UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 32-0178999

To raise funds and contribute the proceeds of the said funds to various reputable charities.

UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund at a glance

In short: UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund gave $68K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $34K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$67,500
+22.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$33,750
-38.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$33,750
Total assets
$26,143
-30.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

March of Dimes: $58KMarch of Dimes$58KUFCW Region 8 Disaster Relief Fund: $10KUFCW Region 8 Disaster ReliefFund$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was March of Dimes ($58K). Together the top 2 received $68K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ArlingtonChicagoBuena ParkHonolulu

How UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund gives

  • Giving grew 69% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $68K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $68K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
March of Dimes Arlington, VATo Further the Mission of the Organization.$57,500
UFCW Region 8 Disaster Relief Fund Buena Park, CATo Further the Mission of the Organization.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$26,143$57,678$69,201$67,5002
2024$37,666$54,590$56,646$55,0001
2023$39,722$61,421$66,883$65,0002
2022$45,184$55,459$41,106$40,0001
2021$30,831$26,321$5,473$5,000Total only
2020$9,983$5,855$60,214$60,0001
2019$64,342$56,363$65,326$65,0001

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund

Based on IRS filings

UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $68K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund is led by Robert O'Toole, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert O'Toole

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Villarreal

    Treasurer

    Treasurer - New → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Weiss - New

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Belzey - Past

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Jonathan Willigman - Past (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Richard Belzey - New (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Jonathan Willigman (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Kenneth Urzedowski (2019–2020) — Secretary - Past
  • Former: Edwin Morales (2019) — Treasurer - Past

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 UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund

How much does UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund give each year?

UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund gave $68K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $55K across 1 grant.

How large is UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund?

UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund reported $26K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $58K.

What is UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund?

UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $26K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund operate?

UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund has awarded grants in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Virginia.

What is UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund's EIN?

UFCW Local 1546 Charity Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-0178999. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 17, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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