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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3101263

Mason Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $502,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $502,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,058,473

  • Tax year 2024

    $381,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,978,620

  • Tax year 2023

    $394,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,107,897

  • Tax year 2022

    $453,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,270,967

  • Tax year 2021

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,522,600

  • Tax year 2020

    $292,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,855,532

  • Tax year 2019

    $327,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,489,179

  • Tax year 2018

    $283,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,715,261

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Art Institute of Chicago and School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Annual fund; school annual fund, department of the applied arts of europe-old master acquisition endowment; museum general operating support luminary

    $81,000
  2. Marine Corps Scholarship FoundationAlexandria, VA

    Mason phelps memorial scholarship

    $48,000
  3. Hoover Institution at Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $39,000
  4. Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL

    Forester fund

    $39,000
  5. Christian Science Society Libertyville IlLibertyville, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $32,000
  6. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    The vassar fund

    $32,000
  7. Ravinia Festival and Ravinia Steans Music InstituteHighland Park, IL

    Annual fund; steans institute

    $31,000
  8. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    Annual fund

    $23,000
  9. International Crane FoundationBaraboo, WI

    General charitable purposes

    $23,000
  10. John G Shedd AquariumChicago, IL

    Annual fund

    $23,000
  11. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Annual campaign

    $23,000
  12. First Church of Christ Scientist - BostonBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $16,000
  13. Lake Forest-Lake Bluff History CenterLake Forest, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $16,000
  14. Outward Bound USABoulder, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $13,000
  15. Golden Apple FoundationChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $12,000
  16. Deer PATH Art LeagueLake Forest, IL

    Annual fund

    $7,000
  17. Gorton Community CenterLake Forest, IL

    Annual fund

    $7,000
  18. Marine Mammal CenterSausalito, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $7,000
  19. Miss Halls SchoolPittsfield, MA

    Annual fund

    $7,000
  20. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $7,000
  21. World Monuments FundNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $7,000
  22. WTTWChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $6,000
  23. World Wildlife Fund - Development DepartmentWashington, DC

    Partners in conservation

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $94,00049% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $60,00031% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $30,00016% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $7,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois13 grants $307,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $48,000
  3. California2 grants $46,000
  4. New York2 grants $39,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $23,000
  6. Wisconsin1 grant $23,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $13,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Marian PawlickPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert DouglassVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy G CarrollSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $15,010
  • Timothy P DouglassVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • K Scott DouglassTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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