Winifred H Knox Charitable Trust

Tax-deductible

Dixon, IL501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 36-7288681Revenue $570K in FY2025

On file with the IRS3974 Illinois St, 61021-9425 · Dixon, ILTax-exempt since May 2000Private non-operating foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$65K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $44K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 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
$570K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$594K
Net assets
$8.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$570K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$634K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$492K
FY2024$486K
FY2025$570K
Expenses
$594K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$445K
FY2021$537K
FY2022$518K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$578K
FY2025$594K
Net assets
$8.5M
FY2025-0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$8.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 70% · $417K Operating & administrative 30% · $177K

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-PF; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
E William Lefevre$65,000$62,500$60,000

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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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Dixon, IL.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 2 grants · $417K · 2025–2025
Franklin Grove Public LibraryFY2025$208,426
Individual RecipientFY2025$208,426

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$208K
Median grantPart XV$208K
Largest grantPart XV$208K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$570K
Investment income$364K
Other income$205K
Money out
$594K
Grants paid$417K
Running costs$177K
Owns and owes
$8.5M
net assets
Cash and savings$128K
Total assets$8.5M
Liabilities$0
People
1
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$364K
Other income$205K
Total revenue$570K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$128K
Total assets$8.5M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$8.5M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $570K$594K−$24K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $486K$578K−$92K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $492K$512K−$19K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $490K$518K−$28K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $634K$537K$97K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $248K$445K−$198K$8.6M 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) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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