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Anne & Mead Montgomery Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Glenview, Illinois · EIN 352196822

Anne & Mead Montgomery Family Foundation is a private foundation in Glenview, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $66,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $5,500 and the largest $23,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $71,850 the year before.

11% of its 2025 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$71,3809$1.4 million
2024$71,85010$1.6 million
2025$66,0009$1.8 million

How to apply

Anne & Mead Montgomery Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Anne & Mead Montgomery Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois8$51,000
California1$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Des Plaines, IL
Unrestricted$23,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Manhatten Beach, CA
Unrestricted$15,000
North Shore Senior Center
Northfield, IL
Unrestricted$10,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$7,500
Evans Scholars Foundation
Golf, IL
Unrestricted$5,500
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$2,500
American Red Cross
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$1,000
Christ Church Winnetka
Winnetka, IL
Unrestricted$1,000
Skokie Educational Foundation
Skokie, IL
Unrestricted$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Anne & Mead Montgomery Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Anne & Mead Montgomery Family Foundation give?

$66,000 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $5,500.

Who runs Anne & Mead Montgomery Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists M Mead Montgomery (Trustee).

What does Anne & Mead Montgomery Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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