Senica Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Galena, IL EIN: 84-4086863

Senica Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Galena, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $881 in total assets. In 2025, it made $469 in qualifying distributions.

Senica Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$881
+0.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$469
-94.4% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$469
-95.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$469
-95.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Senica Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

OttawaPeruAshevilleDubuqueFranklinGastoniaSenecaTremontLombardPrinceton

How Senica Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 173% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 3 grants2020 6 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $9K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Asheville North Carolina Nazarene Church Asheville, NCTo invest in the community by supporting faith based events and organizations.$8,066
The Clarity Clinic Dubuque, IASupporting the community through youth development & healthy living.$1,200
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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$881$469$469——$469—$43
2024$881$8,400$9,666$9,2662$9,666—$95
2023$2,147$2,503$3,510$3,5002$3,509$2$131
2022$3,154$3$300——$300$3—
2021$3,451$3$3,713$3,3986$3,713$3—
2020$7,161$5,000$2,549$2,2503———
2019$5,000$5,000$290—————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Senica Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $43 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Senica Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nathan Senica

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda Zeman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Senica

    Director

    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 Senica Family Foundation

How large is Senica Family Foundation?

Senica Family Foundation reported $881 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $469 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $43 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Senica Family Foundation?

Senica Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Galena, IL. It holds $881 in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Senica Family Foundation operate?

Senica Family Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee.

What is Senica Family Foundation's EIN?

Senica Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4086863. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 6, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)

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