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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-6932298

Tull Family Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $14.9 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $14,915,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $12,689
  • Tax year 2023

    $11,268,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,689
  • Tax year 2022

    $7,436,200

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $21,455
  • Tax year 2021

    $11,568,100

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $118,512
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,382,575

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $71,598
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,734,960

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,305

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sewickley AcademySewickley, PA

    General support

    $4,000,000
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Music building

    $2,000,000
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    MIT generative ai fund

    $2,000,000
  4. National Baseball Hall of Fame & MuseumCooperstown, NY

    Baseball education

    $1,000,000
  5. Third Option FoundationReston, VA

    Support for injured government employees families

    $1,000,000
  6. USA Basketball FoundationColorado SPGS, CO

    General purpose

    $1,000,000
  7. Naismith Basketball Hall of FameSpringfield, MA

    General support

    $950,000
  8. BABY2BABYLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $650,000
  9. Rett Syndrome Research TrustTrumbull, CT

    Rett syndrome research

    $400,000
  10. BPS FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    General support

    $250,000
  11. Hoag Hospital FoundationNewport Beach, CA

    General support

    $250,000
  12. Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA

    Education

    $250,000
  13. Russell Westbrook Why Not FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Support for underserved communities

    $200,000
  14. New York Yankees Foundation IncBronx, NY

    General support

    $150,000
  15. The Unit FoundationVass, NC

    General purpose

    $125,000
  16. Alltru IncorporatedWheeling, WV

    General purpose

    $100,000
  17. Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY

    Education

    $100,000
  18. HM3 Partners Independence Fund IncGibsonia, PA

    General support

    $100,000
  19. Borough of McDonaldMidway, PA

    General support of the mcdonald police department

    $75,000
  20. Global Wildlife Trust IncThurmont, MD

    General support

    $75,000
  21. Best of the Batch FoundationHomestead, PA

    Provide for financially challenged youth and families

    $50,000
  22. Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury ResearchPittsburgh, PA

    Brain injury research

    $50,000
  23. Neighborhood Resilience ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $50,000
  24. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Education

    $50,000
  25. Jackie Robinson FoundationNew York, NY

    Educational scholarships

    $40,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $8,175,00067% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $1,150,0009% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $1,100,0009% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $1,050,0009% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $650,0005% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $75,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $50,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $4,950,000
  2. Pennsylvania7 grants $4,575,000
  3. New York4 grants $1,290,000
  4. California3 grants $1,100,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $1,000,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $1,000,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $400,000
  8. Nevada1 grant $250,000
  9. North Carolina1 grant $125,000
  10. West Virginia1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Thomas J TullTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alba V TullTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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