The Coffman Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Kildeer, IL501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 36-4270565Revenue $53K in FY2023

On file with the IRS21356 W Prescott CT, 60047-8859 · Kildeer, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1999Private non-operating foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2023 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$53K
+244% vs prior year
Spent
$82K
Net assets
$907K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$53K
FY2023▲ +244%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$136K
Expenses
$82K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$88K
FY2025$87K
Net assets
$907K
FY2023▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$974K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$936K
FY2023$907K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 82% · $68K Operating & administrative 18% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990-PF.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, President, VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Sec'y, Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Kildeer, IL.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 13 grants · $65K · 2025–2025
Lake Forest College Office of Annual GivingFY2025$10,000
Council for Exceptional ChildrenFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,000
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund InternationalFY2025$5,000
The Colonial Williamsburg FoundationFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,000
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyFY2025$5,000
Drake UniversityFY2025$5,000
Blue & Gray Educational SocietyFY2025$5,000
American Civil War MuseumFY2025$5,000
American Battlefield TrustFY2025$5,000
Orphans of the StormFY2025$2,500
Dystonia Medical Research FoundationFY2025$2,500

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$5K
Median grantPart XV$5K
Largest grantPart XV$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$53K
Investment income$53K
Money out
$82K
Grants paid$68K
Running costs$14K
Owns and owes
$907K
net assets
Cash and savings$18K
Total assets$907K
Liabilities$0
People
2
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$53K
Total revenue$53K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$18K
Total assets$907K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$907K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $136K$87K$49K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $216K$88K$128K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $53K$82K−$30K$907K 990 PDF
FY2022 $15K$86K−$70K$936K 990 PDF
FY2021 $89K$63K$26K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $21K$82K−$61K$974K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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