Irwin Family Foundation
Irwin Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Westchester, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $712K.
Irwin Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Irwin Family Foundation gave $1.7M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $419K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,675,000
- +168.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $418,750
- +34.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $312,500
- Total assets
- $3,667,630
- -21.2% 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 Irwin Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Illinois Philanthropy Center ($1.5M across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $1.6M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($50,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 14 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Irwin Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 179% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 342% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $525K (2023) to $1.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Philanthropy Center Champaign, IL | New academic center | $1,000,000 |
| University of Illinois Philanthropy Center Champaign, IL | New building | $500,000 |
| Glenwood Academy Glenwood, IL | Scholarships | $125,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $50,000 |
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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 | $3,667,630 | $817,973 | $1,806,670 | $1,675,000 | 4 | $1,701,010 | $712,313 | $497,767 |
| 2024 | $4,656,327 | $422,827 | $755,819 | $625,000 | 2 | $650,500 | $317,508 | $499,866 |
| 2023 | $4,989,818 | $359,053 | $642,084 | $525,000 | 2 | $550,300 | $267,269 | $446,301 |
| 2022 | $5,272,919 | $367,711 | $707,107 | $600,000 | 3 | $625,300 | $285,904 | $440,777 |
| 2021 | $5,612,313 | $235,216 | $718,504 | $600,000 | 3 | $625,300 | $142,012 | $465,725 |
| 2020 | $6,095,601 | $377,902 | $667,796 | $580,000 | 3 | — | $315,406 | $402,547 |
| 2019 | $6,387,578 | $336,351 | $712,484 | $623,000 | 4 | — | $272,167 | $415,422 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Irwin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $498K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Irwin Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jacqueline Pipher
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$500 (2019) → $500 (2025)
Jacques Murphy
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$500 (2019) → $500 (2025)
Robert E Hamilton
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$500 (2019) → $500 (2025)
Robert W Lynch
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$20K (2019) → $20K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to Robert W Lynch (Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Irwin Family Foundation
How much does Irwin Family Foundation give each year?
Irwin Family Foundation gave $1.7M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $625K across 2 grants.
What is Irwin Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Irwin Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $312,500, and its average grant was $418,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Irwin Family Foundation give grants?
Irwin Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Champaign, IL (2 grants).
Does Irwin Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Irwin Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Irwin Family Foundation?
Irwin Family Foundation reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $498K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Irwin Family Foundation's EIN?
Irwin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2913193. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
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