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Mark and Mary Ann Kaufman Foundation: 10 grants to organizations, $3.2 million (tax year ended December 2025)

Mark and Mary Ann Kaufman Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $3,240,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 3, 2026. The largest was $2,000,000 to University of Iowa Foundation (center for Advancement) in Iowa City, IA for general purposes.

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EIN
472402277
Based in
Chicago, IL
Assets
$43,928,751
Grants paid
$3,240,000
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed August 3, 2026, IRS object ID 202612159349100051. It reported $3,240,000 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
University of Iowa Foundation (center for Advancement)Iowa City, IAGeneral purposes$2,000,000apps.irs.gov
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy FundNew York, NYGeneral purposes$550,000apps.irs.gov
Evans Scholars FoundationGlenview, ILGeneral purposes$200,000apps.irs.gov
Pga Tour First Tee FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FLGeneral purposesRecreation and sports$200,000apps.irs.gov
Aspire of IllinoisHillside, ILGeneral purposesHuman services$100,000apps.irs.gov
Big Brothers Big Sisters of ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Montana Institute of SportBozeman, MTGeneral purposesRecreation and sports$50,000apps.irs.gov
Naval Postgraduate School FoundationMonterey, CAGeneral purposesEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Make-A-Wish Foundation of IllinoisChicago, ILGeneral purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipWashington, DCGeneral purposesAnimal-related$20,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed July 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202511849349100801. It reported $865,000 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy FundNew York, NYGeneral purposes$400,000apps.irs.gov
Evans Scholars FoundationGlenview, ILGeneral purposes$225,000apps.irs.gov
Aspire of IllinoisHillside, ILGeneral purposesHuman services$100,000apps.irs.gov
Big Brothers Big Sisters of ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Naval Postgraduate School FoundationMonterey, CAGeneral purposesEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Make-A-Wish Foundation of IllinoisChicago, ILGeneral purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipWashington, DCGeneral purposesAnimal-related$20,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Recreation and sports$250,000
Human services$200,000
Education$100,000
Animal-related$40,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Iowa$2,000,000
New York$950,000
Illinois$765,000
Florida$200,000
California$100,000
Montana$50,000
District of Columbia$40,000

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Updated August 3, 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.