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Lynch Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Prospect Heights, Illinois · EIN 364482217

Lynch Family Foundation is a private foundation in Prospect Heights, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $87,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $13,000 and the largest $30,000. 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 the same as $87,000 the year before.

0% 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
2023$87,0007$2.3 million
2024$87,0006$2.3 million

How to apply

Lynch 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 Lynch Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois6$87,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Big Shoulders Fund
Chicago, IL
All contributions are made to further the charitable purposes of the$30,000
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
Chicago, IL
See above$22,000
Midwest Children's Brain Tumor Center
Park Ridge, IL
See above$20,000
Partners for Progress
Wauconda, IL
See above$6,000
Loyola University
Chicago, IL
Recipient organization$5,000
St Viator High School
Arlington Heights, IL
See above$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lynch Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Lynch Family Foundation give?

$87,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $13,000.

Who runs Lynch Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William T Lynch (Director), Kelly M Johnson (Director), Maureen P Mueller (Director) and Kimberly A O'Grady (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Lynch Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and education.

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