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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7190239

Center Street Foundation

A private foundation in Winnetka, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $67,100 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

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

    $67,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $67,032
  • Tax year 2024

    $63,025

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $79,738
  • Tax year 2023

    $29,100

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $142,905
  • Tax year 2022

    $37,400

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $153,498
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $192,636
  • Tax year 2020

    $60,450

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $169,201

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Monicas Senior LivingCaledonia, WI

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  2. Josselyn CenterNorthfield, IL

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  3. Springboard FoundationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  4. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  5. Indian Hill Scholarship FundWinnetka, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  6. Neighbor by NeighborUnion Pier, MI

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  7. Hadley Institute for the BlindWinnetka, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. University of WisconsinMadison, WI

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. Santas VolunteersWinnetka, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  10. Reading PowerLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $350
  11. Gift of AdoptionNorthbrook, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $250
  12. Special OlympicsChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $2,00060% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,00030% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $35010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois8 grants $33,100
  2. Wisconsin2 grants $31,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $2,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ernest MacVicarPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Janice MacVicarTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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