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Cless Family Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $3.1 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Cless Family Foundation, a private foundation in Northbrook, IL, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $3,108,605 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 6, 2026. The largest was $1,164,605 to Schwab Charitable in Orland, FL for charitable.
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- EIN
- 363796675
- Based in
- Northbrook, IL
- Assets
- $51,999,893
- Grants paid
- $3,108,605
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202612499349100501. It reported $3,108,605 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable | Orland, FL | Charitable | $1,164,605 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northshore Hospitals Foundation | Evanston, IL | Medical research | $825,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glenview Youth Services | Glenview, IL | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Brain Tumor Research Charity | Charleston, SC | Medical research | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Books & Breakfast | Evanston, IL | Education | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Engineer's Foundation | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation 65 | Evanston, IL | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Matthias Academy Corporation | Banet Lake, WI | Education | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Provenance Precision Medicine Foundation | Wilmette, IL | Medical research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moran Center for Youth Foundation | Evanston, IL | Charitable | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winnetka Public Schools Foundation | Winnetka, IL | Education | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childcare Network of Evanston | Evanston, IL | Chartibale | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Park Public High School | Chicago, IL | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northlight Theatre | Skokie, IL | Charitable | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth & Opportunity United | Evanston, IL | Charitable | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Lincoln Park High School | Chicago, IL | Education | Education | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Castle High School | New Castle, IN | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Countryside Day School | Northbrook, IL | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evanston Grows | Evanston, IL | Charitable | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolcott College Prep | Chicago, IL | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horward L Rehs Memorial Fund for Als Research | Arlington, VA | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | Education | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 23, 2025, IRS object ID 202542969349101509. It reported $2,806,968 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable | Orland, FL | Charitable | $667,176 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stand Up To Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | Medical research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $502,292 | apps.irs.gov |
| Glenview Youth Services | Glenview, IL | Education | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Medical research | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northlight Theatre | Skokie, IL | Charitable | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eths Education Foundation | Evanston, IL | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northshore Hospitals Foundation | Evanston, IL | Medical research | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Books & Breakfast | Evanston, IL | Education | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Engineer's Foundation | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation 65 | Evanston, IL | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Provenance Precision Medicine Foundation | Wilmette, IL | Medical research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stuttering Foundation | Memphis, TN | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Lincoln Park High School | Chicago, IL | Education | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Honor Flight Chicago Corp | Rosemont, IL | Charitable | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winnetka Public Schools Foundation | Winnetka, IL | Education | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth & Opportunity United | Evanston, IL | Charitable | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McGaw YMCA | Evanston, IL | Charitable | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Public High School | Chicago, IL | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moran Center for Youth Foundation | Evanston, IL | Charitable | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wolcott College Prep | Chicago, IL | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childcare Network of Evanston | Evanston, IL | Chartibale | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Countryside Day School | Northbrook, IL | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebuilding Exchange | Evanston, IL | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Recyclery Collective | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $502,292 |
| Education | $448,000 |
| Human services | $105,000 |
| Environment | $7,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $2,915,500 |
| Florida | $1,831,781 |
| California | $502,292 |
| South Carolina | $275,000 |
| North Carolina | $250,000 |
| Wisconsin | $50,000 |
| Tennessee | $50,000 |
| Indiana | $40,000 |
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Updated September 6, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.