Firefly Foundation NFP
Firefly Foundation NFP is a private foundation, based in Long Grove, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $382K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $17K.
Firefly Foundation NFP at a glance
In short: Firefly Foundation NFP gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $381,865
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Firefly Foundation NFP funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 11 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Firefly Foundation NFP gives
- Giving fell 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 13% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $235K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Chicago, IL | Charitable | $10,000 |
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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 | $381,865 | $17,757 | $10,402 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $17,355 | $77,125 |
| 2024 | $374,510 | $16,513 | $10,346 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,015 | $16,332 | $65,314 |
| 2023 | $368,343 | $13,171 | $35,240 | $35,000 | 2 | $35,015 | $13,021 | $57,632 |
| 2022 | $390,412 | $61,616 | $145,255 | $145,000 | 3 | $145,030 | $11,401 | $55,387 |
| 2021 | $474,051 | $35,333 | $235,153 | $235,000 | 4 | $235,000 | $10,190 | $71,029 |
| 2020 | $673,871 | $110,766 | $584 | — | — | — | $10,283 | $56,631 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Firefly Foundation NFP reported a distributable amount of $77K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Firefly Foundation NFP's 2025 filing lists 8 officers; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christy Tabit
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James P. Origer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill O. Tabit
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael T. Origer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally O. Joyce
Treasurer & Director
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott T. Origer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan L. Origer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susie Ellis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Firefly Foundation NFP
How much does Firefly Foundation NFP give each year?
Firefly Foundation NFP gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
How large is Firefly Foundation NFP?
Firefly Foundation NFP reported $382K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $77K (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.
Where does Firefly Foundation NFP operate?
Firefly Foundation NFP has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota.
What is Firefly Foundation NFP's EIN?
Firefly Foundation NFP's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3845764. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 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 June 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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