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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3926901

Morningstar Foundation

A private foundation in Skokie, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $48,700 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

    $48,700

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $319,970

  • Tax year 2024

    $26,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $338,592

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,200

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $300,013

  • Tax year 2022

    $176,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $291,735

  • Tax year 2021

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $397,608

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $220,465

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $210,703

  • Tax year 2018

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $196,562

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Grants for advancement of students

    $36,200
  2. The University of Texas Permian BasOdessa, TX

    Scholarship fund for advancement of students

    $10,000
  3. The Wetlands InitiativeChicago, IL

    To advance wetland restoration

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $36,20094% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $2,5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $38,700
  2. Texas1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Christine C FrischSecretary Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Larah Kent TannenbaumPresident Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Paul A KentTreasurer Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Katherine May MaddenDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Coleen Kent KarpfDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Michael D FrischDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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