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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7687794

Michael T O'Donnell Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $90,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
John and Diane O'Donnell
150 N Riverside Plaza Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 788-1800
Form and materials
No formal forms
Deadlines
No submission deadlines
Restrictions
No restrictions except organizations must be qualified 501 (c) (3) orgs

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $902,741

  • Tax year 2024

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $934,171

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,031,296

  • Tax year 2022

    $61,995

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $993,315

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,600

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,001,019

  • Tax year 2020

    $88,541

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $957,774

  • Tax year 2019

    $83,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,012,676

  • Tax year 2018

    $78,820

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,066,468

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Peer ServicesEvanston, IL

    Charitable

    $30,000
  2. St Matthews HouseChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $30,000
  3. Erika's LighthouseWinnetka, IL

    Charitable

    $25,000
  4. Teen Challenge IllinoisCarlinville, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $90,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John Q O'DonnellTRUSTEE - AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Diane M O'DonnellTRUSTEE - AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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