Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-6075031
HealthMental health careCommunity and economic developmentHousing development

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $251K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $15K.

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW at a glance

In short: Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW gave $12K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,458
+6.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,115
+6.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,336
Total assets
$251,460
-0.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (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.

Who Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Mercy Health Development Foundation: $6KMercy Health DevelopmentFoundation$6KRocvale Children's Home: $3KRocvale Children's Home$3KHighview Retirement Home: $2KHighview Retirement Home$2KRosecrance Foundation: $2KRosecrance Foundation$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mercy Health Development Foundation ($6K). Together the top 4 received $12K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

RockfordLoves ParkRockton

How Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW gives

  • Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% 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$10K$20K$30K4 grants2020 0 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $27K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mercy Health Development Foundation Rockford, ILProgram Support$6,229
Rocvale Children's Home Loves Park, ILProgram Support$3,115
Highview Retirement Home Rockton, ILProgram Support$1,557
Rosecrance Foundation Rockford, ILProgram Support$1,557
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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$251,460$18,400$19,279$12,4584$15,685$15,084$16,063
2024$252,443$18,403$17,972$11,6994$14,696$15,325$15,455
2023$252,124$13,851$19,638$13,7754$16,564$10,833$14,489
2022$257,859$10,633$33,771$27,4724$30,383$7,396$16,006
2021$281,211$34,596$6,782——$3,137$31,172$18,334
2020$253,362$37,283$18,400$12,4244—$34,217$15,810

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW's only listed officer is BMO Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2023 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • BMO Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2023) → $6K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: BMO Harris Bank N A (2020–2022) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

BMO Bank N a — Trustee: $6KBMO Bank N aTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to BMO Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW

How much does Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW give each year?

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW gave $12K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 4 grants.

What is Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW's typical grant size?

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW's median grant in 2025 was $2,336, and its average grant was $3,115, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW give grants?

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rockford, IL (2 grants).

Does Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (4 grants).

How large is Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW?

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW reported $251K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (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 Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW?

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $251K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW's EIN?

Mary Horsman Underwood Memlfund TW's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6075031. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 26, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 19, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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