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Hinrichs Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 396048020

Hinrichs Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $29,157 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $8,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $27,756 the year before.

8% 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
2022$31,10018$574,703
2023$27,75614$651,181
2024$29,15712$666,768

How to apply

Hinrichs Foundation Inc 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 Hinrichs Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin8$20,157
Illinois3$5,000
Washington1$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Camp Manito-Wish YMCA
Boulder Junction, WI
General$8,000
Gongaza University Men's Rowing
Spokane, WA
General$4,000
STEM to Stern
Shorewood, WI
General$4,000
Children's Oncology Service of Il
Chicago, IL
General$2,000
Sand County Foundation
Madison, WI
General$2,000
Kenosha Achievement Center
Kenosha, WI
General$1,500
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Chicago, IL
General$1,500
The Lincoln Park Zoological Society
Chicago, IL
General$1,500
Volunteer Center of Racine County
Mt Pleasant, WI
General$1,500
Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation FD
Kenosha, WI
General$1,157
Des Plaines Wetlands Conservancy Inc
Pleasant Prairie, WI
General$1,000
Kenosha County Humane Society
Kenosha, WI
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hinrichs Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hinrichs Foundation Inc give?

$29,157 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Hinrichs Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Edward F Dunne (President), Christopher Hinrichs (Board Member) and Heidi Sindic (Board Member).

What does Hinrichs Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and animals.

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