501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$18K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
990-PF Pt VIII
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$74K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$68K
Net assets
$855K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$74K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$74K
Expenses
$68K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$84K
FY2025$68K
Net assets
$855K
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$895K
FY2021$889K
FY2022$869K
FY2023$877K
FY2024$850K
FY2025$855K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending November 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1976.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 69% · $47K Operating & administrative 31% · $21K

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; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$18,134Pt VII · Sec A
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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 · 6 grants · $47K · 2024–2024
Lee Bardwell Public LibraryFY2024$7,805
Deleon City County LibraryFY2024$7,805
Pottsboro Area Public LibraryFY2024$7,805
Cross Plains Public LibraryTX · FY2024$7,805
Olga V Figueroa Zapata CountyFY2024$7,805
Marion Community LibraryFY2024$7,805

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV1
Average grantPart XV$8K
Median grantPart XV$8K
Largest grantPart XV$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$74K
Investment income$65K
Other income$9K
Money out
$68K
Grants paid$47K
Running costs$21K
Owns and owes
$855K
net assets
Cash and savings$30K
Total assets$855K
Liabilities$0
People
1
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$65K
Other income$9K
Total revenue$74K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$30K
Total assets$855K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$855K
Operations
Fiscal year endsNovember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $74K$68K$6K$855K 990 PDF
FY2024 $57K$84K−$27K$850K 990 PDF
FY2023 $84K$76K$8K$877K 990 PDF
FY2022 $101K$75K$27K$869K 990 PDF
FY2021 $60K$66K−$5K$889K 990 PDF
FY2020 $64K$66K−$2K$895K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

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

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