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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-2477586

The Ed Watkowski Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $1.1 million 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $13,976,468

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $14,975,806

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $365,054

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Diocese of Chicago - Holy Name CathedralChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $100,000
  2. Disabled American Veterans (dav)Cincinnati, OH

    General purposes

    $100,000
  3. Make A WishChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $100,000
  4. March of DimesArlington, VA

    General purposes

    $100,000
  5. Mercy Home for Boys and GirlsChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $100,000
  6. Mercy ShipsLindale, TX

    General purposes

    $100,000
  7. Ronald McDonald House Lurie Children'sChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $100,000
  8. Shriners Children's HospitalChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $100,000
  9. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General purposes

    $100,000
  10. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General purposes

    $100,000
  11. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General purposes

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $200,00040% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $100,00020% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $100,00020% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $100,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $600,000
  2. Kansas1 grant $100,000
  3. New York1 grant $100,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $100,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $100,000
  6. Texas1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joseph G BradyPRES/TREAS/DIR Hours 0.25Pay $240,000
  • Scott C BradySEC/DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joanne M BradyVICE PRES/DIR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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