JAMES AND CATHERINE DENNY FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-08; covers tax years 2018–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $612K · expenses $1.4M · assets $5.1M

EIN
36-7067862
Address
180 N STETSON AVE STE 2550, CHICAGO, IL 60601-6778
NTEE code
T70 Federated Giving Programs (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File, as T70Z)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
July 1994 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James M Denny TRUSTEE/P/T2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Catherine M Denny TRUSTEE/P/T2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
CATHERINE M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
CATHERINE M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
CATHERINE M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
CATHERINE M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
CATHERINE M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
CATHERINE M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01
CATHERINE M DENNY TRUSTEE/P/T0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 40 grants to organizations · $1.4M
2023 · 29 grants to organizations · $746K
2022 · 38 grants to organizations · $600K
2021 · 44 grants to organizations · $993K
2020 · 49 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2019 · 50 grants to organizations · $2.7M
2018 · 38 grants to organizations · $804K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $243K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES M DENNY Person WINNETKA, IL $242,900$242,900 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $425K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 James M Denny Person Winnetka, IL $425,217$425,217 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2019 · 2 contributors · $610K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES M DENNY Person CHICAGO, IL $489,814$489,814 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2 TWO RIVERS LLC Organization or other CHICAGO, IL $120,092$120,092 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 2 contributors · $360K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 TWO RIVERS LLC Organization or other CHICAGO, IL $233,093$233,093 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
1 JAMES M DENNY Person CHICAGO, IL $127,001$127,001 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$612,102$1,433,277 $5,141,066$5,141,066 $242,900- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,905$811,627 $5,766,005$5,766,005 $0- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$559,930$648,103 $6,433,895$6,433,895 $425,217- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,605,651$1,036,780 $6,521,299$6,521,299 $1,197,481- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$279,065$2,509,821 $5,953,368$5,953,368 $0- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$900,969$2,822,732 $8,184,124$8,184,124 $609,906- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$931,003$934,376 $10,105,900$10,105,900 $360,095- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOISILT70 $607,038$285,196 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T70, revenue within 2x, same state
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELORSILT70 $694,533$834,571 MANAGER OF O$108,382 Same NTEE code T70, revenue within 2x, same state
NETTELHORST PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATIONILT70 $404,738$303,728 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T70, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $1,433,277 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,386,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,386,500 96.7%
Fees: accounting $23,491 1.6%
Fees: other professional $23,081 1.6%
Taxes $189 0.0%
Other expenses $16 0.0%
Total$1,433,277100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $811,627 spent · pay $0 · grants $746,378 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $746,378 92.0%
Fees: other professional $37,985 4.7%
Fees: accounting $25,358 3.1%
Taxes $1,661 0.2%
Other expenses $245 0.0%
Total$811,627100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $648,103 spent · pay $0 · grants $599,592 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $599,592 92.5%
Fees: accounting $41,151 6.3%
Fees: other professional $7,188 1.1%
Taxes $157 0.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$648,103100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,036,780 spent · pay $0 · grants $992,990 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $992,990 95.8%
Fees: accounting $35,445 3.4%
Fees: other professional $8,201 0.8%
Taxes $128 0.0%
Other expenses $16 0.0%
Total$1,036,780100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,509,821 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,454,637 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,454,637 97.8%
Fees: accounting $47,049 1.9%
Fees: other professional $8,018 0.3%
Other expenses $107 0.0%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$2,509,821100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $2,822,732 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,704,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,704,700 95.8%
Taxes $75,071 2.7%
Fees: accounting $32,068 1.1%
Fees: other professional $10,893 0.4%
Total$2,822,732100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $934,376 spent · pay $0 · grants $803,795 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $803,795 86.0%
Taxes $70,151 7.5%
Fees: accounting $39,888 4.3%
Fees: other professional $20,542 2.2%
Total$934,376100%

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