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The Church Home

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-0915453 Website

The organization provides pastoral care services and benevolent support to seniors associated with the montgomery place retirement community or associated with the diocese of chicago in order to enhance their spiritual health and quality of life.

The Church Home at a glance

In short: The Church Home gave $66K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $66K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$66,000
-54.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$66,000
-8.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$66,000
Total assets
$8,735,862
-0.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Church Home funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Clergy Relief Society (Episcopal Diocese of Chicago): $66KClergy Relief Society(Episcopal Diocese of Chicago)$66K

The largest 2025 recipient was Clergy Relief Society (Episcopal Diocese of Chicago) ($66K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K8$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 8 grants of 9 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Chicago

How The Church Home gives

  • Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $152K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $66K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Clergy Relief Society (Episcopal Diocese of Chicago) Chicago, ILTo Individuals in Need Outreach and Assistance$66,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$8,735,862$327,041$666,677$66,0001$325,887
2024$8,764,243$618,386$473,304$144,6732$613,132
2023$8,381,126$42,881$452,847$152,1442$41,578
2022$8,125,888$-84,544$495,641$142,1442$-85,419
2021$9,444,056$288,753$380,798$95,8172$288,193
2020$8,208,306$214,909$335,225$76,2002$211,660
2019$8,276,711$211,561$325,228$24,6991$207,392

About The Church Home

Based on IRS filings

The Church Home is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $66K. Net investment income was $326K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Church Home is led by Michael M. McGarry, Former President, CEO & Montgomery Place since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael M. McGarry

    Former President, CEO & Montgomery Place

    Mp - President & CEO → President, CEO & Montgomery Place, 2023

    President, CEO & Montgomery Place → Former President, CEO & Montgomery Place, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morag Fullilove

    Chair

    Board Chair - → Board Chair, 2023

    Board Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Constance Bonbrest

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory L. Gleason

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Board Chair - → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Williamson

    Vice Chair

    Secretary & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Clark

    CFO & Montgomery Place

    Chief Financial Officer → Mp - Chief Financial Officer, 2022

    Mp - Chief Financial Officer → CFO & Montgomery Place, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Stewart

    Board Member & Board Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Palmer

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Mullahy

    Assisstant Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Suzanne Dutcher (2019–2024) — Board Vice Chair
  • Former: Doug Hoffman (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Juroe (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: John Segal (2019) — Board Member

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 The Church Home

How much does The Church Home give each year?

The Church Home gave $66K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $145K across 2 grants.

How large is The Church Home?

The Church Home reported $8.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $327K.

Where does The Church Home operate?

The Church Home has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is The Church Home's EIN?

The Church Home's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-0915453. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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