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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-4462798

Caccomo Family Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $300,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,121,537
  • Tax year 2023

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,073,682
  • Tax year 2022

    $279,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,232,634
  • Tax year 2021

    $302,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,325,678
  • Tax year 2020

    $274,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,052,995

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, IL

    Pledge to support modern imaging equipment in zoo hospital

    $125,000
  2. University of Illinois FoundationChicago, IL

    Caccomo Biomechanical Research Fund

    $116,000
  3. AmvetsLanham, MD

    Pledge to support college scholarships for veterans

    $24,000
  4. KeshetNorthbrook, IL

    Pledge to support programs for disabled young adults

    $10,000
  5. PACE at National Louis UniversityChicago, IL

    Support for scholarships

    $10,000
  6. WTTWChicago, IL

    Support for WTTW's nature programming

    $10,000
  7. School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Support for scholarships

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $125,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $276,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $24,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Matrin H TishPresident / Treasurer / Director Hours 5Pay $12,000
  • Eric N MannDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leonard H PopowcerSecretary / Director Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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