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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-4186742

Mesa Foundation

A private foundation in Naples, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $179,600 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $179,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,130,437

  • Tax year 2024

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,546,435

  • Tax year 2023

    $127,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,299,213

  • Tax year 2022

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,974,869

  • Tax year 2021

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,931,614

  • Tax year 2020

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $935,782

  • Tax year 2019

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $472,655

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Reading PowerLake Forest, IL

    Charitable support

    $40,000
  2. The HarbourPark Ridge, IL

    Charitable support

    $30,000
  3. Heart of the City SportsWaukegan, IL

    Charitable support

    $20,000
  4. North Shore Senior CenterNorthfield, IL

    Charitable support

    $20,000
  5. Beacon PlaceWaukegan, IL

    Charitable support

    $15,000
  6. College Bound OpportunitiesHighland Park, IL

    Charitable support

    $15,000
  7. Little Sisters of the Poor ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  8. Navy Seal FoundationVirginia Beach, VA

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  9. The Josselyn CenterNorthfield, IL

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  10. Mothers Trust FoundationLake Forest, IL

    Charitable support

    $5,000
  11. Northern Il Food BankGeneval, IL

    Charitable support

    $4,600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $55,00046% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $40,00033% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $15,00012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois10 grants $169,600
  2. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Edward M LiddyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Macia F LiddyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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