J Edward Mahoney Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and says its giving is limited to organisations it has preselected, so this is a relationship-led route rather than an open application.
- If your work touches animal welfare, education, youth services, counselling, equestrian therapy or community pools, it is worth seeking an introduction through someone who knows the foundation rather than writing in cold.
- Its typical grant band is $13,000 to $55,000, with a median of $25,000 and half its grants at $25,000 or less, so a modest request in that range fits its usual pattern, although its largest grant was $75,000.
- Organisations it has funded before received 73% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing, so a first approach should aim to build a relationship over time; its grants have mainly gone to Illinois and Florida, though no geographic focus is stated.
- The filing gives no timing guidance, so avoid planning around any particular date until you have had a conversation with the foundation.
Overview
J Edward Mahoney Foundation is a US private foundation based in Homer Glen, IL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across the grants recorded in the filings, the foundation has supported a mix of charitable organisations, including animal welfare groups, schools, youth services, counselling services, equestrian therapy, and community pool organisations. Stated purposes include animal welfare and spay/neuter clinics, education, youth services, counselling, and pool support; many awards are recorded as general operating funds or operating expenses. The grant record therefore shows support for organisations working with animals, education and local community services, as well as flexible operating support. The filing describes its giving as limited to preselected charitable organisations, but does not set out broader subject-area priorities or eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 73% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 29 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 73% of grant dollars went to organisations J Edward Mahoney Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Second Story Foundation · General operating funds$50,0002025 tax year
- Marist High School · Education$40,0002025 tax year
- Humane Society Spay and Neuter Program · spay/neuter clinics$25,0002025 tax year
- Guilhaus · General operating funds$25,0002025 tax year
- Friends of the Pool · Pool$25,0002025 tax year
- Stray Haven · Animal welfare$20,0002025 tax year
- Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy · General operating funds$20,0002025 tax year
- TLC Animal Shelter · roof replacement$20,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Cody J Geijer — Trustee
- John J Gonczy — Trustee
- Nicole M Rumpf — Trustee
- Jennifer L Green — Executive Director
- Julianne Geijer — Trustee
- Michael D Hughes — Trustee
- Margaret A Schwartz — Trustee
- Rosemary Duke — Trustee
- Mary Ann Mahoney — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $351,877 | $270,000 | $5,956,057 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $457,551 | $368,000 | $6,382,695 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $340,516 | $245,000 | $6,985,257 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Homer Glen, IL
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Homer Glen, IL