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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1996224

North Shore Helpers

A private foundation in Riverwoods, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $10,137 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Marla Gelfond
2600 Forest Glen Trail
Riverwoods, IL 60015
(847) 291-0110
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $10,137

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,386

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,735

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $9,556

  • Tax year 2023

    $33,845

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,104

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,284

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,825

  • Tax year 2021

    $15,630

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,050

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,331

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,324

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,600

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,177

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Primo Center for Women and ChildrenChicago, IL

    To aid the organization

    $4,637
  2. Individual

    To aid the organization

    $2,500
  3. Individual

    To aid the organization

    $1,000
  4. Individual

    To aid the organization

    $1,000
  5. Chicago Advocacy CenterChicago, IL

    To aid the organization

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $4,637100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $5,637

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Marla GelfondPresident & CEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dan GelfondVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Geoffrey HorwitzTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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