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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4119908

Pais Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmette, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $177,500 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $177,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,622,114

  • Tax year 2024

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,598,313

  • Tax year 2023

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,559,760

  • Tax year 2022

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,461,945

  • Tax year 2021

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,455,983

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,525

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,316,589

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blessed Sacrament Youth CenterChicago, IL

    Youth programs

    $50,000
  2. Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD

    Global relief

    $50,000
  3. Precious Blood MinistryChicago, IL

    Programs for formerly incarcerated persons

    $50,000
  4. WorldvisionFederal Way, WA

    Global relief

    $25,000
  5. Inspiration CorpChicago, IL

    Food service training programs

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $2,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $102,500
  2. Maryland1 grant $50,000
  3. Washington1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ellen K FoxDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • William E FoxDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • William HielscherDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • David J FoxPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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