Irie Foundation
Irie Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. In its 2025 filing, it reported making grants to charitable organizations and stated that it contributes only to preselected organizations.
Irie Foundation at a glance
In short: Irie Foundation gave $321K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), top state Washington. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $320,500
- -35.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -38.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,654
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $6,853,068
- -10.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (1 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Washington (23% 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 Irie Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 333 W Wacker Drive 1700, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 621-5252
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Irie Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Baja Community Foundation ($75K). Together the top 10 received $309K.
Grant Size Distribution
85 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 72 grants of 85 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant list includes recipients located in Washington, Illinois, New York, Colorado, the District of Columbia, and Georgia. The filing also lists grants to organizations without a location specified.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Irie Foundation open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 13 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $26K. How we count
Medians: $7K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 69% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 57% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 75% 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 (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 $83K (2020) to $738K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $321K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baja Community Foundation Silverdale, WA | General Purposes | $75,000 |
| Monarch Effect Foundation | General Purposes | $51,500 |
| Children's Aid Society of Nipissing & Parry Sound | General Purposes | $50,000 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, IL | General Purposes | $50,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | General Purposes | $20,000 |
| The Querencia Community Foundation (Querencia Cares) Denver, CO | General Purposes | $20,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | General Purposes | $20,000 |
| Partners for Progress Wauconda, IL | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Campfire Circle | General Purposes | $7,000 |
| CMT Research Foundation Atlanta, GA | General Purposes | $5,000 |
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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 | $6,853,068 | $-476,810 | $339,504 | $320,500 | 13 | $320,515 | $172,315 | $427,113 |
| 2024 | $7,669,382 | $103,868 | $500,994 | $493,500 | 21 | $493,515 | $96,389 | $322,920 |
| 2023 | $8,066,508 | $-10,462 | $582,554 | $574,821 | 8 | $574,836 | $42,253 | $286,427 |
| 2022 | $8,659,524 | $3,202,141 | $855,213 | $738,000 | 21 | $738,015 | $50,808 | $236,415 |
| 2021 | $6,312,596 | $5,503,525 | $289,368 | $280,003 | 22 | $280,003 | $3,719,919 | $149,905 |
| 2020 | $1,098,439 | $735 | $84,129 | $82,755 | 8 | — | $411 | $152,178 |
| 2019 | $1,181,833 | $4,225 | $87,877 | $87,250 | 11 | — | $3,598 | $108,310 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Irie Foundation reported a distributable amount of $427K 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 include support for organizations whose own missions address children’s basic needs and school success, educational opportunities for caddies, meals during humanitarian and community crises, mental health support for at-risk young people, and research into Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not stated priorities of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $320,500. Grant amounts ranged from $3,500 to $75,000, with a median of $20,000. Notable grants included $75,000 to Baja Community Foundation, $51,500 to Monarch Effect Foundation, $50,000 each to Children’s Aid Society of Nipissing & Parry Sound and Evans Scholars Foundation, and $20,000 each to Doctors Without Borders, The Querencia Community Foundation (Querencia Cares), and World Central Kitchen.
The foundation’s 2025 filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Steven R. Beauchamp and Danielle A. Beauchamp as trustees.
Irie Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Danielle A. Beauchamp
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven R. Beauchamp
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 Irie Foundation
How much does Irie Foundation give each year?
Irie Foundation gave $321K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $494K across 21 grants.
What is Irie Foundation's typical grant size?
Irie Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $24,654, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Irie Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does Irie Foundation give grants?
Irie Foundation's top state is Washington, with 23% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Illinois (21%) and New York (6%).
Does Irie Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Irie Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Irie Foundation's largest grantees?
Irie Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Baja Community Foundation ($75,000), Monarch Effect Foundation ($51,500) and Children's Aid Society of Nipissing & Parry Sound ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Irie Foundation?
Irie Foundation reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $321K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $427K (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 Irie Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Irie Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Irie Foundation's EIN?
Irie Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1387742. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Irie 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 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Irie Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/irie-foundation-morg_79c1f6e0053047fbae397c994e5f0d9a
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