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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7091787

Fireside Foundation

A private foundation in Itasca, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $429,076 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $429,076

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $9,132,787

  • Tax year 2024

    $398,950

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,371,993

  • Tax year 2023

    $280,850

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,356,656

  • Tax year 2022

    $74,170

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,859,384

  • Tax year 2021

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,056,082

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,517,187

  • Tax year 2019

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,212,213

  • Tax year 2018

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,047,876

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MITCambridge, MA

    Empowering faculty, students, researchers and staff to view challenges as opportunities, ask daring questions, and solve the worlds most pressing challenges.

    $259,752
  2. Fabretto Childrens FoundationEvanston, IL

    Empowering children and youth in the most underserved regions.

    $40,311
  3. Court Sports 4 LifeSteamboat Springs, CO

    To support the Courting Love campaign.

    $23,333
  4. Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land TrustArvada, CO

    To protect productive agricultural land and conserving the natural resources in Colorado.

    $20,000
  5. Yampa Valley Community FoundationSteamboat SPR, CO

    To support the Catamount Ranch & Club Scholarship Fund and the Yampa Valley Disaster Recovery Fund - Rio Blanco Wildfire Recovery.

    $17,500
  6. Lift Up Routt CountySteamboat Springs, CO

    Provide food, shelter, healthcare, utilities, and scholarships for the underprivileged in Routt county.

    $15,000
  7. Nope's Island Concervation AssociationWesterly, RI

    To preserve the Quonochontaug barrier beach.

    $12,000
  8. Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club FoundationSteamboat Springs, CO

    To support the SSWSC Scholarship Fund.

    $10,000
  9. Refugee OneChicago, IL

    Creating opportunities for refugees to build towards a flourishing future.

    $7,500
  10. Sandy Hook PromiseNewtown, CT

    To support say something anonymous reporting system to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities.

    $6,000
  11. Jeffco Open Space FoundationGolden, CO

    To preserve open space and park lands, protect natural resources, and provide healthy, nature-based experiences.

    $3,000
  12. Strings Music FestivalSteamboat SPR, CO

    To provide musical educational programming.

    $3,000
  13. The Colorado SunDenver, CO

    Supporting journalism.

    $3,000
  14. Food Bank of the RockiesGrand Junction, CO

    Nourishing people facing hunger across the western slope.

    $2,330
  15. Routt County Search and RescueSteamboat SPR, CO

    To enable a volunteer based team to continue to provide a vital community service, rescuing people in the backcountry.

    $2,000
  16. Routt County Humane SocietySteamboat SPR, CO

    Provide a safe haven and vetrinary care for animals.

    $1,500
  17. Weekapaug Chapel SocietyWesterly, RI

    To support the Chapel and its programs.

    $1,000
  18. Denver Art MuseumDenver, CO

    Supporting the arts.

    $766
  19. Routt County RidersSteamboat SPR, CO

    To support efforts in cycling advocacy and programming in the Yampa Valley.

    $500
  20. South County Habitat for HumanityShannock, RI

    2025 Weekapaug Golf Club's fundraiser.

    $384
  21. 911 Never ForgetBoone, IA

    To support rememberence of 9/11

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $40,31158% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $17,50025% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $6,76610% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2,0003% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $259,752
  2. Colorado13 grants $101,929
  3. Illinois2 grants $47,811
  4. Rhode Island3 grants $13,384
  5. Connecticut1 grant $6,000
  6. Iowa1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Nicholas SchoeweTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robbin SchoeweTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dana N SchoeweTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kaitlin SchoeweTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Amanda SchoeweTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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