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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1869184

Thorne Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmette, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $68,050 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

    $68,050

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,053,836
  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,089,357
  • Tax year 2023

    $47,840

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,117,212
  • Tax year 2022

    $66,987

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,003,831
  • Tax year 2021

    $15,975

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,020,305
  • Tax year 2020

    $63,229

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $966,188

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Messiah Lutheran ChurchSavannah, GA

    Provide financial support for the community to participate in religious activities.

    $15,500
  2. Trevor Project IncW Hollywood, CA

    Provide financial support

    $10,000
  3. University of Wisconsin Foundation DBA Wi Foundation and Alumni AssociationMadison, WI

    Provide financial support

    $10,000
  4. West Bend ColumnsWest Bend, WI

    Provide financial support for scholarships

    $10,000
  5. Sharon S Richardson Community HospiceSheboygan FLS, WI

    Provide financial support for individuals and their families who are utilizing hospice care.

    $6,000
  6. Sheboygan Senior CommunitySheboygan, WI

    Provide financial support

    $5,500
  7. University of Wisconsin Madison School of BusinessMadison, WI

    Provide financial support for scholoraships

    $4,000
  8. University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN

    Provide financial support for scholarships

    $2,500
  9. Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI

    Provide financial support for scholarships

    $2,000
  10. Univ of Madison & Nolan Bunnell - Evelyn Thorne ScholarshipMadison, WI

    Provide financial support for scholarships

    $2,000
  11. Sheboygan Rotary Club FoundationSheboygan, WI

    Provide financial support

    $150
  12. Camp Evergreen Corporation IncSheboygan, WI

    Provide financial support

    $100
  13. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MN

    Provide financial support

    $100
  14. Ronald McDonald HouseSavannah, GA

    Provide finiancal support for housing for families with sick children

    $100
  15. Washington Co Meals on WheelsWest Bend, WI

    Provide financial support for elderly, disabled, or housebound individuals

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $10,00056% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $6,00033% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin10 grants $39,850
  2. Georgia2 grants $15,600
  3. California1 grant $10,000
  4. Minnesota2 grants $2,600

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Norrita O ThorneTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey L ThorneTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michele H ThorneTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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