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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3917119

Delta Foundation

A private foundation in Glenview, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $423,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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

    $423,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $3,004,537
  • Tax year 2024

    $390,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,629,429
  • Tax year 2023

    $363,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,965,288
  • Tax year 2022

    $336,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,025,844
  • Tax year 2021

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,196,758
  • Tax year 2020

    $315,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,249,566

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sherwood Eddy YMCAJacksonville, IL

    General

    $45,000
  2. Midland Community FoundationMidland, MI

    general

    $45,000
  3. Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL

    General

    $27,000
  4. Michigan Health FoundationMidland, MI

    general

    $25,000
  5. Cove of LudingtonLudington, MI

    General

    $23,335
  6. Big Sable Lighthouse Keepers AssocLudington, MI

    General

    $23,333
  7. White Pine VillageLudington, MI

    General

    $23,333
  8. West Shore Community CollegeScottville, MI

    General

    $23,333
  9. Sandcastles Childrens MuseumLudington, MI

    General

    $23,333
  10. Ludingotn Area Center for the ArtsLudington, MI

    general

    $23,333
  11. First Presbyterian ChurchJacksonvillle, IL

    General

    $20,000
  12. Epworth ChurchLudington, MI

    general

    $10,000
  13. Epworth ChurchLudington, MI

    general

    $10,000
  14. Jacksonville Center for the ArtsJacksonvillle, IL

    general

    $10,000
  15. Second PresbyterianSaginaw, MI

    general

    $10,000
  16. Saginaw HockeySaginaw, MI

    General Purposes

    $10,000
  17. Lakeshore Food ClubLudington, MI

    General

    $10,000
  18. Jacksonville Public SchoolsJacksonville, IL

    General

    $9,000
  19. Fordney Club of SaginawSaginaw, MI

    general

    $8,000
  20. Saginaw SpiritSaginaw, MI

    general

    $8,000
  21. SVSU FoundationUniversity Center, MI

    general

    $7,000
  22. Jacksonville Main StreetJacksonville, IL

    general

    $7,000
  23. Morgan County Historical SocietyJacksonvillle, IL

    general

    $6,000
  24. Saginaw Community FoundationSaginaw, MI

    Charitable

    $5,000
  25. Saginaw County Sports HOFSaginaw, MI

    general

    $5,000
  26. Art Assoc of JacksonvilleJacksonvillle, IL

    General

    $5,000
  27. Prairieland United WayJacksonville, IL

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $27,00054% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00020% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $7,00014% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $6,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan18 grants $293,000
  2. Illinois9 grants $130,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jean Ford DealTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Harmon B DealTrustee Hours 3Pay $40,000
  • Nancy D WalchTrustee Hours 3Pay $40,000
  • Michael OBrienTrustee Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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  4. The Deletto Family FoundationGlenview, IL 3 grants Preselected only $130,000 giving
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