Private foundation · EIN 36-6015440 · Grayslake, Illinois

Alonzo Mather Foundation Fund Trust

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 1 grants paid, $2.0M total, median $2.0M. 100% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
1
$2.0M
Median grant
$2.0M
Stays in IL
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$32M

Grants paid in 2024

1 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Mather FoundationEvanston, ILGeneral operating purposes$2.0M

About this foundation

Alonzo Mather Foundation Fund Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Grayslake, Illinois, administered in care of The Chicago Trust Company Na, tax-exempt since 1954. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Alonzo Mather Foundation Fund Trust accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Alonzo Mather Foundation Fund Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.0M across 1 grants, a median of $2.0M.

Where does Alonzo Mather Foundation Fund Trust give?

Illinois (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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