Bari Michelon Family Foundation
Bari Michelon Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Highland Park, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $40K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K.
Bari Michelon Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Bari Michelon Family Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- -91.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -80.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- -57.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $40,336
- +85.0% 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 Bari Michelon Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lurie Children's Hospital ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 19 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Bari Michelon Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 87% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2025) to $175K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, IL | General Funding | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40,336 | $46,426 | $27,898 | $15,000 | 1 | $15,000 | — | $1,476 |
| 2024 | $21,808 | $143,328 | $187,900 | $175,225 | 5 | $175,225 | $1,442 | $2,301 |
| 2023 | $66,295 | $30,150 | $143,577 | $131,000 | 4 | $131,000 | $17,573 | $6,434 |
| 2022 | $179,722 | $-7,044 | $120,067 | $120,000 | 4 | $120,000 | $540 | $13,970 |
| 2021 | $306,815 | $67,289 | $129,272 | $113,500 | 5 | $119,000 | $59,367 | $19,146 |
| 2020 | $368,786 | $70,576 | $157,753 | $140,000 | 5 | — | $62,025 | $23,847 |
| 2019 | $455,928 | $313,070 | $161,631 | $145,500 | 11 | — | $303,889 | $25,836 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bari Michelon Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bari Michelon Family Foundation is led by Bari Michelon, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bari Michelon
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Michelon
V-Pres & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Michelon
V-Pres & Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Bari Michelon Family Foundation
How much does Bari Michelon Family Foundation give each year?
Bari Michelon Family Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $175K across 5 grants.
How large is Bari Michelon Family Foundation?
Bari Michelon Family Foundation reported $40K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Bari Michelon Family Foundation operate?
Bari Michelon Family Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Michigan.
What is Bari Michelon Family Foundation's EIN?
Bari Michelon Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3203303. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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