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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3548984

Robert Jensen Dau Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $127,605 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $127,605

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,498,491

  • Tax year 2024

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,614,919

  • Tax year 2023

    $87,900

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,577,717

  • Tax year 2022

    $183,911

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,677,588

  • Tax year 2021

    $135,265

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,858,750

  • Tax year 2020

    $121,198

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,880,314

  • Tax year 2019

    $213,608

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,161,346

  • Tax year 2018

    $80,733

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,058,886

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Great Lakes Center for the ArtsBay Harbor, MI

    General funds

    $51,500
  2. Pen AmericaNew York, NY

    To fund the robert j dau short story prize for emerging writers.

    $33,000
  3. Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    General funds

    $20,000
  4. Church of the Holy ComforterKenilworth, IL

    General funds

    $5,000
  5. City Kids Wilderness ProjectWashington, DC

    General funds

    $5,000
  6. Bay View Chamber MusicPetoskey, MI

    Sponsorship of music series

    $4,000
  7. Bay View AssociationPetoskey, MI

    Musician scholarship

    $3,250
  8. Petoskey Harbor Springs Community FoundationPetoskey, MI

    Schlorships to petoskey high school students

    $3,000
  9. Charlevoix-Emmet ISDCharlevoix, MI

    General funds

    $1,855
  10. St Margarets ChurchPalm Desert, CA

    Music fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $51,50069% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $20,00027% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $3,2504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan5 grants $63,605
  2. New York1 grant $33,000
  3. Illinois2 grants $25,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  5. California1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Fernanda D FisherPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Brian T FisherTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sofie FisherSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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