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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-6080990

Greer Foundation

A private foundation in Alsip, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $513,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $513,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $32,133,603

  • Tax year 2023

    $401,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $30,513,205

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,392,383

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $25,637,812

  • Tax year 2021

    $719,800

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $24,927,566

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,723,522

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $25,238,351

  • Tax year 2019

    $629,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $25,168,465

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,453,807

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $23,611,629

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lehigh University Chicago ScholarsChicago, IL

    2024 Scholarships

    $317,500
  2. Chicago LightsChicago, IL

    2024 Scholarships

    $85,000
  3. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $75,000
  4. The Fourth Presbyterian ChurchChicago, IL

    2024 - Fall Grant - Replogle Center

    $20,000
  5. Depaul UniversityChicago, IL

    2024 Scholarships

    $15,000
  6. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $160,00091% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $16,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $437,500
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $75,000
  3. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Carl C GreerTRUSTEE, AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donald WaterlanderExecutive Director Emeritus Hours 0Pay $50,917
  • Lisa SanchezExecutive Director Hours 0Pay $90,000
  • Catalina MendozaADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE Hours 0Pay $36,371

The return

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