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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3501505

The McDermott Foundation

A private foundation in Winnetka, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $35,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $35,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $264,117

  • Tax year 2024

    $28,800

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $274,990

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,225

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $303,189

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,188

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $328,416

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,950

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $278,666

  • Tax year 2020

    $112,300

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $317,801

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Kenilworth Union ChurchKenilworth, IL

    General

    $15,000
  2. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    General

    $5,000
  3. Rush UniversityChicago, IL

    General

    $5,000
  4. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General

    $2,000
  5. Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NC

    General

    $2,000
  6. Evanston Community FoundationEvanston, IL

    General

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  8. Washington State UniversityPullman, WA

    General

    $1,000
  9. Dartmouth UniversityHanover, NH

    General

    $1,000
  10. Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA

    General

    $500
  11. Hawaii Public RadioHonolulu, HI

    General

    $500
  12. DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN

    General

    $500
  13. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

    General

    $500
  14. Individual

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $15,00058% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00019% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $5,00019% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $28,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $2,000
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $1,000
  4. Washington1 grant $1,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $500
  6. Hawaii1 grant $500
  7. Indiana1 grant $500
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ann E McDermottPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary TritleySecretary/Treas Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth IsleyDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Edward H McDermottDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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