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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1606217

Ancona Family Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $52,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $696,348

  • Tax year 2023

    $39,065

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $620,493

  • Tax year 2022

    $38,125

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $534,474

  • Tax year 2021

    $47,885

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $455,755

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,185

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $386,318

  • Tax year 2019

    $44,860

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $315,272

  • Tax year 2018

    $546,525

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $241,751

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY

    Grant to Public Charity

    $15,000
  2. Amherst FundAmherst, MA

    Grant to Public Charity

    $5,200
  3. Univ of Chicago Booth School of BusChicago, IL

    Grant to Public University

    $5,000
  4. Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA

    General Operating Purposes.

    $5,000
  5. York College FoundationJamaica, NY

    Grant to Public University

    $5,000
  6. London School of EconomicsLondon, United Kingdom

    Grant to Public Charity

    $4,000
  7. Greenwich AcademyGreenwich, CT

    Grant to Educational Institution

    $1,650
  8. Nantucket Preservation TrustNantucket, MA

    Grant to Public Charity

    $1,500
  9. Nantucket AtheneumNantucket, MA

    Grant to Public Charity

    $1,200
  10. Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL

    Grant to Public Charity

    $1,000
  11. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    To create research funds for advance Leukemia and BMT research and treatment.

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Grant to Public Charity

    $1,000
  13. Individual

    Grant to Public Charity

    $1,000
  14. Nantucket Historical AssociationNantucket, MA

    Grant to Public Charity

    $750
  15. Nantucket Dreamland FoundationNantucket, MA

    Grant to Public Charity

    $750
  16. Junior League of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Grant to Public Charity

    $715
  17. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    Grant to Public Charity

    $500
  18. Individual

    General Operating Purposes.

    $250
  19. Individual

    Grant to Public Charity

    $215
  20. Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyWellsley, MA

    Support of organization that supports patients.

    $200
  21. Society for the Relief of Women andNew York, NY

    Grant to Public Charity

    $200
  22. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    General Operating Purposes.

    $200
  23. Infant Welfare SocietyChicago, IL

    Grant to Public Charity

    $200
  24. Lake Forest Open Lands AssocLake Forest, IL

    Grant to Public Charity

    $125
  25. Northbrook Symphony OrchestraNorthbrook, IL

    Grant to Public Charity

    $100
  26. Lake Forest Police FoundationLake Forest, IL

    Grant to Public Charity

    $100
  27. Aurora Public Library District FounAurora, IL

    Grant to Public Charity

    $100
  28. Individual

    Grant to Public Charity

    $25
  29. Chatham Historical SocietyEast Hampton, CT

    Grant to Public Charity

    $20

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $21,65079% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $3,12011% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $7153% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $5002% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $200<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $20,200
  2. Massachusetts8 grants $15,600
  3. Illinois9 grants $7,540
  4. Connecticut2 grants $1,670
  5. Utah1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Edgar AnconaDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nora AnconaDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • John AnconaDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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