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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3747664

Red Bird Hollow Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $359,781 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

    $359,781

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,510,116

  • Tax year 2023

    $434,764

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,733,017

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,710,120

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $2,132,374

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,481,235

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $3,856,543

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,146,480

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $2,519,498

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,690,360

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $3,471,219

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,926,820

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $5,215,829

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $100,000
  2. Lake Forest Open Lands AssociationMettawa, IL

    Charitable

    $51,281
  3. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $30,000
  4. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  5. Mes FundAlfred, ME

    Charitable

    $25,000
  6. Church of the Holy SpiritLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $20,000
  7. Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $20,000
  8. Open the BooksThe Villages, FL

    Charitable

    $12,000
  9. American Council of Trustees and AlumniWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  10. Montessori Center of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN

    Charitable

    $10,000
  11. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  12. Hoover InstitutionStanford, CA

    Charitable

    $7,000
  13. Beacon AcademyEvanston, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  14. Gasparilla Island ConservationBoca Grande, FL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  15. Gorton Community CenterLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  16. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Charitable

    $5,000
  17. Lake Forest Cemetary CommissionLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  18. Boca Grande Women's ClubBoca Grande, FL

    Charitable

    $2,000
  19. Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    Charitable

    $2,000
  20. Island School FoundationBoca Grande, FL

    Charitable

    $2,000
  21. North Chicago Community PartnersLake Bluff, IL

    Charitable

    $2,000
  22. The Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $2,000
  23. Friends of Boca Grande Community CenterBoca Grande, FL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  24. History Center Lake Forest-Lake BluffLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  25. Johann Fust Community LibraryBoca Grande, FL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  26. Ann & Robert Lurie Children's HospitalChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $500
  27. Boca Grande Health Clinic FoundationBoca Grande, FL

    Charitable

    $500
  28. The 1916 Redan FoundationLake Bluff, 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. Environment2 grants $53,28130% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $49,50028% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $40,00023% of the total
  4. Public affairs2 grants $27,00015% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $6,0003% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois14 grants $252,281
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $37,000
  3. Maine1 grant $25,000
  4. Florida7 grants $23,500
  5. Minnesota1 grant $10,000
  6. California1 grant $7,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Paula Polk LillardPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paula PreschlackVP/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Helen JessenSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret KelleyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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