000
  8. Alameda County CommunityOakland, CA

    General

    $10,000
  9. Dipti TrustIndia

    General

    $2,500
  10. Sri Aurobindo SocietyPlattsburgh, NY

    General

    $2,500

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 $100,00062% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00015% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00015% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $2,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $1,295,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  3. New York1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Andrew MasonDIRECTOR/PRES. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jennifer E MasonDIRECTOR/TREAS. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bridgit WolfDIRECTOR/SEC. Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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