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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4158386

McS Foundation

A private foundation in Burr Ridge, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $15,845 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Linda McSherry
31 Lancaster Ct
Burr Ridge, IL 60521
(630) 323-6538
Form and materials
A letter describing request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,845

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $193,276

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,197

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $198,132

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,489

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $204,396

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $219,105

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,950

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $68,108

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $69,849

  • Tax year 2019

    $17,251

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $72,067

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,810

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $79,908

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Capuchin Soup Kitchen DetroitDetroit, MI

    Food assistance and community services

    $3,000
  2. Leyden Highschool Dist 212Franklin Park, IL

    Donation to wrestling team

    $3,000
  3. Leyden HS District 212Franklin Park, IL

    support childeducation

    $2,000
  4. Cornerstone Services IncJoliet, IL

    support forpeople withdisabilities

    $1,200
  5. Dancing with Chicago Stars CharityChicago, IL

    General Charitable Support

    $1,050
  6. Ronald McDonald House CharitiesChicago, IL

    care for illchildren

    $1,000
  7. Hinsdale Humane SocietyHinsdale, IL

    Promote thehumane treatmentof animals

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Financial assistance

    $1,000
  9. Stratford High School PTONashville, TN

    Educational support

    $1,000
  10. Stratford HS BioSTEMNashville, TN

    Educational support

    $600
  11. Make-A-Wish Foundation of AmericaPhoenix, AZ

    General Charitable Support

    $500
  12. Gower FoundationWillowbrook, IL

    Support childreneducation

    $340
  13. Make-A-Wish IllinoisChicago, IL

    General Charitable Support

    $155

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 $1,20038% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $1,00031% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $1,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois8 grants $9,745
  2. Michigan1 grant $3,000
  3. Tennessee2 grants $1,600
  4. Arizona1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Linda B McSherryPresident Hours 8Pay $0
  • Kimberly McSherrySecretary Hours 8Pay $0
  • Ryan T McSherryDirector Hours 8Pay $0
  • Shannon MackDirector Hours 8Pay $0

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