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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3511347

Gertrude E Hill Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $148,030 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $148,030

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $464,590

  • Tax year 2023

    $145,772

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $503,177

  • Tax year 2022

    $147,651

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $458,949

  • Tax year 2021

    $141,998

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $536,851

  • Tax year 2020

    $115,089

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $382,510

  • Tax year 2019

    $106,677

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $433,818

  • Tax year 2018

    $104,825

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $457,792

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colonial Williamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VA

    Charitable

    $71,530
  2. Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $30,000
  3. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  4. Honor Flight ChicagoRosemont, IL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Botanic Garden of ChicagoGlencoe, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Shriners Children's HospitalBarrington, IL

    Charitable

    $4,000
  7. Susan G Komen FoundationDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $4,000
  8. Children InternationalKansas City, MO

    Charitable

    $3,000
  9. Lake Bluff History MuseumLake Bluff, IL

    Charitable

    $2,000
  10. AspireHillside, IL

    Charitable

    $2,000
  11. Women UnitedPark City, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  12. LF-LB Senior Citizens' FoundationLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $73,53063% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $30,00026% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $3,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $71,530
  2. New York1 grant $30,000
  3. Illinois7 grants $24,500
  4. Iowa1 grant $15,000
  5. Texas1 grant $4,000
  6. Missouri1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Cari Deann WalquistDIR/PRES Hours 0Pay $0
  • Beverly Jo WalquistDIR/SEC'Y Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher WalquistDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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