Private Foundation

FRED SAYS

Based in CHICAGO, IL, FRED SAYS operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $32K in revenue, $114K in expenses, $1.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 30 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $667K.

EIN: 455142943 CHICAGO, IL Single Organization Support NTEE: T11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$32K
Total Expenses$114K
Total Assets$1.1M
Grants Given30
Grant Total$667K
Filing Years2020–2025

Where $100 goes at Fred Says

How Fred Says divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $91 for programs

$91
Fred Says makes donations to youth focused HIV charities selected for their efforts and efficacy by the executive director
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Fred Says

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Sometimes funds new orgs 38% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

MAGIC CITY ACCEPTANCE ACADEMY
HOMEWOOD, AL · 2025
TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES
$25,000
CENTER ON HALSTED
CHICAGO, IL · 2025
TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES
$20,000
GENDERCOOL
HIGHLAND PARK, IL · 2025
TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES
$16,600
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
WASHINGTON, DC · 2025
TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES
$10,000
TEST POSITIVE AWARE NETWORK
CHICAGO, IL · 2025
TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 30 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Babafemi O Taiwo
BOARD MEMBER Brad Gerber
SECRETARY Christina Garofalo Bonifacio
BOARD MEMBER John Garofalo
TREASURER Lisa Kuhns
PRESIDENT Robert Garofalo

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Top Grant Purposes

Fundraising & Sponsorship
$667,433 30 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $32K $114K $1.1M
2024 $549K $259K $1.2M
2023 $500K $324K $932K
2022 $530K $150K $756K
2020 $9K $12K $22K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9K to $32K (+274%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, CA, DC, IL, MA, NY, and 1 other state.

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