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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6192971

The Grainger Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 reports $21.8 million paid in grants, listed in an attachment that is not in the e-file.

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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.

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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

    $21,829,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $172,365,535

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,371,926

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $160,792,740

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,693,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $159,082,682

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,394,439

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $165,313,640

  • Tax year 2021

    $63,349,480

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $184,158,239

  • Tax year 2020

    $82,906,923

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $173,157,729

  • Tax year 2019

    $128,592,354

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $192,676,074

Grants paid in 2025

Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file)

As listed on the return.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $21.8 million in all.

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • J L HowardPresident, Chairman & Director Hours 15Pay $200,000
  • J S ChapmanChairman Emeritus & Director Hours 10Pay $100,000
  • J T RyanDirector Hours 4Pay $0
  • G J SinclairSenior Vice President & Secretary Hours 30Pay $338,551
  • W B HaydenVice President Hours 4Pay $40,000
  • Julia WoldVice President Hours 21Pay $109,300
  • C J BellmoreTreasurer Hours 6Pay $50,000

The return

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