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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5658599

GFCF NFP

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $242,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $242,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,898,086

  • Tax year 2024

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,764,245

  • Tax year 2023

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,665,872

  • Tax year 2022

    $106,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,636,833

  • Tax year 2021

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,732,643

  • Tax year 2020

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,612,204

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $150,000
  2. The Salvation ArmyChicago, IL

    General support

    $30,000
  3. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General support

    $20,000
  4. American Red Cross of Greater ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  5. Neighbor by NeighborUnion Pier, MI

    General support

    $15,000
  6. De Lasalle Collegiate High SchoolWarren, MI

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Lubeznik Center for the ArtsMichigan City, IN

    General support

    $1,000
  8. The Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles andBala Cynwyd, PA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $150,00081% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $215,000
  2. Michigan2 grants $25,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $1,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 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.

  • Douglas GeogaPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michelle GeogaSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Christopher J GeogaDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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