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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 73-1440816

Garwin Family Foundation

A private foundation in Carbondale, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $72,326 paid in grants.

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
None
Restrictions
Selection of grants and awards made by deans of law and medical schools at siu-carbondale.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $72,326

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,891,470
  • Tax year 2024

    $43,079

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,660,265
  • Tax year 2023

    $29,635

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,346,763
  • Tax year 2022

    $27,118

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,095,863
  • Tax year 2021

    $31,013

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,274,167
  • Tax year 2020

    $11,232

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,927,489
  • Tax year 2019

    $31,783

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,812,364
  • Tax year 2018

    $30,414

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,643,568

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    Scholarships to students

    $23,860
  2. The University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Scholarships to students

    $13,350
  3. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Scholarships to students

    $8,006
  4. Individual

    Scholarships to students

    $6,430
  5. Individual

    Scholarships to students

    $5,700
  6. Individual

    Scholarships to students

    $4,860
  7. Individual

    Scholarships to students

    $4,295
  8. Individual

    Scholarships to students

    $2,975
  9. Awesome Math LLCAllen, TX

    Scholarships to students

    $2,850

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $37,21082% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $8,00618% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri1 grant $23,860
  2. Illinois1 grant $13,350
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $8,006
  4. Texas1 grant $2,850

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Dr Marsha G RyanOFFICER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Dr Mark GarwinOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jacob GarwinOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • John L RyanOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary K RyanOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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