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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4332846

Holson Family Foundation

A private foundation in Glenview, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $70,500 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

    $70,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $582,341

  • Tax year 2024

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $556,016

  • Tax year 2023

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $498,846

  • Tax year 2022

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $503,062

  • Tax year 2021

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $544,188

  • Tax year 2020

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $559,695

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. RagsdaleLake Forest, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  2. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    General support

    $7,500
  3. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $7,500
  4. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $7,500
  5. Take the LeadClayton, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  6. Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Dance Works ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  8. First Tee Time of Greater ChicagoGlenview, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  9. Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Christ Church of Lake ForestLake Forest, IL

    General support

    $3,000
  11. Riverside Preparatory AcademyGainesville, GA

    General support

    $2,500
  12. Santa Fe OperaSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $2,500
  13. Tunnels to TowersStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $22,50060% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $7,50020% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois9 grants $55,500
  2. New York2 grants $10,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $2,500
  4. New Mexico1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • RS Holson IIIPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • James HolsonVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Peter HolsonVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Hillary Holson ZimmermanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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