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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3993913

Ender Family Foundation

A private foundation in Tucson, AZ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $282,710 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $282,710

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $836,028
  • Tax year 2023

    $177,042

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $934,905
  • Tax year 2022

    $168,805

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,322
  • Tax year 2021

    $234,645

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $892,788
  • Tax year 2020

    $461,314

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $902,451

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tucson Museum of ArtTucson, AZ

    Art education

    $51,374
  2. Tucson Museum of ArtTucson, AZ

    Art education

    $49,766
  3. Big Blackfoot Chapter of Trout Unlimited IncOvando, MT

    Conservation

    $10,000
  4. Blackfoot ChallengeOvando, MT

    Conservation

    $10,000
  5. Blackfoot Pathways Sculpture in the Wild IncLincoln, MT

    Conservation

    $10,000
  6. Brain Research FoundationChicago, IL

    Neuroscience research

    $10,000
  7. Chicago Commons AssociationChicago, IL

    Job training

    $10,000
  8. McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL

    Religious education

    $10,000
  9. Missoula Art MuseumMissoula, MT

    Art education

    $10,000
  10. Mountain Lakes Presbyterian ChurchSeeley Lake, MT

    Program support

    $10,000
  11. Ovando School Cultural Enrichment CommitteeOvando, MT

    Program support

    $10,000
  12. UA - Humanities Seminar ProgramTucson, AZ

    Program support

    $10,000
  13. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    Higher education

    $10,000
  14. University of Montana FoundationMissoula, MT

    Higher education

    $10,000
  15. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    Higher education

    $10,000
  16. Winnetka Congregational ChurchWinnetka, IL

    Program support

    $10,000
  17. Community Servings IncJamaica Plain, MA

    Medically tailored meals

    $8,500
  18. Peconic Land TrustSouthampton, NY

    Land conservation

    $4,500
  19. North Fork Arts CenterGreenport, NY

    Art education

    $3,500
  20. Airnyc (fund for the City of New York)Bronx, NY

    Program support

    $3,000
  21. Cambridge Public Library FoundationCambridge, MA

    Library support

    $2,500
  22. Five Valleys Land TrustMissoula, MT

    Land conservation

    $2,500
  23. Missoula Area Youth Hockey Association DBA Glacier Ice RinkMissoula, MT

    Youth hockey

    $2,500
  24. Vital Ground Foundation IncMissoula, MT

    Bear control

    $2,500
  25. Arizona Public MediaTucson, AZ

    Education

    $2,100
  26. Boston Foundation IncBoston, MA

    Program support

    $2,000
  27. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncBoston, MA

    Jewish education

    $2,000
  28. Institute of Contemporary ArtbostonBoston, MA

    Art education

    $2,000
  29. Atlas SocietyLodi, CA

    Program support

    $1,000
  30. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Higher education

    $1,000
  31. Arizona-Sonora Desert MuseumTucson, AZ

    Desert education

    $900
  32. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Higher education

    $410
  33. University of Chicago School of BusinessChicago, IL

    Business education

    $410
  34. Arizona Opera League of TucsonPhoenix, AZ

    Art education

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $126,54064% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $22,50011% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $18,5009% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $17,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $14,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona7 grants $124,390
  2. Montana10 grants $77,500
  3. Illinois5 grants $40,410
  4. New York4 grants $21,000
  5. Massachusetts6 grants $17,410
  6. California1 grant $1,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jon EnderCHAIRMAN Hours 5Pay $23,333
  • Linda EnderTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $16,667
  • Shoshanah BrownDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Katherine EnderDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Edward EnderDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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