Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-4398259

Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $1K.

Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc gave $1K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $333.333), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,000
+2.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$333
+2.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$335
Total assets
$7,264
-17.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Lincoln Park Zoo: $365Lincoln Park Zoo$365Shedd Aquarium: $335Shedd Aquarium$335Museum of Science and Industry: $300Museum of Science and Industry$300

The largest 2025 recipient was Lincoln Park Zoo ($365). Together the top 3 received $1K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicagoGlencoeN BethesdaElizabethGlencoNorth Bethesda

How Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K5 grants2019 4 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $855 (2023) to $1K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, ILTo Further the Exempt Status$365
Shedd Aquarium Chicago, ILTo Further the Exempt Status$335
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, ILTo Further the Exempt Status$300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$7,264$25$1,573$1,0003$1,000—
2024$8,812—$1,504$9803$980—
2023$10,316—$1,379$8553$855—
2022$11,395—$1,482$9503$950—
2021$12,877—$1,510$9652$965—
2020$14,387—$1,508$1,3104—$60
2019$15,895—$1,895$1,4705—$67

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daniel F. Fraser

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Saijai Wongpinit

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Allan R. Ettinger

    Pre Secretary Tr

    President & Secretary → Pre Secretary Tr, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Saijai Wongpinit Strom (2019–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc

How much does Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc give each year?

Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc gave $1K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $980 across 3 grants.

What is Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $335, and its average grant was $333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc give grants?

Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (3 grants).

How large is Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc?

Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $25.

What is Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc's EIN?

Allan R Ettinger Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4398259. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 25, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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