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The Forsythe Family Foundation: 6 grants to organizations, $2.7 million (tax year ended June 2026)

The Forsythe Family Foundation, a private foundation in Northfield, IL, paid 6 grants to organizations totaling $2,660,000 in its tax year ended June 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 23, 2026. The largest was $1,000,000 to Paws Chicago in Chicago, IL for general charitable.

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EIN
363814306
Based in
Northfield, IL
Assets
$2,006,873
Grants paid
$2,660,000
Tax year ended
June 2026

Grants paid, tax year ended June 2026

From the Form 990-PF filed September 23, 2026, IRS object ID 202612669349100401. It reported $2,660,000 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Paws ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral charitableAnimal-related$1,000,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago Lighthouse for the BlindChicago, ILGeneral charitable$613,000apps.irs.gov
Hadley School for the BlindWinnetka, ILGeneral charitable$542,000apps.irs.gov
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDGeneral charitable$250,000apps.irs.gov
Ravinia FestivalHighland Park, ILGeneral charitable$250,000apps.irs.gov
1916 Foundation IncHighland Park, ILGeneral charitableHuman services$5,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202503149349101360. It reported $2,600,000 in grants paid; 3 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Chicago Lighthouse for the BlindChicago, ILGeneral charitable$2,000,000apps.irs.gov
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDGeneral charitable$500,000apps.irs.gov
Christian Life ChurchMount Prospect, ILGeneral charitable$100,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Animal-related$1,000,000
Human services$5,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Illinois$4,510,000
Maryland$750,000

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Updated September 23, 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.