The Jean J and Laurence S Delynn Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 65-6239109 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 · Latest filing: preselected organizations only
The Jean J and Laurence S Delynn Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, IL (EIN 65-6239109). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $2.1M paid in 10 grants, with a median grant of $108.5K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $32.7M. Its latest 990-PF says it contributes only to preselected organizations.
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- Total grants paid
- $2.1M
- Grants reported
- 10
- Typical grant
- $108.5K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $32.7M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
This foundation's latest 990-PF says it contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: THE JEAN J AND LAURENCE S DELYNN FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
Where The Jean J and Laurence S Delynn Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/the-jean-j-and-laurence-s-delynn-foundation-656239109
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Foundation | Morgantown, WV | General support | Tax year 20252025 | $725K |
| West Virginia University Foundation | Morgantown, WV | General support | Tax year 20242024 | $595K |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | Future-ready scholars | Tax year 20252025 | $225K |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | Future-ready scholars | Tax year 20242024 | $200K |
| Monongalia General Hospital | Morgantown, WV | General support | Tax year 20252025 | $115K |
Showing 5 of the 10 largest grants (10 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Jean J and Laurence S Delynn Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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