McDermott Family Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-3499983

McDermott Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 6 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $24K.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$57K

+1542.3% YoY

Grant Count

6

+500.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+173.7% YoY

About McDermott Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

McDermott Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 6 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $24K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

CambridgeChicagoChicagpEvanstonPrincetonRichardson

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$17K$33K$50K$67K2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$32,366$9,381
Revenue$28,096$27,153$1,080
Expenses$60,462$4,168$4,140
Qualifying Distributions$57,546$3,593$3,580
Net Investment Income$24,199$22,382
Distributable Amount$1,077$2,465$2,833

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$14K$29K$43K$57K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20226 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2023

Shirley Ryan Abilitylab$23KNorthwestern University$18KParkinson Voice Project$6KUniveristy of Chicago$6KPrinceton University$2KHarvard Univeristy$2K

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$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 2023 IRS filing

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Robert B McDermottPresident
Sarah JaicksTreasurer

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

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