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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-6826312

Mount Pleasant Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $701,340 paid in grants.

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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $701,340

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $33,042,045
  • Tax year 2023

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $22,677,286
  • Tax year 2022

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,980,233
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,073,283

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL

    Charity

    $540,000
  2. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    Charity

    $149,949
  3. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    Charity

    $11,391

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $540,00077% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $161,34023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $540,000
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $161,340

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Harreld N Kirkpatrick IIICo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sara R KirkpatrickCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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