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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3552592

Hussey Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmette, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $328,669 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

    $328,669

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $747,550

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $204,888

  • Tax year 2023

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $671,601

  • Tax year 2022

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $700,537

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $706,604

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $744,717

  • Tax year 2019

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $737,272

  • Tax year 2018

    $49,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $750,952

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Handler Family Charitable FundGranite Bay, CA

    To support the purposes of the organization.

    $38,752
  2. Handler Family Charitable FundGranite Bay, CA

    To support the purposes of the organization.

    $4,365
  3. Strings Music FestivalSteamboat SPR, CO

    To support the purposes of the organization.

    $2,500
  4. Individual

    To support the purposes of the organization

    $2,000
  5. Ronald McDonald House CharitiesSacramento, CA

    To support the purposes of the organization.

    $2,000
  6. Feeding the FoothillsRoseville, CA

    To support the purposes of the organization.

    $2,000
  7. Individual

    To support the purposes of the organization.

    $2,000
  8. Stand Up PlacerAuburn, CA

    To support the purposes of the organization.

    $2,000
  9. Church of the Holy ComforterKenilworth, IL

    To support the purposes of the organization

    $1,000

1 grant of $272,052 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50038% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,00031% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $2,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $49,117
  2. Colorado1 grant $2,500
  3. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • William L HusseyTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharon H HandlerSecretary Hours 5Pay $0
  • Frank L Hussey IIIPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael R HusseyDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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