Edna Foundation
Edna Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. Its 2025 filing reports 10 grants totaling $381,000 to charitable organizations, with listed purposes of general purposes.
Edna Foundation at a glance
In short: Edna Foundation gave $381K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Massachusetts. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $381,000
- -17.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $38,100
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $4,064,958
- +39.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (1 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Edna Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 333 W Wacker Drive 1700, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 332-1111
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Edna Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Massachusetts General Hospital ($150K). Together the top 10 received $381K.
Grant Size Distribution
56 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 42 grants of 56 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts (62%), Colorado (33%), Illinois (3%), and South Carolina (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Edna Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 10 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $41K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 90% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 110% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 354% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $176K (2020) to $461K (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $381K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | General Purposes | $150,000 |
| PSC - Partners Seeking a Cure Greenwood Village, CO | General Purposes | $125,000 |
| Lifebridge North Shore Salem, MA | General Purposes | $50,000 |
| First Church Wenham Wenham, MA | General Purposes | $20,000 |
| Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Medfield Youth Baseball Medfield, MA | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Wexford Plantation Charitable Foundation Hilton Head Island, SC | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Annisquam Village Church Gloucester, MA | General Purposes | $5,000 |
| Pan Mass Challenge - the Jimmy Fund Needham, MA | General Purposes | $500 |
| The ALS Association - Walk to Defeat ALS Chicago, IL | General Purposes | $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 | $4,064,958 | $1,565,750 | $413,032 | $381,000 | 10 | $381,045 | $951,123 | $107,740 |
| 2024 | $2,912,240 | $1,076,294 | $465,894 | $461,000 | 11 | $461,015 | $697,590 | $96,045 |
| 2023 | $2,301,840 | $549,862 | $346,131 | $329,392 | 12 | $329,407 | $134,434 | $75,732 |
| 2022 | $2,098,109 | $195,932 | $206,180 | $181,000 | 12 | $181,015 | $175,767 | $82,339 |
| 2021 | $2,108,357 | $818,200 | $312,484 | $286,765 | 11 | $286,780 | $300,367 | $75,451 |
| 2020 | $1,602,641 | $1,264,471 | $183,256 | $175,915 | 9 | — | $350,573 | $34,477 |
| 2019 | $521,426 | $564,239 | $321,279 | $317,650 | 8 | — | $49,850 | $26,403 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Edna Foundation reported a distributable amount of $108K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for a rare-disease organization, a natural history museum, churches, a youth baseball organization, and other charitable organizations. PSC Partners Seeking a Cure describes its mission as providing education and support for people impacted by primary sclerosing cholangitis while raising and aligning funding for research toward treatments and a cure. The Field Museum of Natural History describes itself as an educational institution providing collection-based research and learning to support public understanding and appreciation of nature and cultures.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 10 grants totaling $381,000. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $150,000, with a median of $10,000. Its largest grants were $150,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital, $125,000 to PSC Partners Seeking a Cure, and $50,000 to Lifebridge North Shore. Other listed grants included $20,000 to First Church Wenham; $10,000 each to the Field Museum of Natural History, Medfield Youth Baseball, and Wexford Plantation Charitable Foundation; $5,000 to Annisquam Village Church; and $500 each to Pan Mass Challenge – The Jimmy Fund and The ALS Association – Walk to Defeat ALS.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David C Parry and Rosalind Parry as trustees.
Edna Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David C. Parry
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosalind Parry
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 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 Edna Foundation
How much does Edna Foundation give each year?
Edna Foundation gave $381K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $461K across 11 grants.
What is Edna Foundation's typical grant size?
Edna Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $38,100, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Edna Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Edna Foundation give grants?
Edna Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (33%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (2 grants).
Does Edna Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Edna Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Edna Foundation's largest grantees?
Edna Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Massachusetts General Hospital ($150,000), PSC - Partners Seeking a Cure ($125,000) and Lifebridge North Shore ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Edna Foundation?
Edna Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $381K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $108K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Edna Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for a rare-disease organization, a natural history museum, churches, a youth baseball organization, and other charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Edna Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Edna Foundation's EIN?
Edna Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-7084409. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Edna Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Edna Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/edna-foundation-morg_56fd8235dba5470f9467e2a9a58b27e1
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