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Hull Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 260170419

Hull Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $21.1 million in 12 grants; the typical grant was $342,876 and the largest $9.7 million. 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 $1.1 million the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million48$21.8 million
2024$21.1 million12$1.5 million

How to apply

Hull 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Delaware.

StateGrantsAmount
Delaware12$21.1 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
11881664 Generation Im Global Eq on 7124 BV Xxx-Xx-Xxxx
Wilmington, DE
General operating$9.7 million
Hull Family Fund Donor Advised Fund
Wilmington, DE
General operating$6.6 million
1428833504 Micro Vest SDF - Tra A on 4124 With BV of 2353207
Wilmington, DE
General operating$2.1 million
Xxx-Xx-Xxxx Elevar Equity III on 3124 BV 20790500
Wilmington, DE
General operating$903,651
Xxx-Xx-Xxxx Conservation Forest III on 33124 BV 26120134
Wilmington, DE
General operating$407,611
Xxx-Xx-Xxxx SJF Ventures III LP on 1124 BV 17836306
Wilmington, DE
General operating$344,301
Xxx-Xx-Xxxx Sarona FRNTR MRKTS 2 on 4124 BV 25371428
Wilmington, DE
General operating$341,451
Xxx-Xx-Xxxx C Loop V II Interest on 33124 With BV of 23082046
Wilmington, DE
General operating$202,980
Xxx-Xx-Xxxx Evrnu Ser A-2 Pref on 2924 BV 18345780
Wilmington, DE
General operating$179,783
Xxx-Xx-Xxxx Leapfrog Financial in II on 4124 BV 14487700
Wilmington, DE
General operating$165,088
91000000 Evrnu Series B Preferred on 2924 BV 7893120
Wilmington, DE
General operating$121,940
Hull Family Fund Donor Advised Fund (See List of Stocks Below With Amts)
Wilmington, DE
For publicly-traded securities, we reported the fmv as the average of the high and low prices on the date asset was received.$1

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hull Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hull Family Foundation give?

$21.1 million in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $342,876.

Who runs Hull Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Edward Chez (Treasurer), Blair Hull (Dir, Member, Pres, Sec), Courtney Hull (Director) and Jeff Hull (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

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