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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
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Tax year 2025
$7,109,079
- Grants listed
- 50
- Assets, end of year
- $60,778,734
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Tax year 2023
$5,872,089
- Grants listed
- 51
- Assets, end of year
- $61,562,779
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Tax year 2022
$5,897,068
- Grants listed
- 55
- Assets, end of year
- $59,270,609
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Tax year 2020
$5,796,761
- Grants listed
- 54
- Assets, end of year
- $51,295,166
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Tax year 2019
$5,965,970
- Grants listed
- 59
- Assets, end of year
- $55,966,350
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Tax year 2018
$6,377,603
- Grants listed
- 65
- Assets, end of year
- $54,883,903
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Learn Charter NetworkChicago, IL
Academic program expenses
$500,000 -
Friends of Breakthrough SchoolsCleveland, OH
Academic program expenses
$500,000 -
Milwaukee College PrepMilwaukee, WI
Academic program expenses
$300,000 -
Individual
Academic program expenses
$300,000 -
KIPP St LouisSaint Louis, MO
Academic program expenses
$300,000 -
Individual
Tuition assistance
$300,000 -
New Paradigm for EducationDetroit, MI
Academic program expenses
$300,000 -
Cardinal Stritch FoundationChicago, IL
Tuition assistance
$282,979 -
Catalyst Charter Schools ChicagoChicago, IL
Academic program expense
$240,000 -
Intergenerational SchoolCleveland, OH
Academic program expense
$240,000 -
Rocketship Public SchoolsMilwaukee, WI
Academic program expenses
$240,000 -
KIPP IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN
Academic program expenses
$240,000 -
Oaks AcademyIndianapolis, IN
Tuition assistance
$240,000 -
St Marcus SchoolMilwaukee, WI
Tuition assistance
$240,000 -
United Community CenterMilwaukee, WI
Academic program expenses
$240,000 -
United Schools of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN
Acacdemic Program Expense
$240,000 -
St Agnes Catholic SchoolChicago Heights, IL
Tuition assistance
$120,000 -
Erie Elementary Charter SchoolChicago, IL
Academic program expense
$120,000 -
Individual
Tuition Assistance
$120,000 -
Urban Community SchoolCleveland, OH
Tuition assistance
$120,000 -
Saint Martin de Porres High SchoolCleveland, OH
Tuition assistance
$120,000 -
Manchester Academic Charter SchoolPittsburgh, PA
Academic program expenses
$120,000 -
Polaris Charter AcademyChicago, IL
Academic program expenses
$120,000 -
Howard Fuller Collegiate AcademyMilwaukee, WI
Academic Program Expense
$120,000 -
Detroit Achievement AcademyDetroit, MI
Academic program expenses
$120,000 -
Individual
Academic program expenses
$120,000 -
Holy Family MinistriesWestchester, IL
Tuition assistance
$120,000 -
Tindley Accelerated SchoolsIndianapolis, IN
Academic program expenses
$90,000 -
Namaste Charter SchoolChicago, IL
Academic program expenses
$90,000 -
Boys and Girls Club of HollandHolland, MI
General Operating Expense
$76,600 -
Individual
General operating expenses
$75,000 -
Individual
General operating expenses
$75,000 -
Individual
General operating expenses
$75,000 -
Individual
General operating expenses
$75,000 -
Individual
General operating expenses
$75,000 -
Individual
Academic program expenses
$75,000 -
Schools That Can - ChicagoNew York, NY
General operating expenses
$60,000 -
Boys and Girls Club of Grand RapidsGrand Rapids, MI
General Operating Expense
$50,000 -
Boys Girls Club of Muskegon LakeshoMuskegon, MI
General operating expenses
$50,000 -
Young Scholars Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
Academic program expenses
$45,000 -
Link Education PartnersNewark, NJ
Academic program expenses
$45,000 -
Trey Whitfield SchoolBrooklyn, NY
Tuition Assistance
$30,000 -
Individual
General operating expenses
$30,000 -
Sme Education FoundationSouthfield, MI
General operating expenses
$25,000 -
Community Foundation of HollandzeelHolland, MI
Tuition Assistance
$12,500 -
Special Olympics - IllinoisNormal, IL
General operating expenses
$10,000 -
I Am AcademyHolland, MI
General operating expenses
$10,000 -
Thornton Alumni Legacy FundMokena, IL
College tuition assistance
$6,000 -
Individual
General use
$5,000 -
Philanthropy RoundtableWashington, DC
General operating expense
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education16 grants $2,520,00091% of the total
- Human services1 grant $240,0009% of the total
- Youth development1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Illinois10 grants $1,608,979
- Wisconsin5 grants $1,140,000
- Ohio4 grants $980,000
- Indiana4 grants $810,000
- Michigan8 grants $644,100
- Missouri1 grant $300,000
- Pennsylvania2 grants $165,000
- New York2 grants $90,000
- New Jersey1 grant $45,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Robert H PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
- Jill PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
- Laurie PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
- Todd PerkinsDirector Hours 0Pay $0
- Phillip PerkinsDirector Hours 40Pay $0
- Curtis L StineDirector Hours 0Pay $0
The return
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