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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6032247

The Frye Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $862,588 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
William Frye
1297 Burr Oak Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
(847) 997-9358
Form and materials
There is no specific form for application and there are no requirements relating to materials
Deadlines
There is no submission deadline
Restrictions
The foundation makes contributions to charitable organizations selected by its board of directors

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $862,588

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $529,421

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $519,423

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $507,124

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $469,052

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,050

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $431,993

  • Tax year 2019

    $15,050

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $425,167

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Indiana U Mens RugbyBloomington, IN

    General fund raising

    $16,000
  2. Reach and Read NCMatthews, NC

    General fund raising

    $16,000
  3. MS Gift the Frye FoundationPurchase, NY

    General fund raising

    $9,680

1 grant of $820,908 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $16,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $16,000
  3. New York1 grant $9,680

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • William FryePRESIDENT/DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marilyn BarrettVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lori PrestonSECRETARY/ D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffrey HolmesTREASURER / Hours 0Pay $0
  • Andrew BarrettDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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