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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4484506

Lindsay Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 55 grants and $144,200 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $144,200

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $1,055,477

  • Tax year 2024

    $120,900

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $905,827

  • Tax year 2023

    $120,900

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $877,392

  • Tax year 2022

    $128,400

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $870,392

  • Tax year 2021

    $101,600

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $941,137

  • Tax year 2020

    $93,800

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $817,512

  • Tax year 2018

    $85,400

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $860,713

Grants paid in 2025

55 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    General

    $6,550
  2. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    General

    $6,050
  3. Everyone's Child IncLinesville, PA

    General

    $6,000
  4. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $5,500
  5. Epiphany SchoolDorchester, MA

    General

    $5,000
  6. Oasis Rest IntrnationalBend, OR

    General

    $5,000
  7. Renewal Ministries NorthwestMill Creek, WA

    General

    $5,000
  8. The Masters SchoolDobbs Ferry, NY

    General

    $5,000
  9. Church of the Cape UnitedKennebunkport, ME

    General

    $5,000
  10. Kennebunkport Conservation TrustKennebunkport, ME

    General

    $5,000
  11. American Secondary Schools for International Students and Teachers IncSuffield, CT

    General

    $4,000
  12. St Dunstan's Episcopal ChurchDover, MA

    General

    $4,000
  13. Southern Vermont Arts Center IncManchester, VT

    General

    $3,500
  14. Thumbs Up IncBeaufort, SC

    General

    $3,500
  15. Community Foundation for NantucketNantucket, MA

    General

    $3,000
  16. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General

    $3,000
  17. Isaiah 40 FoundationincHuntington, VT

    General

    $3,000
  18. St Timothy's Anglican MissionBurlington, VT

    General

    $3,000
  19. Vermont FoodbankBarre, VT

    General

    $3,000
  20. Caring Community CuisineKennebunkport, ME

    General

    $3,000
  21. Nashoba Brooks School of Concord IncConcord, MA

    General

    $3,000
  22. Turning Point USA IncIndianapolis, IN

    General

    $3,000
  23. The Women's Lunch PlaceBoston, MA

    General

    $2,600
  24. Anew PlaceBurlington, VT

    General

    $2,500
  25. Choate Rosemary Hall FoundationWallingford, CT

    General

    $2,500
  26. Louis T Graves Memorial Public LibraryKennebunkport, ME

    General

    $2,500
  27. Community Food Cupboard IncManchestr Ctr, VT

    General

    $2,000
  28. Denison Society IncMystic, CT

    General

    $2,000
  29. Dorset Theatre FestivalDorset, VT

    General

    $2,000
  30. Friends of Hildene IncManchester, VT

    General

    $2,000
  31. Nashoba Brooks School of Concord IncConcord, MA

    General

    $2,000
  32. Northshire Rescue SquadManchester Center, VT

    General

    $2,000
  33. Rivers SchoolWeston, MA

    General

    $2,000
  34. St Ann's Episcopal ChurchKennebunkport, ME

    General

    $2,000
  35. Trustees of Tufts CollegeBoston, MA

    General

    $2,000
  36. Vermont Catholic Community Foundation IncPerkinsville, VT

    General

    $2,000
  37. Rivers SchoolWeston, MA

    General

    $2,000
  38. Vermont Catholic Community Foundation IncPerkinsville, VT

    General

    $2,000
  39. New England Center and Home for VeteransBoston, MA

    General

    $1,500
  40. St Paul's SchoolConcord, NH

    General

    $1,500
  41. Town of ConcordConcord, MA

    General

    $1,500
  42. Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL

    General

    $1,500
  43. Feeding ChittendenBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,000
  44. Foundation for MetrowestNatick, MA

    General

    $1,000
  45. Mobile Loaves & FishesincDallas, TX

    General

    $1,000
  46. Nantucket Conservation FoundationNantucket, MA

    General

    $1,000
  47. River City Youth FoundationAustin, TX

    General

    $1,000
  48. Spectrum Youth & Family Services IncBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,000
  49. St Matthew's ChurchBedford, NY

    General

    $1,000
  50. Manchester Community LibraryManchestr Ctr, VT

    General

    $1,000
  51. Angel Flight of New England IncNorth Andover, MA

    General

    $1,000
  52. Austin Pets AliveAustin, TX

    General

    $500
  53. North Bennet Street SchoolBoston, MA

    General

    $500
  54. St Matthew's ChurchBedford, NY

    General

    $500
  55. St Paul's ChurchNantucket, MA

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid4 grants $24,10028% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $17,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $11,00013% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture3 grants $8,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $8,0009% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $6,0007% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $13,50015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts17 grants $35,600
  2. Vermont14 grants $30,000
  3. Maine5 grants $17,500
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $12,600
  5. Connecticut3 grants $8,500
  6. New York3 grants $6,500
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $6,000
  8. Maryland1 grant $5,500
  9. Oregon1 grant $5,000
  10. Washington1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Olivia R PetraschPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • John H Denison JrVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Walter W BellTREASURER & SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

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