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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-1483651

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A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 79 grants and $324,800 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
See grant guidelines, attached as general explanation statements 12 and 13
Restrictions
See grant guidelines, attached as general explanation statements 12 and 13

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $324,800

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $3,485,393

  • Tax year 2024

    $375,310

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $3,344,644

  • Tax year 2023

    $310,260

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $3,449,897

  • Tax year 2022

    $302,571

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $3,503,016

  • Tax year 2021

    $217,350

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $3,475,366

  • Tax year 2020

    $178,550

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $3,394,711

  • Tax year 2019

    $195,300

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $3,661,514

  • Tax year 2018

    $162,900

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $3,755,600

Grants paid in 2025

79 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Free Wheelchair MissionIrvine, CA

    General

    $7,000
  2. Can Do Canines Assistance DogsNew Hope, MN

    General

    $6,500
  3. Canine Support TeamsMurrieta, CA

    General

    $6,500
  4. Paragon Service DogsHenderson, CO

    General

    $6,500
  5. Catching the DreamAlbuquerque, NM

    General

    $6,000
  6. Center for Music for People with DisabilitiesMissoula, MT

    General

    $6,000
  7. Disabled Patriots FundPalos Heights, IL

    General

    $6,000
  8. Roaring Fork Youth OrchestraCarbondale, CO

    General

    $6,000
  9. Variety (ythe Children's Charity)St Louis, MO

    General

    $6,000
  10. A Special PurposeBroken Arrow, OK

    General

    $5,000
  11. Ability FoundWest Valley City, UT

    General

    $5,000
  12. Access LivingChicago, IL

    General

    $5,000
  13. Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KY

    General

    $5,000
  14. American SamaritansHomer Glen, IL

    General

    $5,000
  15. Bernie's Book BankLake Bluff, IL

    General

    $5,000
  16. Bethesda CaresBethesda, MD

    General

    $5,000
  17. Bozeman Warming ShelterBozeman, MT

    General

    $5,000
  18. Camp PossibilitiesPort Deposit, MD

    General

    $5,000
  19. Dismas of VermontHyde Park, VT

    General

    $5,000
  20. Dogs IncPalmetto, FL

    General

    $5,000
  21. Eagle Mount-BozemanBozeman, MT

    General

    $5,000
  22. Feed My SheepGlenwoods Springs, CO

    General

    $5,000
  23. HavenBozeman, MT

    General

    $5,000
  24. Help CenterBozeman, MT

    General

    $5,000
  25. Horizons IncSouth Windham, CT

    General

    $5,000
  26. Kings and Priests MinistryNew Castle, CO

    General

    $5,000
  27. KSDS Assistance Dog IncWashington, KS

    General

    $5,000
  28. Lift-UpRifle, CO

    General

    $5,000
  29. Manna Food CenterSilverspring, MD

    General

    $5,000
  30. Martha's TableWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  31. PawpadsLakeville, MN

    General

    $5,000
  32. Paws of WarNesconset, NY

    General

    $5,000
  33. Pregancy Resource Center IncGlenwoods Springs, CO

    General

    $5,000
  34. Simple Changes IncMason Neck, VA

    General

    $5,000
  35. So Others May EatWashington, DC

    Deneral

    $5,000
  36. Southern Methodist CollegeOrangeburg, SC

    General

    $5,000
  37. The Night MinistryChicago, IL

    General

    $5,000
  38. University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY

    General

    $5,000
  39. Uproot ColoradoCarbondale, CO

    General

    $5,000
  40. Wheels for HumanityChatsworth, CA

    General

    $5,000
  41. Women's Bean ProjectDenver, CO

    General

    $5,000
  42. Womens Resource Center of DillonDillon, MT

    General

    $5,000
  43. Suffer Out LoudBozeman, MT

    General

    $4,700
  44. Chesapeake Therapeutic RidingStreet, MD

    General

    $4,000
  45. Gigi's PlayhouseTinley Park, IL

    General

    $4,000
  46. MarklundBloomingdale, IL

    General

    $4,000
  47. Options Center for Independent LivingBourbonnais, IL

    General

    $4,000
  48. Second SenseChicago, IL

    General

    $4,000
  49. Special StridesMonroe, NJ

    General

    $4,000
  50. Stepen J Wampler FoundationCoronado, CA

    General

    $4,000
  51. Anixter CenterChicago, IL

    General

    $3,500
  52. Atlas Assistance DogsObellevue, WA

    General

    $3,500
  53. ALS NorthwestPortland, OR

    General

    $3,000
  54. Ansonia Music OutreachNew York, NY

    General

    $3,000
  55. Camp Mak-A-DreamMissoula, MT

    General

    $3,000
  56. Helping PawsEden Prairie, MN

    General

    $3,000
  57. IgniteChicago, IL

    General

    $3,000
  58. Lincolnway Special Recreation FoundationNew Lenox, IL

    General

    $3,000
  59. Little Bit Therapeutic Riding CenterRedmond, WA

    General

    $3,000
  60. RMH ServicesBremerton, WA

    General

    $3,000
  61. Roseland Training CenterChicago, IL

    General

    $3,000
  62. The Chromosome 18 Registry & Research SocietySan Antonio, TX

    General

    $3,000
  63. The Prospector TheaterRidgefield, CT

    General

    $3,000
  64. Virginia Union University-Lana PriesterRichmond, VA

    General

    $3,000
  65. WellspringDetroit, MI

    General

    $3,000
  66. Reach UnlimitedCypress, TX

    General

    $2,500
  67. Special OlympicsNorcross, GA

    General

    $2,500
  68. Totally Positive Productions IncChicago, IL

    General

    $2,500
  69. Tuesdays ChildChicago, IL

    General

    $2,500
  70. Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually ImpairedS Burlington, VT

    General

    $2,500
  71. Oportuntity KnocksLongriver Forest, IL

    General

    $2,000
  72. Starkloff Disbility InstituteSt Louis, MO

    General

    $2,000
  73. Pathaways of IniativesMontgomery, AL

    General

    $1,500
  74. Post Polio Support Group of MaineWest Gardiner, ME

    General

    $1,500
  75. Special EquestriansWarrington, PA

    General

    $1,100
  76. Delores PlaceChicago, IL

    General

    $1,000
  77. Futures ExploredConcord, CA

    General

    $1,000
  78. Girls Can CampDes Moines, IA

    General

    $1,000
  79. Utah Kids FoundationWashington Terrace, UT

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services16 grants $67,00034% of the total
  2. Education6 grants $28,00014% of the total
  3. Health5 grants $20,50011% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $18,0009% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture3 grants $15,0008% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation5 grants $13,1007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes9 grants $33,20017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois17 grants $62,500
  2. Colorado8 grants $42,500
  3. Montana8 grants $38,700
  4. California5 grants $23,500
  5. Maryland4 grants $19,000
  6. Minnesota3 grants $14,500
  7. District of Columbia2 grants $10,000
  8. Kentucky2 grants $10,000
  9. Washington3 grants $9,500
  10. Connecticut2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Molly M GerbazDIR/CHAIR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Leslie H MorningstarDIR/VP Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Larry D GerbazDIR/VP Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Terry A SkworchDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lydia T WhiteheadDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Leslie Ann Gerbaz-BlueDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Anne K MorningstarDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sarah M LinsleyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Heidi KimmelDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jermey GerbazDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Patrick J BittermanSECRETARY, TREASURER & DIR Hours 0.5Pay $0

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