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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7641053

Donna Van Eekeren Foundation

A private foundation in Deerfield, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $1 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,030,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $278,831

  • Tax year 2024

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,032,278

  • Tax year 2023

    $291,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,265,830

  • Tax year 2022

    $810,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,588,425

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,453,281

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,489,622

  • Tax year 2019

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,502,956

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Old GlobeSan Diego, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $500,000
  2. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $300,000
  3. San Diego State University Research FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  4. Whamnow IncGreenwich, CT

    General charitable purposes

    $35,000
  5. Window to the World Communications IncChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  6. American Writers MuseumChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  7. Chicago Public Media IncChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  8. San Diego Museum of ArtSan Diego, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  9. San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceSan Diego, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  10. Chicago Academy of SciencesChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. The Chicago LighthouseChicago, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  12. City House IncDelray Beach, FL

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  13. Flossmoor Foundation for History and Arts IncFlossmoor, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $910,50094% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $35,0004% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $20,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $595,000
  2. Illinois7 grants $395,500
  3. Connecticut1 grant $35,000
  4. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Donna Van EekerenTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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