To support amvets charities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$123K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.5 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.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$635K
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$347K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$635K
FY2025▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$410K
FY2025$635K
Expenses
$347K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$306K
FY2025$347K
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$5.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1991.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $284K Management & general 18% · $64K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$122,773Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Northern Trust Company$122,773$78,616$100,114$103,183$100,333$81,895

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / 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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Clarence G Tortorell Charitable Trust is a supporting organization based in Chicago, IL, formed in 1990.

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1 program · $284K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Amvets Charities

Grant

$284Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2025
Amvets Charities INCMD · FY2025$220,408
Amvets Charities INCMD · FY2024$186,374
Amvets Charities INCMD · FY2023$189,377
Amvets Charities INCMD · FY2022$355,890
Amvets Charities INCMD · FY2021$81,150
Amvets Charities INCMD · FY2020$186,133

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$635K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$635K
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Programscol B$284K
Managementcol C$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$635K
Gains on assetsLn 7$380K
Total revenueLn 12$635K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$5.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$220K$220K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$63K$60K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$875$875
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$15$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$284K$64K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $635K$347K$288K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $410K$306K$104K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $471K$293K$178K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $265K$462K−$196K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $334K$184K$150K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $159K$271K−$112K$4.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $635,298 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $409,600$635,298
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,600$635,298
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $186,374$220,408
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,616$122,773
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,694$4,318
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $305,684$347,499
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,916$287,799
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $635,298 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $255,716$255,716
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $379,582$379,582
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $635,298$635,298
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $347,499 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $220,408$220,408
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,660 · Management $60,113$122,773
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $875 · Management $875$1,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15 · Management $2,553$2,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,958 · Management $63,541 · Fundraising $0$347,499
Part X · Balance sheet $5,072,962 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,051$71,780
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,634,943$5,001,182
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,784,994$5,072,962
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,784,994$5,072,962
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,784,994$5,072,962
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,072,962 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$635,298
XI-2 Total expenses$347,499
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$287,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,784,994
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$169
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,072,962

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