Laura Hare Charitable Trust
Laura Hare Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $528K. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Laura Hare Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Laura Hare Charitable Trust gave $528K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $176K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $528,090
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $176,030
- +55.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $200,000
- Total assets
- $7,755,947
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (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.
How to apply to Laura Hare Charitable Trust
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Laura Hare Charitable Trust
Who Laura Hare Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Niches Land Trust Inc ($220K). Together the top 3 received $528K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 10 grants of 18 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Laura Hare Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $385K (2020) to $528K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $528K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Niches Land Trust Inc W Lafayette, IN | Program Support | $220,000 |
| Shirley Heinze Land Trust Valparaiso, IN | Program Support | $200,000 |
| Sycamore Land Trust Bloomington, IN | Program Support | $108,090 |
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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 | $7,755,947 | $1,128,866 | $686,047 | $528,090 | 3 | $596,966 | $1,067,103 | $709,711 |
| 2024 | $7,312,658 | $1,120,241 | $592,423 | $452,588 | 4 | $524,494 | $1,060,422 | $605,030 |
| 2023 | $6,770,489 | $562,178 | $587,891 | $469,708 | 2 | $525,930 | $505,835 | $503,776 |
| 2022 | $6,782,750 | $488,639 | $651,814 | $520,023 | 5 | $580,170 | $428,069 | $530,555 |
| 2021 | $6,961,127 | $900,541 | $519,619 | $396,885 | 4 | $452,509 | $843,909 | $575,647 |
| 2020 | $6,580,872 | $545,576 | $482,418 | $385,112 | 6 | — | $499,213 | $442,293 |
| 2019 | $6,514,710 | $391,219 | $486,078 | $386,061 | 4 | — | $339,776 | $436,340 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Laura Hare Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $710K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Laura Hare Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
BMO Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$106K (2023) → $121K (2025)
Helga Behroozi
Selection Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$1K (2019) → $350 (2025)
Lenore Tedesco
Selection Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$6K (2019) → $350 (2025)
Valita M. Fredland
Selection Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$1K (2019) → $350 (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: BMO Harris Bank NA (2019–2022) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $121K, to BMO Bank N a (Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Laura Hare Charitable Trust
How much does Laura Hare Charitable Trust give each year?
Laura Hare Charitable Trust gave $528K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $453K across 4 grants.
What is Laura Hare Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Laura Hare Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $200,000, and its average grant was $176,030, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Laura Hare Charitable Trust give grants?
Laura Hare Charitable Trust gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Laura Hare Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Laura Hare Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).
How large is Laura Hare Charitable Trust?
Laura Hare Charitable Trust reported $7.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $597K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $710K (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 is Laura Hare Charitable Trust's EIN?
Laura Hare Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6955819. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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