Robert R McCormick Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$105.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$114.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.75bn
$47.2m liabilities
Net assets
$1.71bn
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.8 years on average
Staff
15
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Dennis Fitzsimons
Left since last filing
2
33% of the board
Robert R McCormick Foundation's network
6 people3 organisationsi6 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Fitzsimons Chair | Chairman of the Board | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Celena Roldan | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lee Henderson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ruthellyn Musil | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Scott Smith | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| William McClean | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
24 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andres Torres | VP-Strategy, Planning & Ops./Sec. | since 2022 |
| Anna Laubach | Program Director | since 2020 |
| Bryan Stokes | Director, Education Portfolio | 2023 |
| Carla Beal | CIO & Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Cornelia Grumman | Program Director | 2020 |
| David Granat | VP, Chief Investment Officer | since 2020 |
| David Hiller Thru 32320 | President & Chief Executive Officer | 2020 |
| Donald Cooke | SNR. VP of Philanthropy, Secretary | since 2020 |
| Emanuel Johnson | Sr. Program Off, Englewood Portfolio | 2022 |
| Jose Rodriguez | Director,Community Capital Portfolio | since 2022 |
| Katya Nuques | Director, Little Village Portfolio | 2023 |
| Kimberely Tyler | CFO (Thru 11/2023) | since 2022 |
| Louis J Marsico JR | SNR. VP of Operations, Treasurer | 2020 |
| Megan Everett | Program Director | since 2020 |
| Nakita Burrell | Director of Finance & Administration | 2020 |
| Oscar Regalado | Senior Director of Human Resources | since 2020 |
| Philip Zepeda | Director of Communications | 2020 |
| Rebekah Levin | Director of Evaluation | 2020 |
| Shawn Healy | Program Director | 2020 |
| Sheau-Ming Ross Thru 3620 | Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | 2020 |
| Timothy Knight | President & Chief Executive Officer | since 2022 |
| Timothy Knight from 32320 | President & Chief Executive Officer | 2020 |
| Tonya Ehrenhaft | Executive Assistant | 2022 |
| William Koll Thru 11620 | Program Director | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Knight | President & Chief Executive Officer | 28 | $566k | $243k | $60k |
| Carla Beal | CIO & Treasurer | 32 | $463k | $116k | $55k |
| Bryan Stokes | Director, Education Portfolio | 40 | $199k | $33k | |
| Jose Rodriguez | Director,Community Capital Portfolio | 40 | $193k | $31k | |
| Anna Laubach | Director, Special Initiatives | 40 | $192k | $38k | |
| Katya Nuques | Director, Little Village Portfolio | 40 | $190k | $35k | |
| Mirlene Dossous | Director, Englewood Portfolio | 40 | $186k | $39k | |
| Andres Torres | VP-Strategy, Planning & Ops./Sec. | 24 | $183k | $122k | $54k |
| Oscar Regalado | VP-Human Resources | 24 | $169k | $113k | $47k |
| Dennis Fitzsimons | Chairman of the Board | 2 | $28k | $28k | |
| Lee Henderson | Director | 2 | $28k | $28k | |
| Mary K Lawler | Director (As of 06/24) | 2 | $28k | $28k | |
| William McClean | Director | 2 | $28k | $28k | |
| Ruthellyn Musil | Director | 2 | $28k | $28k | |
| Celena Roldan | Director | 2 | $28k | $28k | |
| Scott Smith | Director | 2 | $28k | $28k |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253035550). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Carla Beal | Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer |
| Celena Roldan | Director |
| Dennis Fitzsimons | Chairman of the Board |
| Andres Torres | VP- Strategy & Plan / Sec. |
| William McLean | Director |
| Scott Smith | Director |
| Timothy Knight | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Timothy Knight | |
| Lee Henderson | Director |
| Dennis Fitzsimons | Chairman of the Board/Director |
| Ruthellyn Musil | Director |
| Mary Lawler | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Robert R McCormick Foundation
- EIN
- 363689171
- Address
- 205 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60601-5927
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The robert r. Mccormick foundation invests in organizations building thriving communities where all individuals have access to the opportunities they need to succeed. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T99Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1989
- Principal officer
- Timothy P Knight (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1990
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDennis Fitzsimons
≥6years on the filingsCelena Roldan
≥6years on the filingsRuthellyn Musil
≥6years on the filingsScott Smith
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.75bn
- Total liabilities
- $47.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.71bn
- Contributions and grants received
- $17m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $106.1m
- Employees
- 15
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cantigny Foundation | General operating support | $33.5m |
| United Way-McCormick Partnership for Strong Neighborhoods Inc | United way neighborhood network initiative and catalytic investments | $8.2m |
| National Louis University | Accelerate u, the mccormick institute for early childhood, the undergraduate college at national louis university and matching gifts | $5.4m |
| Enlace Chicago | 21st century schools emergency support, expanded programming for new arrival youth and families in little village, general operating support | $4.7m |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Capital support for mpowerment house, metropolitan peace initiatives, communities partnering 4 peace (cp4p), youth intervention with highest | $3.6m |
| Institute for Latino Progress (Instituto del Progreso Latino) | Capital support for building improvements to increase capacity for nursing programs, carreras en salud (health careers), and program support | $3.3m |
| Teamwork Englewood | Community engagement manager for the community safety coordinating center in englewood and general operating support | $2.7m |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Civic education pilot, college access and success program, productive play in pre-k and k expansion, matching gifts and sponsorship | $2m |
| Xchange Chicago Inc | Capital support for the xchange innovation hub | $2m |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Challenge grant for marianjoy rehabilitation hospital | $1.5m |
| University of Chicago Medical Center - Main Campus | South side healthy communities organization | $1.5m |
| Lewis University | Capital support for renovations to support the little village workforce development initiative and programmatic support of little village wo | $1.2m |
| Better Government Association | General operating support, illinois solutions partnership and sponsorship | $1.2m |
| National Museum of Mexican Art | Arte for all: expanding access to youth programming in little village through the yollocalli fire station center, yollocalli arts reach and | $1.2m |
| Brightpoint | Freidheim center capital project and thriving fathers and families | $1.1m |
| Illinois Action for Children | General operating support, matching gifts and sponsorship | $919k |
| Harry S Truman College | Education workforce center | $900k |
| Latino Policy Forum | General operating support, matching gifts and sponsorship | $815k |
| Eg Woode | Capital support for e.g. Woode food hub | $800k |
| Chicago Scholars Foundation | General operating support | $791k |
| Chicago Children's Museum | Curiosity classrooms | $675k |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago | 211 metro chicago helpline, fair chance hiring initiative, garfield park rite to wellness collaborative and sponsorship | $648k |
| Northwestern University | For the center for neighborhood engaged research and science (corners), medill metro media lab: teach for chicago and medill illinois news b | $639k |
| Bottom Line Inc | Bottom line chicago's college access, success, and blueprint programs | $620k |
| Family Focus Inc | 21st century schools emergency support, family focus fatherhood program, and restore and expand after school programs in chicago | $615k |