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Vern & Bunny Thelen Family Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $45,700 (tax year ended September 2025)
Vern & Bunny Thelen Family Foundation, a private foundation in Antioch, IL, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $45,700 in its tax year ended September 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 16, 2026. The largest was $22,500 to Ronald McDonald House Eastern Wi in Wauwatosa, WI for care center.
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- EIN
- 200260049
- Based in
- Antioch, IL
- Assets
- $1,408,783
- Grants paid
- $45,700
- Tax year ended
- September 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 16, 2026, IRS object ID 202630479349100618. It reported $45,700 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald McDonald House Eastern Wi | Wauwatosa, WI | Care center | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharing Center | Trevor, WI | Food for poor | Human services | $2,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility | Antioch, IL | Healthcare assistance | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Food Pantry | Richmond, IL | Food for poor | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fish of McHenry | McHenry, IL | Food for poor | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant Township | Ingleside, IL | Food for poor | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Hands | Spring Grove, IL | Food for poor | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loaves & Fishes | Genoa City, WI | Food for poor | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Arms Mission | Antioch, IL | Food for poor | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PM&L Theatre | Antioch, IL | Community care | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Francis de Sales | Lake Zurich, IL | Food for poor | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Peters St Vincent Depaul | Spring Grove, IL | Food for poor | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent de Paul Society | Libertyville, IL | Food pantry | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Chappel Community Care Center | McHenry, IL | Care center | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Lakes Area Food Pantry | Twin Lakes, WI | Food for poor | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warren Township Food Pantry | Gurnee, IL | Food for poor | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 18, 2025, IRS object ID 202512619349100726. It reported $57,400 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility | Antioch, IL | Healthcare assistance | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Food Pantry | Richmond, IL | Food for poor | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fish of McHenry | McHenry, IL | Food for poor | Human services | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant Township | Ingleside, IL | Food for poor | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Hands | Spring Grove, IL | Food for poor | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loaves & Fishes | Genoa City, WI | Food for poor | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Arms Mission | Antioch, IL | Food for poor | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharing Center | Trevor, WI | Food for poor | Human services | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Francis de Sales | Lake Zurich, IL | Food for poor | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Peters St Vincent Depaul | Spring Grove, IL | Food for poor | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent de Paul Society | Libertyville, IL | Food pantry | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Chappel Community Care Center | McHenry, IL | Care center | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Lakes Area Food Pantry | Twin Lakes, WI | Food for poor | Human services | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warren Township Food Pantry | Gurnee, IL | Food for poor | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $17,500 |
States funded
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Updated February 16, 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.