Cleave Family Foundation
Cleave Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Northbrook, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $894K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $60K. Net investment income was $67K.
Cleave Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Cleave Family Foundation gave $60K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $894,251
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Cleave Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Planned Parenthood of Illinois ($15K). Together the top 4 received $60K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Cleave Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2021) to $60K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL | General | $15,000 |
| Sheridan Shore Sailing School Willmette, IL | General | $15,000 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | General | $15,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL | General | $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 | $894,251 | $78,657 | $74,659 | $60,000 | 4 | $62,302 | $67,168 | $62,634 |
| 2024 | $890,253 | $64,333 | $73,572 | $60,000 | 4 | $62,250 | $54,238 | $59,378 |
| 2023 | $899,492 | $58,597 | $69,020 | $56,500 | 4 | $58,750 | $47,153 | $50,414 |
| 2022 | $909,915 | $23,146 | $69,271 | $56,500 | 4 | $58,750 | $15,782 | $51,981 |
| 2021 | $956,040 | $80,772 | $60,406 | $47,000 | 4 | $49,152 | $69,451 | $59,427 |
| 2020 | $935,674 | $24,505 | $61,337 | $49,500 | 4 | — | $12,508 | $50,200 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cleave Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $63K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cleave Family Foundation is led by Carol Cleave, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Cleave
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin N. Feder
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Vorreiter
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Perce
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Carlson
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Cleave Family Foundation
How much does Cleave Family Foundation give each year?
Cleave Family Foundation gave $60K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 4 grants.
What is Cleave Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Cleave Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cleave Family Foundation give grants?
Cleave Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (25%).
Does Cleave Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Cleave Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Cleave Family Foundation?
Cleave Family Foundation reported $894K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $62K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $63K (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 Cleave Family Foundation's EIN?
Cleave Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3291424. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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