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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3026966

Sweeney Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Evanston, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $91,667 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
Donald Sweeney
2820 Lincoln St
Evanston, IL 60201
(773) 251-7965
none
Form and materials
No specific format. However, the organization must furnish proof of its section 501(c)(3) exempt status.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Organization must be other than a private foundation or private operating foundation.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $91,667

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $262,848

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $287,478

  • Tax year 2023

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $324,241

  • Tax year 2022

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $360,491

  • Tax year 2021

    $103,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $207,217

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $98,330

  • Tax year 2019

    $88,521

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $192,757

  • Tax year 2018

    $39,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $268,653

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  2. Positive Coaching AllianceOakland, CA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. Elon University AthleticsElon, NC

    Unrestricted

    $16,667

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan1 grant $50,000
  2. California1 grant $25,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $16,667

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Donald SweeneyPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Erica SweeneyTREASURER/SECRETARY/DIRECT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Corky BrabbsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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