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Mason Foundation Inc: 22 grants to organizations, $479,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Mason Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $479,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 26, 2026. The largest was $81,000 to Art Institute of Chicago and School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL for annual fund; school annual fund, department of the applied arts of europe-old master acquisition endowment; museum general operating support luminary.
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- EIN
- 363101263
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $10,952,157
- Grants paid
- $502,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 26, 2026, IRS object ID 202621469349100222. It reported $502,000 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Institute of Chicago and School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Annual fund; school annual fund, department of the applied arts of europe-old master acquisition endowment; museum general operating support luminary | $81,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandria, VA | Mason phelps memorial scholarship | Education | $48,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoover Institution at Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General charitable purposes | $39,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | Forester fund | Education | $39,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christian Science Society Libertyville Il | Libertyville, IL | General charitable purposes | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | The vassar fund | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia Festival and Ravinia Steans Music Institute | Highland Park, IL | Annual fund; steans institute | $31,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Annual campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Church of Christ Scientist - Boston | Boston, MA | General charitable purposes | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest-Lake Bluff History Center | Lake Forest, IL | General charitable purposes | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outward Bound USA | Boulder, CO | General charitable purposes | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Golden Apple Foundation | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deer Path Art League | Lake Forest, IL | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | Annual fund | Human services | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miss Halls School | Pittsfield, MA | Annual fund | Education | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WTTW | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund - Development Department | Washington, DC | Partners in conservation | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202522199349100407. It reported $381,000 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Institute of Chicago and School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Annual fund; school annual fund, depatment of painting and sculpture of europe painting and sculpture of europe curatorial discretionary fund | $53,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General charitable purposes | Education | $39,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoover Institution at Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General charitable purposes | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | Forester fund | Education | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Church of Christ Scientist - Libertyville | Libertyville, IL | General charitable purposes | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | The vassar fund; loeb art center | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John G Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | Annual fund | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Annual campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia Festival and Ravinia Steans Music Institute | Highland Park, IL | Annual fund & steans institute | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Church of Christ Scientist - Boston | Boston, MA | General purpose fund | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest-Lake Bluff History Center | Lake Forest, IL | General charitable purposes | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Golden Apple Foundation | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deer Path Art League | Lake Forest, IL | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | General charitable purposes | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miss Halls School | Pittsfield, MA | Annual fund | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest, IL | Annual fund | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WTTW | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund - Development Department | Washington, DC | Partners in conservation | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $171,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $97,000 |
| Animal-related | $55,000 |
| Human services | $13,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $516,000 |
| Virginia | $87,000 |
| California | $84,000 |
| New York | $71,000 |
| Wisconsin | $42,000 |
| Massachusetts | $42,000 |
| Colorado | $13,000 |
| District of Columbia | $5,000 |
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Updated May 26, 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.