The Allyn Foundation Inc
Naperville, IL · EIN 23-7025589. Reported 393 grants totalling $1,740,000 to 126 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Allyn Foundation Inc checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations The Allyn Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 11 grants totalling $36,000 to them. That is 3% of the $1,208,000 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co | community foundation | Florida | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way Suncoast Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Rodman for Kids Inc | grantmaking organization | Massachusetts | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $15,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $62,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $62,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wellness House | Hinsdale, IL | $48,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | $37,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Chicago, IL | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $31,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $28,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Community House - Charlie's Gift | Hinsdale, IL | $28,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| All Faiths Food Bank | Sarasota, FL | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pillars Community Health | La Grange, IL | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Home and Aid Society | Chicago, IL | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ray Graham Association | Lisle, IL | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Brookfield Zoo | Brookfield, IL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Washington, DC | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Lung Association | Osceola, WI | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Boone, IA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mothers Helping Mothers | Sarasota, FL | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Teach for America | Boston, MA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Open Arms Free Clinic | Elkhorn, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hermitage Artist Retreat | Englewood, FL | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago, IL | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Washington, DC | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Bread | East Boston, MA | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Talk About Curing Autism | Irvine, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alive Center | Naperville, IL | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Downers Grove, IL | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lurie Children's Foundation | Carol Stream, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northshore University Health System | Evanston, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Fed'n of America | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sarasota Orchestra | Sarasota, FL | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way Suncoast | Tampa, FL | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban Gateways | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Forty Carrots Family Center | Sarasota, FL | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hadley Institute for the Blind | Winnetka, IL | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heartland Alliance | Chicago, IL | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City on the Hill Youth Foundation | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Giving Tree | Boxford, MA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dupage Children's Museum | Naperville, IL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Save the Children | Washington, DC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center | Elkhorn, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children First | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast | Osprey, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Evanston | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital | Carol Stream, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northwestern Settlement | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Wetlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tidewell Hospice Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mspca - Nevin's Farm | Methuen, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Purdue Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ucp Seguin | Cicero, IL | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless | Boston, MA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wedu PBS | Tampa, FL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Associated Colleges of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida | Sarasota, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Venice Symphony Orchestra | Venice, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Venice Theatre | Venice, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Lung Association | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Americares | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aurora University | Aurora, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marie Selby Botanical Gardens | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mote Marine | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Teach for America | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Kishwauketoe | Williams Bay, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lisle Township Food Pantry | Lisle, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Hope | Lake Forest, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heartland Human Care Services | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hidden Acres Safe Haven | Dowagiac, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hinsdale Hospital Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Library Foundation of Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naperville Park District | Naperville, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rodman for Kids | Foxborough, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wedu | Tampa, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| WGBH | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assoc for Prevention of Family Violence | Elkhorn, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emmaus Inc | Haverhill, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essex County Habitat for Humanity | Danvers, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harborcov | Chelsea, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Southern Florida | Sarasota, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteer Center of New Trier Township | Winnetka, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Citizens Inn | Peabody, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harbor Cov | Chelsea, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pettengill House | Amesbury, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
100 of 126 (79%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 87%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 250 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | $435,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 94 | $405,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 66 | $270,000 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 65 | $290,000 | $4,000 |
| 2025 | 67 | $340,000 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
46% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Allyn Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 9 Westmoreland Lane, Naperville, IL, 60540. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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