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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3488134

EBR Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $300,031 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

    $300,031

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $300,019

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $657,161

  • Tax year 2022

    $300,014

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $931,629

  • Tax year 2021

    $310,015

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,085,952

  • Tax year 2020

    $305,008

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,172,853

  • Tax year 2019

    $76,512

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,471,037

  • Tax year 2018

    $76,505

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,439,772

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, IL

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  2. Great Lakes Disaster Training FNDNLake Forest, IL

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  3. Woodford Humane SocietyVersailles, KY

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  4. Lake Forest Open LandsLake Forest, IL

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  5. Exceptional Education OutreachMiami, FL

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  6. Nacds FoundationArlington, VA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  7. Watoto WorldHaverhill, MA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Kentucky Equine Adoption CenterNicholasville, KY

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  9. North Carolina Zoological SocietyAsheboro, NC

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  10. S Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  11. Georgia State University FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  12. Ronald McDonald House Charities of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. Homes for Our TroopsTaunton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $7,000
  14. Folds of HonorOwasso, OK

    Unrestricted

    $7,000
  15. Walthour-Moss FoundationSouthern Pnes, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. Boys & Girls Club of the SandhillsSouthern Pnes, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  17. John Hay Estate at the Fells Annual FDNewbury, NH

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  18. Chinese Shar-Pei Rescue TrustOak Lawn, IL

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  19. Music in CommonAtlanta, GA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  20. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  21. Snow Leopard TrustSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  22. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  23. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  24. FROM PARTNERSHIP K-1'sChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $31

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals6 grants $120,00072% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $30,00018% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $7,0004% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0001% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $2,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $103,031
  2. Kentucky2 grants $50,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $27,000
  4. North Carolina4 grants $27,000
  5. Virginia2 grants $22,000
  6. Florida1 grant $20,000
  7. New York1 grant $15,000
  8. Georgia2 grants $12,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  10. Oklahoma1 grant $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Jonathan B MellinPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Debra M CoySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark LiyeosTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Howard B SimpsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jessie S JonesDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • William M SimpsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • James Simpson IVDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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