Farley Family Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity without an existing invitation should not send it a proposal.
- Its grants go to a varied mix of schools, healthcare and social-service charities, a museum, housing organisations, wildlife rescues, land trusts, a nature centre and an observatory, and its filings describe them as general charitable purposes.
- About 8 in 10 of its 54 grants to organisations fall between $2,500 and $415,000, and half were $25,000 or less, so a modest request fits its usual giving better than a large one.
- Some 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing relationships matter a great deal.
- Its geographic focus is not stated, and its grants have mainly been in Arizona, Illinois, California and Vermont, so a charity elsewhere should not assume it is excluded.
Overview
Farley Family Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) 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
The foundation's filings describe its awards as grants for general charitable purposes to a varied group of organisations. Recipients include schools and education organisations, healthcare and social-service charities, a museum, housing organisations, wildlife rescues, land trusts, a nature centre and an observatory. Its grant record spans Arizona, Illinois, California, Vermont and Wisconsin, with the largest shares going to Arizona and Illinois, followed by California. Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted by the foundation.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Arizona, Illinois, California and Vermont.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 54 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 50% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Farley Family Charitable 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 19 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Holy Trinity High School · Grant for general charitable purposes$525,0002024 tax year
- SparkShop · Grant for general charitable purposes$415,0002024 tax year
- Audubon Canyon Ranch · Grant for general charitable purposes$345,0002024 tax year
- American Precision Museum · Grant for general charitable purposes$285,0002024 tax year
- Anova Education · Grant for general charitable purposes$205,0002024 tax year
- Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa · Grant for general charitable purposes$160,0002024 tax year
- Fellowship Housing Corporation · Grant for general charitable purposes$148,0002024 tax year
- Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation · Grant for general charitable purposes$85,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Stuart M Farley — Family Trustee
- Barbara Jean Carre — Family Trustee
- James C Farley — Family Trustee
- Timothy P Farley — Family Trustee
- Sarah F Huskey — Family Trustee
- Rebecca Wallenfelz Chapman Cutler — Independent Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,360,303 | $5,702,000 | $39,675,234 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,535,721 | $3,935,500 | $39,568,806 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,973,691 | $2,331,000 | $39,616,575 | Filing for 2024 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Chicago, IL