Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 83-0593883

Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008 is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it made $98K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $249K.

Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008 at a glance

Total assets
$3,088,387
+5.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$267,367
+26.7% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$97,712
-7.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$119,085
-5.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Ft LauderdaleMiamiMiami Beach

How Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008 gives

  • Giving fell 83% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 52% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 0 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $650K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Make a Wish Foundation of Ft Lauderdale, FLGeneral$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,088,387$267,367$119,085——$97,712$249,430$186,606
2024$2,940,674$211,068$126,459——$105,743$190,649$175,384
2023$2,855,775$125,186$222,612$100,0001$202,882$107,111$161,396
2022$2,953,352$31,457$786,022$650,0003$760,919$50,650$194,434
2021$3,708,181$948,990$137,676——$110,785$154,145$207,914
2020$2,896,791$178,956$728,111$600,0002—$170,252$190,657
2019$3,445,994$112,021$480,093$350,0002—$103,031$191,305

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008 reported a distributable amount of $187K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Northern Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $50K (2021) → $40K (2025)

  • Mark Scott

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $24K (2019) → $24K (2025)

  • Martin Margulies

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $25K (2019) → $24K (2025)

  • Ryan Ratner Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $24K (2019) → $24K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: The Northern Trust Company (2019–2020) — 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

Northern Trust Company — Trustee: $40KNorthern Trust CompanyTrustee$40KMartin Margulies — Board Member: $24KMartin MarguliesBoard Member$24KRyan Ratner ESQ — Board Member: $24KRyan Ratner ESQBoard Member$24KMark Scott — Board Member: $24KMark ScottBoard Member$24K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Northern Trust Company (Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008

How large is Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008?

Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008 reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $98K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $187K (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.

Where does Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008 operate?

Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008 has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008's EIN?

Looby Family Foundation Dated March 27 2008's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0593883. 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

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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