Pucci Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-3092220

Pucci Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $58.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $275K. Net investment income was $2.0M.

Pucci Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Pucci Family Foundation gave $275K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$275,000
+20.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$68,750
+20.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$75,000
Total assets
$58,326,446
-0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (91% 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 Pucci Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Fox River Valley Hunt Association: $100KFox River Valley HuntAssociation$100KHooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society (HARPS): $100KHooved Animal Rescue &Protection Society (HARPS)$100KChicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo: $50KChicago Zoological Society -Brookfield Zoo$50KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: $25KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospital$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fox River Valley Hunt Association ($100K). Together the top 4 received $275K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K1$50–100K9$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 19 (47%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

BarringtonElizabethBrookfieldMemphisChicagoEast TroyKenoshaOntarioHarlingenLexington

How Pucci Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 149% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 124% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$100K$200K$300K$400K6 grants2019 6 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $111K (2022) to $356K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $275K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fox River Valley Hunt Association Elizabeth, ILGeneral Support$100,000
Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society (HARPS) Barrington, ILGeneral Support$100,000
Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo Brookfield, ILGeneral Support$50,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNGeneral Support$25,000
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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$58,326,446$2,592,095$2,479,287$275,0004$1,425,629$1,996,595$1,150,948
2024$58,808,270$923,448$2,576,221$227,5004$1,458,071$238,695$1,165,418
2023$59,560,727$1,715,685$2,756,574$226,0004$1,607,924$782,917$1,142,955
2022$60,367,370$2,139,277$2,619,325$110,5003$1,417,472$1,746,591$1,151,863
2021$63,230,645$420,935$3,174,465$345,5004$1,901,251$54,178$1,267,989
2020$64,206,288$780,988$2,667,914$319,4106—$378,953$1,237,012
2019$64,844,889$1,003,609$3,219,293$356,0006—$600,174$1,429,182

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pucci Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pucci Family Foundation is led by Dawn Davis, Vice Chairman & President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dawn Davis

    Vice Chairman & President

    Chairman, President & Director → President & Director, 2020

    President & Director → Vice Chairman & President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $20K (2019) → $20K (2025)

  • Caryl Pucci Rettaliata

    Chairman

    Chairman & Director → Co-Chairman & Director, 2024

    Co-Chairman & Director → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • A Robert Abboud

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $20K (2019) → $20K (2025)

  • Lester McKeever Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $20K (2019) → $20K (2025)

  • Richard Davis

    Treasurer & Director

    Director → Treasurer & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $20K (2019) → $116K (2025)

  • JR Davis III

    Vice President & Secretary

    Director → Vice President & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $20K (2019) → $20K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: JR Davis (2023–2024) — Co-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer & Director
  • Former: J. R. Davis (2019–2022) — Co-Chair, Treasurer & Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Richard Davis — Treasurer & Director: $116KRichard DavisTreasurer & Director$116KDawn Davis — Vice Chairman & President: $20KDawn DavisVice Chairman & President$20KJR Davis III — Vice President & Secretary: $20KJR Davis IIIVice President & Secretary$20KA Robert Abboud — Director: $20KA Robert AbboudDirector$20KLester McKeever — Director: $20KLester McKeeverDirector$20K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $116K, to Richard Davis (Treasurer & Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Pucci Family Foundation

How much does Pucci Family Foundation give each year?

Pucci Family Foundation gave $275K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $228K across 4 grants.

What is Pucci Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Pucci Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $75,000, and its average grant was $68,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Pucci Family Foundation give grants?

Pucci Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Tennessee (9%).

Does Pucci Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Pucci Family 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 Pucci Family Foundation?

Pucci Family Foundation reported $58.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Pucci Family Foundation's EIN?

Pucci Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3092220. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)

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