Private Foundation

MARY AND CHARLES SETHNESS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

MARY AND CHARLES SETHNESS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, of NORTHBROOK, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.5M in revenue, $731K in expenses, $7.0M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 436 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.9M.

EIN: 900103956 NORTHBROOK, IL Private Independent Foundations NTEE: T22 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$5.5M

Total Expenses$731K

Total Assets$7.0M

Grants Given436

Grant Total$2.9M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

NEW YORK, NY · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$45,000

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

$5,000 UNRESTRICTED;$25,000 SCHOLARSHIPS

$30,000

WILDERNESS WATCH

MISSOULA, MT · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$25,000

NORTHWOODS ALLIANCE

CONOVER, WI · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$25,000

LAND O'LAKES ARTS

LAND OLAKES, WI · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$22,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/DIR Charles B Sethness

VICE PRES/DIR Mary R Sethness

TREASURER/DIR Norman A Ryan

SECRETARY/DIR Randall Romei

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED

$2,464,140 400 grants

$5,000 UNRESTRICTED;$20,000 SCHOLARSHIPS

$75,000 3 grants

ACE INTERNATIONALIZATION LAB

$50,000 2 grants

$5,000 UNRESTRICTED;$25,000 SCHOLARSHIPS

$30,000 1 grant

FEED OUR RURAL KIDS

$30,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$5.5M	$731K	$7.0M
2024	$334K	$633K	$5.7M
2023	$134K	$551K	$6.0M
2022	$263K	$687K	$6.4M
2021	$805K	$571K	$6.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $805K to $5.5M (+587%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.0M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, IA, and 4 other states.

AZCACODCFLIAIDILKSMA

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