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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4118845

Herbert & Roselle Mack Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Evanston, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $90,000 paid in grants.

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

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $293,479
  • Tax year 2024

    $80,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $646,202
  • Tax year 2023

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $677,927
  • Tax year 2022

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $614,637
  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $779,173
  • Tax year 2020

    $78,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $730,862
  • Tax year 2019

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $777,676
  • Tax year 2018

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $730,138

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  2. Planned Parenthood of IllinoisChicago, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  4. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Window to the World Communications Inc (WTTW)Chicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Chicago Public Media Inc (wbez)Chicago, IL

    General support

    $3,000
  7. National Public Radio Inc (DBA - NPR)Washington, DC

    General support

    $3,000
  8. Women's ExchangeWinnetka, IL

    General support

    $3,000
  9. Chicago Architecture Foundation (DBA - Chicago Architecture Center (cac))Chicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  10. Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (DBA - Griffin Museum of SChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  11. Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  12. Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc (DBA - Alzheimer'sChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  13. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  14. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  15. Chicago History MuseumChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  16. Chicago Horticultural Society (DBA - Chicago Botanic Garden)Glencoe, IL

    General support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $50,00076% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $7,50011% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $6,50010% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois12 grants $55,000
  2. New York1 grant $25,000
  3. Virginia2 grants $7,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Harlan StewartSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Eugene KrausDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Richard A ReisinDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Marilyn StewartDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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