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Frechette Family Foundation: 83 grants to organizations, $7.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Frechette Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 83 grants to organizations totaling $7,712,693 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $1,000,000 to Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon, CO for educator housing.
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- EIN
- 311530248
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $189,620,325
- Grants paid
- $7,712,693
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202513179349103311. It reported $7,712,693 in grants paid; 83 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking Mountains Science Center | Avon, CO | Educator housing | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Cerebral small vessel disease fellowship & caa research fund | $650,318 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roundup River Ranch | Gypsum, CO | General operations support | Recreation and sports | $571,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | General operations support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Educare DC | Washington, DC | General operations support | Human services | $293,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Early Childhood Partners | Avon, CO | General operations support | Human services | $291,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadfutures | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eagle Valley Community Foundation | Edwards, CO | General operations support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | General operations support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $177,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Resurrection Project | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Housing and shelter | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vocel Viewing Our Children As Emerging Leaders | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Human services | $153,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| All Hands and Hearts Smart Response | Mattapoisett, MA | Hurricane relief | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, CO | Hurricane helene relief efforts in north carolina | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Children - Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Human services | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vail Veterans Program | Vail, CO | General operations support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heartland Human Care Services Inc | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Human services | $124,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walking Mountains Science Center | Avon, CO | General operations support | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youthpower365 | Eagle, CO | General operations support | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley | Avon, CO | General operations support | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vail Symposium | Avon, CO | General operations support | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $102,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Action for Children | Chicago, IL | Project support: strengthening connections | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Onward Neighborhood House | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Chicago - TMW Center | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | Project support: ymca early learning | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Your Hope Center | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| My Future Pathways | Edwards, CO | General operations support | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Contextos | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $77,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | Project support: early learning | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Moms | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dream Project | Arlington, VA | General operations support | Education | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Human services | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fathers Families and Healthy Communities | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $52,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Vail, CO | General operating support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago South Side Birth Center | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Settlement | Glenwood Springs, CO | General operations support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Centro Sanar | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A House in Austin | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance for Great Lakes | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael Reese Health Trust | Chicago, IL | Project support: chicago funders together to end homelessness | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | Houseus fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York City, NY | Illinois community power fund | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Once Upon Our Time Capsule | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Act for Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | Elon phoenix club | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenhouse Scholars | Boulder, CO | Support for two scholars at $10,000 each | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General operations support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bucks Rock Camp | New Milford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Casa Norte | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vail Valley Charitable Fund | Edwards, CO | General operations support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vail Valley Foundation | Avon, CO | General operations support | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alternatives | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caring Solutions | St Louis, MO | General operating support | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| David Lynch Foundation | Chicago, IL | Project support: lifestyle medicine | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James W Foley Legacy Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | General operations support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (pafa) | Philadelphia, PA | General operations support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lab School of Washington | Washington, DC | General operations support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Towards Justice of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | College of medicine urban medicine program | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vail Performing Arts Academy | Vail, CO | General operations support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association | Denville, NJ | Hcma research objectives | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexandria Housing Development Corporation | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alive | Alexandria, VA | Food pantry program | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Mesa University Foundation | Grand Junction, CO | General operating support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Estancia Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | General operations support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Children | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyte Collective | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Revolution Workshop | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Employment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scholarship Fund of Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | General operations support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Troon Scholarship Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | General operations support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | North caroline disaster relief | $3,125 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Celia Colon Giving Others Dreams | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deborah's Place | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Just Roots | Chicago, IL | General operations support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters Working It Out | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Taskforce Prevention and Community Service | Chicago, IL | General operations support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carpenters Shelter Inc | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vail Valley Partnership | Edwards, CO | General operations support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $1,327,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $571,250 |
| Education | $440,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $225,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $197,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $150,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $110,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $52,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $3,022,750 |
| Illinois | $2,437,000 |
| Massachusetts | $800,318 |
| District of Columbia | $548,500 |
| New York | $525,000 |
| Wisconsin | $200,000 |
| Virginia | $92,000 |
| North Carolina | $20,000 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. 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.