Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Po Box Chicag, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $375K. Net investment income was $392K.
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation gave $375K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $94K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $375,360
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $93,840
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $93,840
- Total assets
- $7,407,416
- -4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salvation Army Legal Department ($113K). Together the top 4 received $375K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 12 grants of 20 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $280K (2021) to $438K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $375K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army Legal Department Hoffman Estates, IL | General Support | $112,608 |
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | General Support | $112,608 |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | General Support | $75,072 |
| Cradle Society Evanston, IL | General Support | $75,072 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,407,416 | $435,386 | $498,050 | $375,360 | 4 | $449,635 | $392,083 | $471,275 |
| 2024 | $7,776,226 | $816,885 | $492,898 | $362,986 | 4 | $417,353 | $754,179 | $429,728 |
| 2023 | $7,165,856 | $455,700 | $527,496 | $415,836 | 4 | $474,529 | $461,953 | $421,678 |
| 2022 | $7,239,326 | $635,287 | $471,851 | $368,960 | 4 | $434,032 | $728,664 | $480,908 |
| 2021 | $7,075,782 | $346,061 | $377,473 | $279,740 | 4 | — | $344,596 | $425,921 |
| 2020 | $7,107,560 | $645,422 | $515,832 | $438,070 | 4 | — | $688,420 | $394,367 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $471K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation is led by Northern Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Northern Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$72K (2020) → $100K (2025)
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Northern Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation
How much does Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation give each year?
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation gave $375K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $363K across 4 grants.
What is Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $93,840, and its average grant was $93,840, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation give grants?
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 70% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (30%).
Does Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation?
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $450K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $471K (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 Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1827055. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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