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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 42-1652732

The Victor Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $223,695 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $223,695

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $6,387,561
  • Tax year 2023

    $268,072

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $6,011,655
  • Tax year 2022

    $278,805

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $5,789,170
  • Tax year 2021

    $257,100

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,578,768
  • Tax year 2020

    $255,700

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,853,189

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN

    Program support

    $50,000
  2. Allina Health Foundation (fka Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation)Minneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $25,000
  3. Temple IsraelMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $12,000
  4. American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  5. American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    Program support

    $10,000
  6. Camp Nebagamon (fka CN Foundation)Washington, DC

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  7. Erikson InstituteChicago, IL

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  8. Jewish Agency for IsraelNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  9. Jewish Community Relations CouncilSt Louis Park, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  10. Minneapolis Jewish FederationSt Louis Park, MN

    Program support

    $10,000
  11. Planned Parenthood North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  12. Allina Health Foundation (fka Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation)Minneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $7,000
  13. Temple IsraelMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $7,000
  14. Barnard CollegeNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  15. Columbia Business SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  16. Columbia Law SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  17. Start Early (fka Ounce of Prevention Fund)Chicago, IL

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  18. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  19. Yale Child Study CenterNew Haven, CT

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  20. Norwood SchoolBethesda, MD

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,500
  21. Norwood SchoolBethesda, MD

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,000
  22. Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts (aka Minneapolis Institute of Arts)Minneapolis, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,500
  23. Lauder Institute Alumni AssociationNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  24. Minneapolis Heart Institute FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  25. Minnesota JCC (fka Sabes JewishMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  26. Sholom FoundationSt Louis Park, MN

    Program support

    $1,000
  27. Temple IsraelMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $980
  28. University of Pennsylvania TrusteesPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $500
  29. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General operating support/annual gift

    $400
  30. Minnesota Orchestral AssociationMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $250
  31. Planned Parenthood of the St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $250
  32. Walker Art Center IncMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $250
  33. Friends of Birdlife InternationalNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $65

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $60,25041% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $30,00020% of the total
  3. Education6 grants $25,50017% of the total
  4. Religion3 grants $19,98013% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $1,5651% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota15 grants $136,980
  2. New York8 grants $46,065
  3. Illinois2 grants $15,000
  4. Connecticut3 grants $10,400
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  6. Maryland2 grants $4,500
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $500
  8. Missouri1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Linda Masters BarrowsSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert Lewis BarrowsPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen H BarrowsVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael C McQuinnVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lauren K MacDonaldASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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