Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 90-0103956

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$5.7M

-5.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$516K

+18.2% YoY

Grant Count

75

+10.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+7.2% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

27states
+19 more states

Cities

ArlingtonAustinBaltimoreBeavertonBerkeleyBostonBozemanBreaBrooklynCedar FallsCentenialCentennialChicagoChicoChinoColomaConoverDe PereDenverDurham

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$265K$529K$794K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,727,637$6,026,185$6,442,937
Revenue$334,161$134,030$262,545
Expenses$632,709$550,782$686,813
Qualifying Distributions$515,500$436,140$567,500
Net Investment Income$135,106$19,489$69,272
Distributable Amount$463,113$415,897$439,602

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$142K$284K$426K$568K62 grants202061 grants202180 grants202268 grants202375 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE …$45KDEPAUL UNIVERSITY$25KNORTHWOODS ALLIANCE$25KTROUT UNLIMITED$24KLAND O'LAKES ARTS$19KNATIONAL RESOURCES DEFEN…$19KNATIONAL ABORTION FEDERA…$17KBRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE$15KWILDERNESS WATCH$15KYELLOWSTONE TO YUKON CON…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

248<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHARLES B SETHNESSPRESIDENT/DIR1
MARY R SETHNESSVICE PRES/DIR1
NORMAN A RYANTREASURER/DIR0.1
RANDALL ROMEISECRETARY/DIR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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