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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-4132569

Haley Sperling Memorial Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $64,750 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

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

    $64,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,357,436
  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,297,341
  • Tax year 2022

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,271,941
  • Tax year 2021

    $110,810

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,318,973
  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,371,446
  • Tax year 2019

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,319,896
  • Tax year 2018

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,340,075
  • Tax year 2017

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,328,854

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Educational

    $40,000
  2. Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL

    Educational

    $10,000
  3. Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL

    Educational

    $5,000
  4. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Educational

    $5,000
  5. Eb Research PartnershipNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $4,750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,00051% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $4,75049% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan1 grant $40,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. Florida1 grant $5,000
  5. New York1 grant $4,750

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth SperlingTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Bruce SperlingSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Harvey BarnettDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tim SperlingPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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