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Marquette Catholic High School Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Alton, IL EIN: 26-0475626 Website

This foundation will raise money to support the complete activities of marquette catholic high school, alton, Illinois. The primary purpose is to make the education affordable to all students in grades 9-12.

Marquette Catholic High School Foundation at a glance

In short: Marquette Catholic High School Foundation gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,964
-4.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,964
-4.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,964
Total assets
$693,297
+16.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Marquette Catholic High School Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Marquette High School: $21KMarquette High School$21K

The largest 2025 recipient was Marquette High School ($21K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Alton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2025) to $119K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Marquette High School Alton, ILFinancial Assistance to Catholic High School$20,964
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$693,297$146,029$28,780$20,9641$85,044
2024$595,310$6,551$29,884$21,9121$5,573
2023$555,591$-20,678$54,072$46,3972$-23,056
2022$566,704$301,819$3,517——$298,963
2021$629,930$203,107$119,863$119,2332$93,564
2020$485,596$23,003$17,505———

About Marquette Catholic High School Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Marquette Catholic High School Foundation is a public charity, based in Alton, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $693K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $21K. Net investment income was $85K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Marquette Catholic High School Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lisa Hayes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Fitzgerald

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Heintz

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Fitzgerald

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward A. Jacobs

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Zerwas

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Dean Heneghan (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Stephan (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Roberts (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Norma Bellcoff (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Peter Tassinari (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: William Kessler (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dwight Werts (2020) — Director
  • Former: Linda Chapman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mark E. Kratschmer (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Marquette Catholic High School Foundation

How much does Marquette Catholic High School Foundation give each year?

Marquette Catholic High School Foundation gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $22K across 1 grant.

How large is Marquette Catholic High School Foundation?

Marquette Catholic High School Foundation reported $693K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $146K.

Where does Marquette Catholic High School Foundation operate?

Marquette Catholic High School Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Marquette Catholic High School Foundation's EIN?

Marquette Catholic High School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0475626. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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