Trillium Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$5K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: 990-PF Part VIII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 42% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
990-PF Part VIII
<0.1 mo
of spending, in cash
0.0 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$70K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$104K
Net assets
$429K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$70K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$810K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$65K
FY2025$70K
Expenses
$104K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$95K
FY2024$102K
FY2025$104K
Net assets
$429K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$567K
FY2022$583K
FY2023$516K
FY2024$479K
FY2025$429K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 79% · $82K Operating & administrative 21% · $22K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-PF; $5K paid to officers and key staff (990-PF Part VIII).

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation
$2,500990-PF Pt VIII
$2,500990-PF Pt VIII
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Director
$0990-PF Pt VIII
$0990-PF Pt VIII
$0990-PF Pt VIII

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · 990-PF Part VIII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Janet Lubetkin$2,500$2,500$2,500
James Brusslan$2,500$2,500$2,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-PF Part VIII column (c) / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Chicago, IL.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 14 grants · $82K · 2025–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,000
Community Partners for Affordable HousingFY2025$10,000
Family Focus INCFY2025$9,000
Zacharias Sexual Abuse CenterFY2025$8,000
Rotary Club of Highland ParkhighwoodFY2025$8,000
Fenix Health Center INCFY2025$8,000
Highland Park Community Nursery SchoolFY2025$7,500
North Suburban Legal Aid ClinicFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,000
Jewish Child and Family ServicesFY2025$2,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$2,500
Highland Park Senior CenterFY2025$1,000
Highland Park Community FoundationFY2025$1,000

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$6K
Median grantPart XV$8K
Largest grantPart XV$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$70K
Investment income$70K
Money out
$104K
Grants paid$82K
Running costs$22K
Owns and owes
$429K
net assets
Cash and savings$201
Total assets$429K
Liabilities$0
People
6
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$70K
Total revenue$70K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$201
Total assets$429K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$429K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 22, 2026 $70K$104K−$34K$429K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 $65K$102K−$37K$479K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $30K$95K−$65K$516K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 29, 2023 $102K$94K$8K$583K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 9, 2022 $810K$205K$605K$567K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 26, 2021 $4K$29K−$25K$201K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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