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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6649883

E & M Charitable Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $502,352 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $502,352

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $13,592

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $502,760
  • Tax year 2023

    $12,964

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $394,867
  • Tax year 2022

    $16,548

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $406,016
  • Tax year 2021

    $15,304

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $420,929
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,348

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $423,768
  • Tax year 2019

    $21,844

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $434,353

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $125,588
  2. Salvation ArmyPhoenix, AZ

    General support

    $125,588
  3. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    General support

    $125,588
  4. Casa de Los Ninos IncTucson, AZ

    General support

    $125,588

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $125,58833% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $125,58833% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $125,58833% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona2 grants $251,176
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $125,588
  3. New York1 grant $125,588

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Northern Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $0

The return

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