Landy Family Foundation
Landy Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Deerfield, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions.
Landy Family Foundation at a glance
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,593
- -100.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,593
- -100.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Landy Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Landy Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 3749% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2021) to $19.2M (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $19.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Deerfield, IL | General Charitable Purposes | $14,101,829 |
| See Attached Deerfield, IL | General Charitable Purposes | $5,143,193 |
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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 | — | — | $2,593 | — | — | $2,593 | — | $48 |
| 2024 | $750 | $986,042 | $19,322,297 | $19,245,022 | 2 | $19,287,434 | $965,335 | $42,143 |
| 2023 | $17,910,361 | $767,323 | $1,614,411 | $1,504,677 | 2 | $1,505,427 | $670,339 | $935,748 |
| 2022 | $18,132,452 | $917,612 | $612,575 | $500,000 | 1 | $500,000 | $808,121 | $1,021,781 |
| 2021 | $17,827,415 | $8,175,251 | $654,491 | $499,938 | 1 | — | $4,171,564 | $872,719 |
| 2019 | $7,972,677 | $2,168,276 | $576,479 | $500,000 | 2 | — | $1,059,567 | $335,518 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Landy Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $48 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Landy Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph Landy CO GOLDMAN SACHS AYCO
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Landy CO GOLDMAN SACHS AYCO
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Joseph Landy CO The Ayco Company (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Landy CO The Ayco Company (2019–2024) — Trustee
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 Landy Family Foundation
Where does Landy Family Foundation operate?
Landy Family Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, New York.
How much is Landy Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Landy Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $48 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Landy Family Foundation's EIN?
Landy Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2172209. 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 December 13, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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