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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-1428388

Laura H Sitterly Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $137,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Foundation receives grant proposals 1st three qrts in 4th evaluated awards made in Dec
Restrictions
See attached mission statement

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $137,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,315,756

  • Tax year 2024

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,287,556

  • Tax year 2023

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,047,958

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Josephinum AcademyChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $50,000
  2. Regina Dominican High SchoolWilmette, IL

    Charitable

    $25,000
  3. Covenant HouseChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Howard & Evanston Community CenterChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Lutheran Social Services of IllinoisDes Plaines, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Native American Heritage AssociationRapid City, SD

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. The National Childrens Cancer SocietyBelleville, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  9. Northern Plains Reservation AidRapid City, SD

    Charitable

    $5,000
  10. Project HOPEWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. Running Strong for American Indian YouthAlexandria, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. St Bonaventure Indian Mission & SchoolThoreau, NM

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. St Labre Indian SchoolAshland, MT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  14. St Josephs Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    Charitable

    $5,000
  15. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)Chicago, IL

    Charitable

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00077% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $10,00015% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $97,500
  2. South Dakota3 grants $15,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  4. Missouri1 grant $5,000
  5. Montana1 grant $5,000
  6. New Mexico1 grant $5,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Maureen J KellyPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Walter RobinsonTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patrick PopeDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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