Carrigan Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Desplaines, IL EIN: 45-4671495

Carrigan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Desplaines, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Carrigan Family Foundation at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$1,277
-47.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,410
-86.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Carrigan Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

52<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 52 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states
+9 more states

Cities

ChicagoNotre DameClarksvilleKenoshaWacoBerkeleyChestnut HillGainesvilleGambierLormanMinneapolisNew YorkNorte DameRiver ForestSt. LouisUrbanaBethesdaChampagneCharlestonDekalb

How Carrigan Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 70% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 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

$0$50K$100K$150K31 grants2019 23 grants2020 21 grants2021 16 grants2022 11 grants2023 4 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2024) to $110K (2019). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Immaculate Conception Parish Clarksville, TNExempt Purpose of Organization$15,000
3 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$4,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$1,277$4,410—————
2024$3,133$2,436$32,638$19,5004$30,267—$635
2023$33,299$54,004$55,575$40,00011$51,498—$1,978
2022$34,870$6,107$56,302$46,00016$53,954—$2,968
2021$85,065$10,419$68,892$64,50021$66,987$7,567$5,427
2020$143,538$19,429$87,704$77,97223—$13,254$8,470
2019$211,813$21,607$115,682$110,00331—$14,464$13,789

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carrigan Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Carrigan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Carrigan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Carrigan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 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 Carrigan Family Foundation

Where does Carrigan Family Foundation operate?

Carrigan Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin.

What is Carrigan Family Foundation's EIN?

Carrigan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4671495. 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 August 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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