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Ace Hardware Foundation

Accepts applications Oak Brook, Illinois · EIN 363820478

Ace Hardware Foundation is a private foundation in Oak Brook, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $17.2 million in 2 grants; the typical grant was $8.6 million and the largest $17.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $17.3 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$17.3 million4$10.4 million
2024$17.2 million2$10.3 million

How to apply

ContactKane Calamari
2915 Jorie Blvd, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone or email(630) 990-6600
What to submitName and purpose of charitable organization, contact person, reason why funds are being requested.
DeadlinesDecember 31
RestrictionsOnly organizations qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ace Hardware Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Utah.

StateGrantsAmount
Utah1$17.0 million
District of Columbia1$226,080

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Miracle Network
Salt Lake City, UT
Children's medical care$17.0 million
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
Natural disaster relief$226,080

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ace Hardware Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 31.

How much does Ace Hardware Foundation give?

$17.2 million in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $8.6 million.

Who runs Ace Hardware Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kane C Calamari (President), William M Guzik (Vice President & Treasurer), Harry D Oliver IV (Assistant Treasurer) and Kerilyn M Johnson (Secretary) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ace Hardware Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, youth programs and human services.

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