Henke Gordon Family Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 39-1606928

The Gordon Henke Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. The organization is designated as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity and has been tax-exempt since March 1988. Donations to the foundation are tax-deductible.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$155K

+8.8% YoY

Grant Count

19

+11.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-2.7% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BOCA RATONCHICAGOElm GroveGRAND RAPIDSMILWAUKEEMilwaukeeNAPLESPEWUAUKEE

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Financial Summary (2023):

  • Total Assets: $1.56 million
  • Revenue: $96,000
  • Expenses: $149,000
  • Total Liabilities: $0

The foundation maintains a modest asset base and operates with annual expenses exceeding revenue in recent years.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$39K$78K$117K$156K19 grants202018 grants202120 grants202217 grants202319 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY$56KMARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIG…$51KPIUS XI HIGH SCHOOL$15KEASTERSEALS FLORIDA$5KNATIVITY JESUIT ACADEMY$5KDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION$5KMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCO…$5KNOTRE DAME SCHOOLS OF MI…$3KBOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSP…$1KTHE MACC FUND$1K

Grant Size Distribution

93 grants across all recorded years

87<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARY E HENKEPRES/TREAS1
BRIAN G HENKEVICE PRES
ROGER MJOENSECRETARY

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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