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T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Oak Park, Illinois · EIN 142013621

T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Oak Park, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $795,698 in 38 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $250,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $498,422 the year before.

59% 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$2.1 million10$2.9 million
2024$498,42214$4.3 million
2025$795,69838$3.8 million

How to apply

T Kendall Hunt Family 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 T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois20$733,432
Mississippi10$36,559
Utah1$10,000
Michigan4$9,845
Ohio3$5,862

Grants paid in 2025

All 38 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Academy of Arts
Chicago, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$250,000
Chicago Academy of Arts
Chicago, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$250,000
Hephzibah Childrens Association
Oak Park, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$75,250
Chicago Academy of Arts
Chicago, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$50,000
Frank Llyod Wright Trust
Chicago, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$25,000
Oak Park Education Foundation
Oak Park, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$15,000
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$12,894
Collaboration for Early Childhood
Oak Park, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$10,000
Ncca- 19th Century Charitable Association
Oak Park, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$10,000
Wasatch Peaks Ranch Community Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
Educational and charitable purposes$10,000
Michigan University
West Branch, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$9,542
Southeast Mississippe
Hattiesburg, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$8,592
Michigan University
West Branch, MI
Educational and charitable purposes$8,441
Southeast Mississippe
Hattiesburg, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$7,777
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$7,203
Southeast Mississippe
Hattiesburg, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$7,101
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$5,989
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Dublin, OH
Educational and charitable purposes$5,788
Oak Park- River Forest Community Foundation Infant Warfare Society
Oak Park, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$5,000
Oak Park- River Forest Community Foundation
Oak Park, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$5,000
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Foundation
Edwardsville, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$4,376
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$2,978
Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$2,300
Rend Lake College
Ina, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$2,021
Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$2,000
Michigan University
West Branch, MI
Educational and charitable purposes$969
Rend Lake College
Ina, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$855
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Foundation
Edwardsville, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$464
Michigan University
West Branch, MI
Educational and charitable purposes$375
Southeast Mississippe
Hattiesburg, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$180
Southeast Mississippe
Hattiesburg, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$146
Southeast Mississippe
Hattiesburg, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$146
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$82
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Educational and charitable purposes$80
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Dublin, OH
Educational and charitable purposes$60
Michigan University
West Branch, MI
Educational and charitable purposes$60
Southeast Mississippe
Hattiesburg, MS
Educational and charitable purposes$15
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Dublin, OH
Educational and charitable purposes$14

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc give?

$795,698 in tax year 2025, across 38 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists T Kendall Hunt (Pres/Treasurer), Patricia D Hunt (Sec/Dir.), Caroline Kenworthy (Director) and Ray Lewis (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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