CUSHING FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $10.1M · expenses $8.7M · assets $164.3M

Also known as
C/O ROBERT T NAPIER HARRISON LLP
EIN
46-1636778
Address
333 W WACKER DR STE 1700, CHICAGO, IL 60606-1247
NTEE code
T22
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
October 2013 (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
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Michael J Cushing TRUSTEE2013-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING Trustee1 $0-- $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING Trustee1 $0-- $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J CUSHING TRUSTEE0 $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.

2025 · 56 grants to organizations · $8.1M
2024 · 18 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2023 · 9 grants to organizations · $690K
2022 · 21 grants to organizations · $466K
2021 · 6 grants to organizations · $325K
2020 · 17 grants to organizations · $128K
2019 · 14 grants to organizations · $106K
2018 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 8 grants to individuals · $100K
2017 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 6 grants to individuals · $95K
2016 · 4 grants to organizations · $85K
2015 · 3 grants to organizations · $126K
2014 · 2 grants to organizations · $101K
2013 · 1 grant to organizations · $25K

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.

2025 · 1 contributor · $2.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $2,475,060$2,475,060 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 2 contributors · $3.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $2,398,889$2,398,889 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $1,200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 4 contributors · $148.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
4 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $130,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
1 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $11,738,734$11,738,734 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $3,474,464$3,474,464 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
3 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $3,441,394$3,441,394 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $851K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $561,301$561,301 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $290,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 2 contributors · $590K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $339,889$339,889 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $7.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $7,404,406$7,404,406 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $1.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL J CUSHING Person CHICAGO, IL $1,723,863$1,723,863 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · 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
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,070,260$8,749,375 $164,308,363$164,308,363 $2,475,060- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,327,241$1,397,391 $162,987,478$162,987,478 $3,598,889- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,055,068$775,843 $151,057,628$151,057,628 $148,654,592- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$984,790$562,722 $12,051,140$12,051,140 $851,301- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,217,123$402,894 $11,629,072$11,629,072 $589,889- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,303,532$160,212 $10,814,843$10,814,843 $7,404,406- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,791,718$115,040 $3,671,523$3,671,523 $1,723,863- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,078$118,468 $1,994,845$1,994,845 -- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,432$106,321 $2,019,235$2,019,235 -- ---
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,260$96,408 $1,894,124$1,894,124 -- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,473$140,359 $1,928,530$1,928,530 -- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,837$111,906 $1,995,412$1,995,412 -- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,012$33,658 $2,022,354$2,022,354 -- $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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KLAFF FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $11,145,431$19,251,464 Director$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BAYER FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $5,961,949$1,478,578 PRES/SEC/TREAS/DIR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
WALDER FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $8,972,601$32,011,208 SR PROGRAM DIRECTOR$256,974 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
ZARPET FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $15,305,398$6,234,916 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SCANLAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $6,359,870$17,504,486 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LEFKOFSKY FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $10,721,325$8,530,741 DIRECTOR$114,792 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
KAVANAUGH FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $11,281,793$1,072,173 Director$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
THE PRITZKER PUCKER FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $16,145,803$15,388,865 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$394,102 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MCCORMACK FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONILT22 $14,003,898$1,044,637 TRUSTEE$10,079 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BELLICK FOUNDATIONILT22 $9,443,233$416,147 DIRECTOR, TREAS & SEC$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HIS FIRST FOUNDATIONILT22 $6,401,023$1,233,426 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
CAPTAIN DAVES FOUNDATIONILT22 $17,650,257$715,414 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HALSTED A&A FOUNDATIONILT22 $12,123,822$2,307,284 DIRECTOR & SECRETARY$12,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE WALSH FOUNDATIONILT22 $16,889,528$13,281,395 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WANXIANG USA FOUNDATION INCILT22 $15,672,770$2,255,680 PRESIDENT$68,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JOHN P CALAMOS SR FOUNDATIONILT22 $8,211,123$1,042,567 CO-TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THOMAS J WATSON FOUNDATION TRILT22 $10,823,045$6,267,841 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$619,597 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JANET PRINDLE SEIDLER FOUNDATIONILT22 $15,259,193$491,962 CO-TRUSTEE$91,902 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JOANNE W GUANTT CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONILT22 $8,658,176$4,387,564 TRUSTEE$531,259 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DOROTHEA BERGGREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONILT22 $8,163,634$4,360,945 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM BEAU WRIGLEY JR FOUNDATION INCILT22 $10,013,167$9,112 CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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CORWITH FUNDILT22 $14,693,270$170,315 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
JAMES & LISA LILLIE CHARITABLE Private foundation$2,898,4532 12017–2017 LILLIE FAMILY FOUNDATION
Hamill Family Foundation Private foundation$480,3402 12024–2024 THE CARWYTHEN CHARITABLE TRUST
THE PRUET FOUNDATION Private foundation$40,0001 12018–2018 MANNING FAMILY FOUNDATION
DAYTON FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$12,0411 12016–2016 MATHILE FAMILY FOUNDATION
REBENSDORF FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$2001 12023–2023 ERATH FAMILY FOUNDATION

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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.

2025 · Form 990PF · $8,749,375 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,085,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,085,000 92.4%
Fees: other professional $441,174 5.0%
Taxes $223,201 2.6%
Total$8,749,375100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $1,397,391 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,068,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,068,000 76.4%
Fees: other professional $235,080 16.8%
Taxes $94,311 6.7%
Total$1,397,391100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $775,843 spent · pay $0 · grants $690,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $690,000 88.9%
Fees: other professional $85,538 11.0%
Other expenses $168 0.0%
Taxes $137 0.0%
Total$775,843100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $562,722 spent · pay $0 · grants $466,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $466,300 82.9%
Fees: other professional $82,157 14.6%
Taxes $14,265 2.5%
Total$562,722100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $402,894 spent · pay $0 · grants $325,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $325,000 80.7%
Fees: other professional $77,894 19.3%
Total$402,894100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $160,212 spent · pay $0 · grants $128,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $128,000 79.9%
Fees: other professional $32,183 20.1%
Taxes $29 0.0%
Total$160,212100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $115,040 spent · pay $0 · grants $105,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $105,500 91.7%
Fees: other professional $7,888 6.9%
Taxes $1,652 1.4%
Total$115,040100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $118,468 spent · pay $0 · grants $100,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $100,000 84.4%
Taxes $10,577 8.9%
Fees: other professional $7,843 6.6%
Other expenses $48 0.0%
Total$118,468100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $106,321 spent · pay $0 · grants $95,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $95,000 89.4%
Fees: other professional $9,170 8.6%
Taxes $2,136 2.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$106,321100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $96,408 spent · pay $0 · grants $85,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $85,000 88.2%
Fees: other professional $9,011 9.3%
Taxes $2,382 2.5%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$96,408100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $140,359 spent · pay $0 · grants $126,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $126,250 89.9%
Fees: other professional $8,917 6.4%
Taxes $2,917 2.1%
Fees: legal $2,246 1.6%
Other expenses $29 0.0%
Total$140,359100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $111,906 spent · pay $0 · grants $101,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $101,250 90.5%
Fees: other professional $6,497 5.8%
Other expenses $2,655 2.4%
Taxes $1,504 1.3%
Total$111,906100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $33,658 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $25,000 74.3%
Fees: other professional $7,839 23.3%
Taxes $819 2.4%
Total$33,658100%

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