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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-6524838

Spellman Family Foundation

A private foundation in Glencoe, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $162,516 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $162,516

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $10,506,876

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,252,728

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Israel Education FoundationWashington, DC

    General donation

    $100,000
  2. Jewish United FundChicago, IL

    General donation

    $16,666
  3. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General donation

    $15,000
  4. Park City Performing ArtsPark City, UT

    General donation

    $10,000
  5. The Ark ChicagoChicago, IL

    General donation

    $10,000
  6. Schechter Endowment FundNorthbrook, IL

    General donation

    $6,250
  7. American Friends of Unit 669Lincoln Park, NJ

    General donation

    $3,600
  8. Park City High SchoolPark City, UT

    General donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $100,00071% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $25,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $16,66612% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $115,000
  2. Illinois3 grants $32,916
  3. Utah2 grants $11,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $3,600

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marc SpellmanDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Melissa SpellmanDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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