Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust
Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $281K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $10K.
Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust at a glance
In short: Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,500
- +54.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,125
- +15.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,250
- Total assets
- $281,427
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust gives
- In 2025 it paid out 57% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $3K (2019) to $12K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $8,500 |
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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 | $281,427 | $11,106 | $9,242 | $8,500 | 4 | $8,500 | $10,364 | $14,802 |
| 2024 | $279,840 | $12,133 | $6,248 | $5,500 | 3 | $5,500 | $11,385 | $14,182 |
| 2023 | $274,086 | $207,954 | $12,706 | $12,000 | 7 | $12,000 | $7,079 | $12,334 |
| 2022 | $40,205 | $1,873 | $10 | — | — | — | $1,863 | $2,597 |
| 2021 | $46,433 | $2,009 | $5 | — | — | — | $2,004 | $2,757 |
| 2020 | $44,684 | $6,709 | $3 | — | — | — | $6,706 | $2,538 |
| 2019 | $37,767 | $1,833 | $3,064 | $3,060 | 6 | — | $1,829 | $2,740 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John P Hammond
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Andrew J Hammond
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Geoffrey M Hammond
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Mark J Hammond
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Catherine K Hammond (2019) — Trustee
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 Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust
How much does Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust give each year?
Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 3 grants.
What is Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust's typical grant size?
Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,250, and its average grant was $2,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust give grants?
Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust gives mostly in Illinois: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (41%) and Connecticut (6%).
Does Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust?
Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust reported $281K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust's EIN?
Catherine K Hammond Charitable Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6512796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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