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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3783438

Morrison-Shearer Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $74,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,251,344

  • Tax year 2024

    $51,030

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,757,359

  • Tax year 2023

    $511,050

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,513,012

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,318,874

  • Tax year 2021

    $17,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,463,772

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,300

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,987,611

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,249,284

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. DanceusaWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $20,000
  2. South Chicago Dance TheatreChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $15,000
  3. Chicago Film ArchivesChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $15,000
  4. Chicago Dancemakers ForumChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $10,000
  5. Ragdale FoundationLake Forest, IL

    General purposes

    $10,000
  6. See Chicago DanceChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $3,000
  7. Hedwig DancesChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $59,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $54,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Tain BalfourTRUSTEE - PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan Bodine BoleaTRUSTEE - PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Toby NicholsonTRUSTEE - PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sarah RigdonTRUSTEE - PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alida SzaboPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary Sue WheelerSECRETARY - PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shayne BullenVICE PRESIDENT- PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher RuttTRUSTEE - PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brian M SchaefferTREASURER - PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott LundiusEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $84,000
  • Lizzie LeopoldTRUSTEE - PART TIME Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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