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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-3514407

The Valerye H McCarthy Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $24,500 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
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Requests accepted during the first three qrts., reviewed during fourth qrt., awarded in December
Restrictions
See attached Mission Statement

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $261,563

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $287,541

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $297,890

  • Tax year 2022

    $21,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $302,103

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $346,980

  • Tax year 2020

    $28,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $389,088

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Howard & Evanston Community CenterChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  2. MisericordiaChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  3. Regina Dominican High SchoolWilmette, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. Little Sisters of the PoorSt Marys HomeChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,500
  5. NPH USAChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,500
  6. Sisters of Charity of the BVMDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $23,000
  2. Iowa1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Maureen J KellyPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Walter RobinsonTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patrick PopeDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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