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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-1857729

Screen Door Philanthropies

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $290,000 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,709,199

  • Tax year 2024

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,877,291

  • Tax year 2023

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,949,865

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,066,086

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    To further program initiatives

    $20,000
  2. Immigrant Justice CorpsNew York, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $20,000
  3. Newport Festivals Foundation IncManchester, MA

    To further program initiatives

    $17,000
  4. Westchester Land TrustBedford Hills, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $17,000
  5. West Side Center Community LifeNew York, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $16,000
  6. Pres & Fellos Middlebury CollMiddlebury, VT

    To further program initiatives

    $15,000
  7. College VisionsProvidence, RI

    To further program initiatives

    $14,000
  8. Hopes Door IncHawthorne, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $13,000
  9. Family Legal CareNew York, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $12,500
  10. Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT

    To further program initiatives

    $12,000
  11. Hudson Link Higher Ed PrisonOssining, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $11,000
  12. Madison Square Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $11,000
  13. Clientearth USA IncSanta Monica, CA

    To further program initiatives

    $10,000
  14. Hudson Highlands Land Trust IncGarrison, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $10,000
  15. Glsen IncNew York, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $9,500
  16. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $9,000
  17. Community Center of Northern WestchesterKatonah, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $7,500
  18. Friends of the High Line IncNew York, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $7,500
  19. Madison Ambulance AssociationMadison, CT

    To further program initiatives

    $7,500
  20. Neighbors LinkMount Kisco, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $7,500
  21. Pound Ridge Land Conservancy IncPound Ridge, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $7,500
  22. Grace AcademyHartford, CT

    To further program initiatives

    $6,000
  23. Atlantic Marine Conservation SocietyHampton Bays, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $5,000
  24. Brattle Film Foundation IncCambridge, MA

    To further program initiatives

    $5,000
  25. Cambridge Center for Adult EducationCambridge, MA

    To further program initiatives

    $5,000
  26. Emergency Shelter PartnershipMount Kisco, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $5,000
  27. Nopi IncNorfolk, MA

    To further program initiatives

    $3,500
  28. Friends of the Rockefeller State Park PreserveSleepy Hollow, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $3,000
  29. Leadership Enterprise for A Diverse America (leda)New York, NY

    To further program initiatives

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $57,00025% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $53,00024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $29,50013% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,0009% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $20,0009% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $19,5009% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $25,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York18 grants $175,000
  2. Rhode Island2 grants $31,000
  3. Connecticut3 grants $25,500
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  5. Vermont1 grant $15,000
  6. Massachusetts3 grants $13,500
  7. California1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Laura DesmaraisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John M DesmaraisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John J DesmaraisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julia C DesmaraisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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