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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3486609

Perkins Hunter Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 73 grants and $1.2 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

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

    $1,205,430

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $7,776,546

  • Tax year 2024

    $423,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,255,645

  • Tax year 2023

    $625,600

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,809,019

  • Tax year 2022

    $552,650

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,102,443

  • Tax year 2021

    $664,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,567,726

  • Tax year 2020

    $889,900

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $9,617,389

  • Tax year 2019

    $664,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $8,962,321

  • Tax year 2018

    $536,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $9,054,021

Grants paid in 2025

73 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Tipping Point CommunitySan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $125,000
  2. San Francisco University High SchooSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $125,000
  3. La Luz Bilingual CenterSonoma, CA

    General use

    $65,000
  4. San Francisco Educational FundSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $60,000
  5. Individual

    General use

    $40,000
  6. Individual

    General use

    $35,000
  7. Population Media CenterShelburne, VT

    General use

    $35,000
  8. Individual

    General use

    $35,000
  9. San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $30,000
  10. Battery FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $30,000
  11. Individual

    General Use

    $30,000
  12. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $25,000
  13. Individual

    General use

    $25,000
  14. Turnout ActivismCambridge, MA

    General use

    $25,000
  15. RemakeSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $25,000
  16. Greenlight FundBoston, MA

    General Use

    $25,000
  17. Accountability CounselSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $25,000
  18. Bay Educational FundOakland, CA

    General Use

    $25,000
  19. Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DC

    General Use

    $25,000
  20. MusoSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $25,000
  21. Individual

    General Use

    $25,000
  22. Individual

    General Use

    $25,000
  23. National Council of Jewish WomenLos Angeles, CA

    General Use

    $25,000
  24. Individual

    General use

    $20,000
  25. Feel Good ActionSeattle, WA

    General use

    $15,000
  26. Individual

    General Use

    $12,000
  27. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $10,000
  28. World Monuments FundNew York, NY

    General use

    $10,000
  29. Individual

    General use

    $10,000
  30. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    General use

    $10,000
  31. Safe and SoundSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $10,000
  32. Greenlight AmericaWashington, DC

    General use

    $10,000
  33. All May See FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $10,000
  34. Basic FundOakland, CA

    General Use

    $10,000
  35. Individual

    General Use

    $10,000
  36. Connected SFSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $10,000
  37. Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC

    General Use

    $10,000
  38. Individual

    General Use

    $10,000
  39. Individual

    General Use

    $10,000
  40. MetoWashington, DC

    General Use

    $10,000
  41. Individual

    General Use

    $8,000
  42. Individual

    General Use

    $8,000
  43. Sonoma Conservatory of DanceSonoma, CA

    General Use

    $8,000
  44. Individual

    General Use

    $7,000
  45. Ten StrandsSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $7,000
  46. Individual

    General use

    $5,000
  47. Individual

    General Use

    $5,000
  48. End of Life Choices New YorkGarden City, NY

    General Use

    $5,000
  49. Justice at LastSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $5,000
  50. SeacologyBerkeley, CA

    General Use

    $5,000
  51. San Francisco BeautifulSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $5,000
  52. Individual

    General Use

    $5,000
  53. Individual

    General Use

    $5,000
  54. Individual

    General Use

    $2,500
  55. City Youth NowSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $2,500
  56. League of Women VotersSeattle, WA

    General Use

    $2,500
  57. Sonoma Plein Air FoundationSonoma, CA

    General use

    $2,000
  58. Westcoast Childrens ClinicOakland, CA

    General use

    $2,000
  59. Asha RisingOakland, CA

    General Use

    $2,000
  60. Sebastiani TheatreSonoma, CA

    General Use

    $2,000
  61. Value CultureSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $2,000
  62. Individual

    General Use

    $2,000
  63. Individual

    General Use

    $1,500
  64. YMCASan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $1,330
  65. Corporation of the Fine Arts MuseumSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $1,100
  66. Individual

    General Use

    $1,000
  67. The Camping Education FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General Use

    $1,000
  68. Cold War MuseumVint Hill FRM, VA

    General Use

    $1,000
  69. Marines' Memorial AssociationSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $1,000
  70. San Francisco VillageSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $1,000
  71. Individual

    General Use

    $1,000
  72. CPMC FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Use

    $500
  73. Olympic Club FoundationSan Mateo, CA

    General Use

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $190,00041% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $62,00013% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $55,00012% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $30,0006% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $30,0006% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes12 grants $74,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California34 grants $682,930
  2. District of Columbia4 grants $55,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $50,000
  4. Vermont1 grant $35,000
  5. Washington2 grants $17,500
  6. New York2 grants $15,000
  7. Missouri1 grant $10,000
  8. Ohio1 grant $1,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alec PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jamel PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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