Private Foundation

CHARLES F AND ESTHER M FRYE FOUNDATION

CHARLES F AND ESTHER M FRYE FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $134K revenue, $204K expenses, $2.6M total assets. IRS filings disclose 164 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $941K.

EIN: 656303071 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$134K

Total Expenses$204K

Total Assets$2.6M

Grants Given164

Grant Total$941K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

HANDY INC

FT LAUDERDALE, FL · 2024

HELPING ABUSED NEGLECTED

$10,000

BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC

FT LAUDERDALE, FL · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,000

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,000

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

CORAQL GABLES, FL · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,000

JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

HOLLYWOOD, FL · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 164 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Northern Trust Company

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL

$731,500 128 grants

GENERAL SUPPORT

$196,250 34 grants

HELPING ABUSED NEGLECTED

$10,000 1 grant

NSU ART MUSEUM

$3,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$134K	$204K	$2.6M
2024	$40K	$167K	$2.7M
2023	$106K	$185K	$2.8M
2022	$239K	$215K	$2.9M
2021	$139K	$203K	$2.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $139K to $134K (-3%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, FL, GA, IL, NY, VA.

DCFLGAILNYVA

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