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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6055604

Franklin F Offner Foundation

A private foundation in Libertyville, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $27,408 paid in grants.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $27,408

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $459,330
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,195

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $480,813
  • Tax year 2023

    $41,959

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $362,514
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,002

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $395,572
  • Tax year 2021

    $11,609

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $409,678
  • Tax year 2020

    $35,722

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $391,296
  • Tax year 2019

    $34,340

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $515,546
  • Tax year 2018

    $33,150

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $539,781

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Drives innovative [individual] worldwide to defeat [individual] and related dementias

    $5,252
  2. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    Provide food for needy in chicago area

    $3,153
  3. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Disaster relief

    $3,000
  4. Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL

    Provide food for needy in northern illinois

    $2,105
  5. Three Lakes Waterfront Ass'nThree Lakes, WI

    Conservation programs.

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    Social services

    $2,000
  7. Individual

    To promote the charitable, benevolent, and philanthropic purposes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

    $2,000
  8. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    Works with community to protect civil rights

    $1,500
  9. Individual

    Uses technology to extract and capture plastic from the [individual] and other waterways.

    $1,500
  10. Individual

    Social services.

    $1,010
  11. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Provide food to the needy.

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Work internationally to give [individual] a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.

    $1,000
  13. Individual

    Pro bono civil [individual] aid provider in [individual] for people who cannot afford to pay for an attorney

    $500
  14. Individual

    Programs which protect the [individual] and forests, support local schools, nonprofits, and local jobs

    $450
  15. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Cultural

    $410
  16. Individual

    Helps at-risk youth and families through life-changing programs like residential care, counseling, crisis support, and community services.

    $250
  17. Individual

    Animal conservation

    $156
  18. Individual

    Social services

    $122

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture3 grants $6,25848% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $3,00023% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $2,00015% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $1,50011% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $4103% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $6,668
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $2,000
  4. New York1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Alexandra Ponce de LeonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robin OffnerTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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