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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 36-4157412

Perkins Harnett Foundation

A private foundation in Clarendon Hills, IL. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 40 grants and $137,460 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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 2023

    $137,460

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $23,353

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $152,370

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,073

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $166,400

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $173,764

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $172,945

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $170,819

Grants paid in 2023

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL

    General use

    $16,000
  2. Benet AcademyLisle, IL

    General Use

    $15,000
  3. Erie Neighborhood HouseChicago, IL

    General use

    $11,150
  4. Erie Elementary Charter SchoolChicago, IL

    General use

    $10,000
  5. Pillars Community HealthCountryside, IL

    General Use

    $10,000
  6. Metropolitan Family ServicesMerrionette Park, IL

    General use

    $7,000
  7. Pilsen PantryChicago, IL

    General Use

    $6,000
  8. Link Unlimited ScholarsChicago, IL

    General Use

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    General Use

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    General Use

    $5,000
  11. Girls in the GameChicago, IL

    General Use

    $3,500
  12. Individual

    General Use

    $3,500
  13. Notre Dame Catholic ChurchClarendon Hills, IL

    General use

    $3,000
  14. Individual

    General Use

    $3,000
  15. St James Food PantryChicago, IL

    General Use

    $3,000
  16. Mercy Home for Boys GirlsChicago, IL

    General use

    $2,500
  17. Misericordia HomeChicago, IL

    General use

    $2,500
  18. Aid for WomenChicago, IL

    General Use

    $2,500
  19. Matthew HouseChicago, IL

    General Use

    $2,500
  20. Esselstyn Family FoundationCleveland, OH

    General Use

    $2,500
  21. Respond NowChicago HTS, IL

    General use

    $2,000
  22. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General use

    $2,000
  23. Individual

    General Use

    $2,000
  24. Individual

    General Use

    $2,000
  25. Individual

    General Use

    $1,500
  26. Youth with A MissionChula Vista, CA

    General Use

    $1,500
  27. People's Resource CenterWheaton, IL

    General Use

    $1,450
  28. St Michael's Catholic ChurchSarasota, FL

    General use

    $1,250
  29. Individual

    General Use

    $1,000
  30. Sacred TentDowners Grove, IL

    General Use

    $1,000
  31. Cornerstone AcademyChicago, IL

    General use

    $500
  32. Tipping Point CommunitySan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $500
  33. Noble SchoolsChicago, IL

    General Use

    $500
  34. Individual

    General Use

    $500
  35. Open BooksChicago, IL

    General use

    $400
  36. Grace NetworkGlenview, IL

    General Use

    $300
  37. Groundwork CenterTraverse City, MI

    General use

    $150
  38. Individual

    General use

    $100
  39. Humane Society of IndianaGary, IN

    General Use

    $100
  40. Individual

    General use

    $60

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $32,20043% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $22,65030% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $12,50017% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter2 grants $3,5005% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,0003% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $1,5002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois23 grants $107,800
  2. Ohio1 grant $2,500
  3. California2 grants $2,000
  4. Florida1 grant $1,250
  5. Michigan1 grant $150
  6. Indiana1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Kenneth V PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leola H PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kenneth L PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeanne E PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patrick PerkinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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