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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-1970628

Masonic Foundation of Wilmette

A private foundation in Glencoe, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $66,154 paid in grants.

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

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

    $66,154

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,413,949
  • Tax year 2024

    $66,465

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,418,074
  • Tax year 2023

    $73,377

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,419,603
  • Tax year 2022

    $79,508

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,528,990
  • Tax year 2021

    $26,076

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,526,811
  • Tax year 2020

    $9,117

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,485,206

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wilmett Evanston Lodge 524Winnetka, IL

    Charitable - in support of general c

    $49,999
  2. Illinois Masonic Outreach ServicesSpringfield, IL

    Charitable - in suppirt of general

    $3,155
  3. Illinois Masonic Found for the PreSpringfield, IL

    Charitable-general support

    $3,000
  4. Illinois DemolayNew Lenox, IL

    Charitable-general support

    $3,000
  5. Disabled Patriot Fund IncPalos Heights, IL

    Charitable-general support

    $2,000
  6. Pro Se Family FoundationUnion, NJ

    Charitable- general support

    $1,000
  7. Friendship Assembly 100Glenview, IL

    Charitble-general support

    $1,000
  8. Society of King SolomonSpringfield, IL

    Charitable-general support

    $1,000
  9. Royal Arch Masons of Illinois(evansMorton Grove, IL

    Charitable-general support

    $1,000
  10. 124 Augustus N Gage CouncilGlenview, IL

    Charitable-general support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $3,15576% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $1,00024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois9 grants $65,154
  2. New Jersey1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Gary HardestyPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bill ConronVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David KurtzSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert BlackwellTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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