S Orville Ryan Family Foundation
S Orville Ryan 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 $104K in total assets. In 2025, it made $28 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $872.
S Orville Ryan Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $103,965
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $872
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $28
- -99.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $28
- -99.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who S Orville Ryan Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How S Orville Ryan Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 100% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 0% 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $25K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy College Quincy, IL | Programming and Production | $10,000 |
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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 | $103,965 | $872 | $28 | — | — | $28 | $872 | $6,330 |
| 2024 | $103,121 | $880 | $10,815 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,415 | $480 | $6,240 |
| 2023 | $113,056 | $989 | $6,550 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,800 | $239 | $6,350 |
| 2022 | $118,617 | $40,793 | $8,821 | $8,821 | 1 | $8,821 | $793 | $4,909 |
| 2021 | $86,645 | $681 | $6,040 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,527 | $168 | $5,204 |
| 2020 | $92,004 | $953 | $11,140 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $390 | $5,425 |
| 2019 | $102,191 | $1,129 | $25,915 | $25,000 | 1 | — | $679 | $5,998 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, S Orville Ryan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
S Orville Ryan Family Foundation is led by Richard O. Ryan, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard O. Ryan
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kiera R. Kelly
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Susan M. Dye
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Zachary Gietl
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
William M. Elsbury
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about S Orville Ryan Family Foundation
How large is S Orville Ryan Family Foundation?
S Orville Ryan Family Foundation reported $104K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $28 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (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.
Where does S Orville Ryan Family Foundation operate?
S Orville Ryan Family Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is S Orville Ryan Family Foundation's EIN?
S Orville Ryan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4157632. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 5, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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