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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3486843

Steans Family Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $41.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $41,294,252

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $293,777,126

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,563,771

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $295,276,982

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,594,143

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $292,913,090

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,399,164

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $301,023,781

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,162,806

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $314,948,291

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,581,939

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $298,259,884

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,111,692

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $57,131,140

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $21.9 million in all.

  2. Nlis Fillmore CenterVarious, IL

    General support

    $19,374,344

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $19,374,344

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Heather SteansPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $0
  • Robin SteansVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jennifer SteansTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • James KastenholzTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leo SmithTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leonard GailTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patricia FordEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0

The return

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