
The Amy Falls and Hartley Rogers Foundation makes highly concentrated, flexible gifts: all recorded giving in this period went to a single payee (listed as "SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT") and was designated for the organization’s general charitable use. The foundation appears to favor unrestricted support rather than program-specific grants, suggesting a preference for providing operating or discretionary funding to trusted grantee(s). With the foundation based in Lake Forest, IL, this pattern is consistent with small family foundations that channel support through a primary intermediary or a closely held beneficiary.
Highly concentrated: three grants (totaling $422,000) all to the same listed recipient; favors unrestricted/general-purpose funding to a single or closely held grantee rather than many small, public-facing organizations.
The foundation’s recorded grants are tightly concentrated: every recent award in the data went to See Attached Statement in New York and was marked for the organization’s charitable use. That pattern points to a funder that relies on a single payee or intermediary rather than spreading gifts across many public-facing grantees. AMY FALLS AND HARTLEY ROGERS FOUNDATION c/o HARTLEY R ROGERS TRUSTEE operates as a private family foundation with stated priorities in education, research, civil society, and equity. Its grant descriptions also emphasize support for education access, vital goods, economic participation, and human dignity, which suggests an interest in broad social infrastructure rather than narrow project funding. The foundation says it partners with nonprofit and non-governmental organizations and provides financial support to advance those priorities. Recent grant records show a consistent, unrestricted pattern over multiple years, with charitable-use awards recorded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That mix of mission language and highly centralized distribution is the clearest way to understand this funder: a family foundation with a focused agenda, giving through a small number of discretionary grants to a designated recipient.
Education is one of the foundation’s core areas, and its stated aim is to expand educational opportunity through financial support to partner organizations. Civil society and equity are also explicit focus areas, with language that includes access to education, vital goods, economic participation, and human dignity. The foundation’s general grantmaking description adds research to that list, alongside education, civil society, and equity. It also says it works with nonprofit and non-governmental organizations, which places its giving in an institutional rather than individual-gift context. Across these focus areas, the program descriptions emphasize support for organizations working on broad public-benefit goals rather than named projects. The recent grant record aligns with that approach: a single recipient received charitable-use funding across several years, suggesting flexible support tied to the foundation’s overarching mission.
$169K
$22.1M
$827K
$286K
Most grants fall between $124K and $130K, with a median of $127K.
25th Percentile
$124K
Median
$127K
75th Percentile
$130K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT (sole listed recipient of all three grants)
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $123,500, the median is $126,500, and p75 is $129,500. Recent awards also show a single larger grant of $169,000, which sits above that band. The foundation’s recorded giving appears highly concentrated over time, with the same payee appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It is a private family foundation, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grant language points to unrestricted support, using the phrase for the organization’s charitable use.
Grantmaking is regional, but the recorded recipients in this period were all in the United States. New York is the top state by grant count, reflecting the repeated use of a New York recipient. None of the grants in the data went to Illinois, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Lake Forest, IL. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 3 grants and 100% of recorded grants landing domestically.
Its stated program areas include education, research, civil society, and equity. The focus language also highlights education access, vital goods, economic participation, and human dignity as part of its civil society and equity work.
Yes. The recent grant descriptions say each recorded award was for the organization’s charitable use, which indicates flexible support rather than a tightly restricted project grant.
The recorded grants are concentrated in New York, which is the top state by grant count. All three recent grants in the data went to a recipient located in New York.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped around the mid-$120,000 range: p25 is $123,500, the median is $126,500, and p75 is $129,500.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT, NY | $169,000 | 2025 | FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE |
| SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT, NY | $120,500 | 2024 | FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE |
| SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT, NY | $132,500 | 2023 | FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE |
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
$169,000FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
$120,500FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
$132,500FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE