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Kulhanek Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Downers Grove, Illinois · EIN 208064848

Kulhanek Family Foundation is a private foundation in Downers Grove, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $38,750 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $17,750. 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 $26,760 the year before.

38% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$26,7608$234,371
2024$38,7508$759,974

How to apply

Kulhanek 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

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois5$34,750
Washington1$2,000
Colorado1$1,000
Wisconsin1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Home 2 Home Project
Countryside, IL
Charitable Contribution$17,750
First Nazarene Church
Lemont, IL
Charitable contribution$10,000
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Chicago, IL
Charitable Contribution$3,000
Informed Choices
Crystal Lake, IL
Charitable contribution$3,000
World Vision
Federal Way, WA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Compassion
Colorado Springs, CO
Charitable contribution$1,000
Expeditions Unlimited
Baraboo, WI
Charitable Contribution$1,000
Judson University
Elgin, IL
Charitable contribution$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kulhanek Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Kulhanek Family Foundation give?

$38,750 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Kulhanek Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jerry Kulhanek (Director), Julie Kulhanek (Director) and Paul T Saharack (Director).

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