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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4833743

Albert M Zari Foundation

A private foundation in Oak Brook, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $39,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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 2025

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2025

    $6,623,926

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $42,770
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,884,638
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,188,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,373,537
  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,722,713
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,939,629
  • Tax year 2020

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,167,000

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of the Fox River ValleyAurora, IL

    To provide educational scholarships to qualifying students entering college or certain trade schools.

    $39,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $39,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $39,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mark SheaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia Brennan StewartTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey SchroederTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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