Filkins Family Foundation Inc
Filkins Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. It reported making 22 grants totaling $550,000 in filing year 2025, including support for charitable organizations working in areas such as hospice care, food access, health, youth services, and conservation.
Filkins Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Filkins Family Foundation Inc gave $550K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $550,000
- +38.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- +32.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $6,942,215
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Filkins Family Foundation Inc
- 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: PO Box 803878, Chicago, IL 60680
Phone: (312) 630-6000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Filkins Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Cancer Society ($100K). Together the top 10 received $405K.
Grant Size Distribution
88 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 77 grants of 88 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In filing year 2025, Illinois recipients received 58% of grant dollars, followed by Florida at 16%, Michigan at 10%, and the District of Columbia and Virginia at 5% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
How Filkins Family Foundation Inc gives
- 86% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 $280K (2020) to $550K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $550K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Cancer Society Chicago, IL | General | $100,000 |
| St Augustines Episcopal Church Wilmette, IL | General Support | $60,000 |
| Residential Hospice Foundation Troy, MI | General Support | $55,000 |
| St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Sanibel, FL | General Support | $35,000 |
| American Red Cross Washington, DC | General | $30,000 |
| Alsacst Jude Children's Hospital Chicago, IL | General | $30,000 |
| Chicago Boys & Girls Club Chicago, IL | General Support | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lee CO Fort Myers, FL | General | $25,000 |
| National Alliance Arlington, VA | General | $25,000 |
| Culver Academics Culver, IN | General | $20,000 |
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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 | $6,942,215 | $562,083 | $627,104 | $550,000 | 22 | $594,169 | $541,201 | $654,377 |
| 2024 | $6,977,782 | $661,493 | $464,637 | $396,000 | 21 | $397,415 | $598,885 | $559,497 |
| 2023 | $6,779,592 | $347,505 | $590,699 | $530,000 | 15 | $568,026 | $327,773 | $487,206 |
| 2022 | $7,023,500 | $281,420 | $484,185 | $420,000 | 15 | $459,198 | $263,171 | $488,821 |
| 2021 | $7,226,518 | $340,173 | $566,651 | $503,000 | 15 | $543,896 | $320,736 | $538,804 |
| 2020 | $7,452,995 | $745,622 | $329,147 | $280,000 | 18 | — | $190,412 | $426,275 |
| 2019 | $7,383,370 | $197,834 | $358,951 | $313,000 | 4 | — | $177,009 | $407,662 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Filkins Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $654K 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 general and general-support contributions to a range of organizations. Among the grantees, Residential Hospice Foundation describes its mission as improving access to quality hospice care through public education and financial assistance to people with terminal illnesses and their caregivers. Feeding America says its mission is to advance change by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food, while the Greater Chicago Food Depository describes its mission as ending hunger. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation says it works to protect and care for Southwest Florida’s coastal ecosystems.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $550,000. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $100,000, with a median of $17,500.
Among the largest reported grants were $100,000 to the American Cancer Society in Chicago; $60,000 to St. Augustines Episcopal Church in Wilmette; $55,000 to Residential Hospice Foundation in Troy, Michigan; and $35,000 to St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal in Sanibel, Florida. Other grants included $30,000 each to the American Red Cross and ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Hospital; $25,000 each to Chicago Boys & Girls Club, Boys & Girls Club of Lee County, and the National Alliance; $20,000 to Culver Academies and $20,000 to Lurie Children’s Hospital; and $15,000 to Feeding America.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David M. Filkins, Catherine M. Filkins, and Jessie M. Filkins as directors.
Filkins Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine M. Filkins
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David M. Filkins
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessie M. Filkins
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Mika I. Filkins (2019–2022) — Director
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 Filkins Family Foundation Inc
How much does Filkins Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Filkins Family Foundation Inc gave $550K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $396K across 21 grants.
What is Filkins Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Filkins Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $25,000, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Filkins Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Filkins Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Illinois: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (16%) and Michigan (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (8 grants), Sanibel, FL (3 grants) and Fort Myers, FL (2 grants).
Does Filkins Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Filkins Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (22 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Filkins Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Filkins Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include American Cancer Society ($100,000), St Augustines Episcopal Church ($60,000) and Residential Hospice Foundation ($55,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Filkins Family Foundation Inc?
Filkins Family Foundation Inc reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $594K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $654K (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 does Filkins Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included general and general-support contributions to a range of organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Filkins Family Foundation Inc?
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 Filkins Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Filkins Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4916071. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Filkins Family Foundation Inc 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 June 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Filkins Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/filkins-family-foundation-inc-morg_0fc2652158bc48f58ace45cc4f82a703
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