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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3441424

Thomas A Demetrio Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $99,000 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

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

    $99,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $48,007
  • Tax year 2024

    $125,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $110,521
  • Tax year 2023

    $92,350

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $50,815
  • Tax year 2022

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $113,444
  • Tax year 2021

    $21,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $21,443
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,943
  • Tax year 2019

    $82,150

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,193
  • Tax year 2018

    $51,300

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $18,053

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to YouthChicago, IL

    General support

    $61,000
  2. Center for Disability and Elder Law IncChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  3. Chicago Bar FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  4. The Panhellenic Scholarship FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Illinois Judges FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Concussion and Cte FoundationBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,500
  7. Skokie Country Club Education FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $500

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 $61,00075% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $20,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $96,500
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas DemetrioDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael DemetrioDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elaine Heidi DemetrioDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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