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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-2519612

Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation

A private foundation in Dundee, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Charles S Potter
PO Box 9
Dundee, IL 60118
(847) 741-8000
Form and materials
Applications should be sent in letter form and should include a reasonably brief project description.
Deadlines
Requests are received and considered throughout the year & paid out according to the grant document
Restrictions
1. Grants are awarded to institutions that sponsor individuals that further the exempt purpose of the organization. 2. Grants are for specific wildlife research projects. 3. Area of interest is restricted to" upland game birds, song birds, waterfowl, fisheries and endangered species. 4. Priority is given to studies in the midwest.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,011,349

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $47,762,995

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,126,856

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $47,041,231

  • Tax year 2022

    $207,858

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $37,713,268

  • Tax year 2021

    $240,334

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $32,711,789

  • Tax year 2020

    $239,115

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $31,238,913

  • Tax year 2019

    $255,649

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $27,901,296

  • Tax year 2018

    $126,446

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $28,105,958

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mission Partners Entertainment GroupGreenwood Village, CO

    Conservation Communications and Education Support

    $4,875,000
  2. Ohio State University FoundationColumbus, OH

    Research

    $136,349

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Ohio State University FoundationColumbus, OH

    Research

    $115,355

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $136,349100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $4,875,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $136,349

Officers, directors and trustees

19 people as filed

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

  • Douglas OberhelmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kenneth WegnerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark HamiltonTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • David M KellerSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher BurkeCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael C HillstromVICE CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allen TurnerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel PloteDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Devon BruceDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Glenn ReedDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jake PepperDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • James DimatteoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard T SchroederDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen GolanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey WaltersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles S PotterPRESIDENT & CEO Hours 40Pay $569,140
  • Kerry LuftEXEC VP/ASST SEC Hours 40Pay $291,458
  • Crystal CurfmanCOO & Asst. Treasurer Hours 40Pay $282,000
  • Gindi OrloffVP Finance & HR Hours 40Pay $161,987

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