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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6053821

Thorn River Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $50,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $905,276
  • Tax year 2024

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $780,925
  • Tax year 2023

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $825,536
  • Tax year 2022

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $867,113
  • Tax year 2021

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $898,943
  • Tax year 2020

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $841,102

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northshore Kellogg Cancer CenterEvanston, IL

    Charitable

    $15,000
  2. Shirley Ryan AbilitylabChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. Allendale AssociationLake Villa, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Libertyville Sunrise Rotary FoundationLibertyville, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Ronald McDonald House CharitiesHines, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Rockney W HudsonPRESIDENT/TREAS/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary A HeatterSECY/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine H RekettDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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