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Darley Employee Fund NFP

Accepts applications Itasca, Illinois · EIN 833259176

Darley Employee Fund NFP is a private foundation in Itasca, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,600 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $6,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$8,9997$19,855
2024$6,5005$31,354
2025$15,6007$24,113

How to apply

ContactKara Paleothodoros
325 Spring Lake Dr, Itasca, IL 60143
Phone or email(708) 345-8050
What to submitDonation request form
RestrictionsOnly an employee affiliated with W.S. Darley & Co can submit a donation request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois7$15,600

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Employee of WS Darley Co
Itasca, IL
Assistance to Indigent Family$5,000
Employee of WS Darley Co
Itasca, IL
Assistance to Indigent Family$3,000
Employee of WS Darley Co
Itasca, IL
Assistance to Indigent Family$2,500
Employee of WS Darley Co
Itasca, IL
Assistance to Indigent Family$2,500
Employee of WS Darley Co
Itasca, IL
Assistance to Indigent Family$1,000
Employee of WS Darley Co
Itasca, IL
Assistance to Indigent Family$1,000
Employee of WS Darley Co
Itasca, IL
Assistance to Indigent Family$600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Darley Employee Fund NFP accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Darley Employee Fund NFP give?

$15,600 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Darley Employee Fund NFP?

Its 2025 filing lists Kara Paleothodoros (President), Audrey Darley (Secretary) and Kim Cummuta (Treasurer).

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