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V C & Mary A Puckett Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 566587328

V C & Mary A Puckett Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $30,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $6,000. 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 the same as $30,000 the year before.

20% of its 2025 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$26,0008$451,905
2024$30,0009$469,467
2025$30,00010$525,713

How to apply

V C & Mary A Puckett 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 V C & Mary A Puckett Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia10$30,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friendship Community Baptist Church
Buford, GA
General support$6,000
Eagle Ranch
Flowery Branch, GA
General support$5,000
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville, GA
General support$4,000
Georgia Mountain Food Bank
Gainesville, GA
General support$3,000
Lanier Technical College Foundation
Gainesville, GA
General support$3,000
Good News at Noon Clinic
Gainesville, GA
General support$3,000
North Gwinnett Cooperative
Buford, GA
General support$2,000
Foster Care Support Fdn Inc
Roswell, GA
General support$2,000
North Georgia Tech Foundation
Clarkesville, GA
General support$1,000
Union Cemetery Association of Flowery Branch Inc
Flowery Branch, GA
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does V C & Mary A Puckett Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does V C & Mary A Puckett Foundation give?

$30,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs V C & Mary A Puckett Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Northern Trust Company (Trustee).

What does V C & Mary A Puckett Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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