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Mary V Duffy Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 274498778

Mary V Duffy Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,500 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $2,750 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 the same as $26,500 the year before.

50% of its 2025 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$56,00010$500,007
2024$26,50012$536,744
2025$26,5008$593,104

How to apply

ContactMaureen J Kelly
77 W Washington St Ste 1405, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone or email(312) 236-8386
What to submitLetter request describing program to be funded, 501C3 status, Financial statement, Director List
DeadlinesRequests accepted during first three quarters awards reviewed during fourth quarter Awarded in Decem

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois7$24,500
District of Columbia1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
CHO Foundation (Children Hispaniola Org)
Glenview, IL
Charitable$5,000
Gift of Adoption Funds
Burr Ridge, IL
Charitable$5,000
Regina Dominican High School
Wilmette, IL
Charitable$5,000
Lawrence Hall
Chicago, IL
Charitable$3,000
Our Lady of Tepeyac
Chicago, IL
Charitable$2,500
AMBAS (Womens Association of Barra de Santiago)
Washington, DC
Charitable$2,000
Little Sisters of the PoorSt Marys Home
Chicago, IL
Charitable$2,000
Police Chaplains Ministry
Chicago, IL
Charitable$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mary V Duffy Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Requests accepted during first three quarters awards reviewed during fourth quarter Awarded in Decem.

How much does Mary V Duffy Charitable Foundation give?

$26,500 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $2,750.

Who runs Mary V Duffy Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Maureen J Kelly (President), Walter J Robinson (Treasurer) and Patrick Pope (Director).

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