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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-2913193

Irwin Family Foundation

A private foundation in Westchester, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $1.7 million 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Robert W Lynch
2825 Denton Court
Weschester, IL 60154
(708) 751-5597
Form and materials
No formal application process.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,675,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,667,630

  • Tax year 2024

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,656,327

  • Tax year 2023

    $525,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,989,818

  • Tax year 2022

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,272,919

  • Tax year 2021

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,612,313

  • Tax year 2020

    $580,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,095,601

  • Tax year 2019

    $623,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,387,578

  • Tax year 2018

    $648,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,764,141

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Illinois Philanthropy CenterChampaign, IL

    New academic center

    $1,000,000
  2. University of Illinois Philanthropy CenterChampaign, IL

    New building

    $500,000
  3. Glenwood AcademyGlenwood, IL

    Scholarships

    $125,000
  4. Eastern Illinois University FoundationCharleston, IL

    Scholarships

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $175,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $1,675,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jacques MurphyTrustee Hours 1Pay $500
  • Robert W LynchTrustee Hours 4Pay $20,000
  • Robert E HamiltonTrustee Hours 1Pay $500
  • Jacqueline PipherTrustee Hours 1Pay $500

The return

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