Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 82-0794561)

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

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Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation is a public foundation based in Evanston, IL, formed in 2020.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025

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Represents contributions to ovarian cancer research and purchasing books to distribute to children to improve their literacy.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaFY2024$25K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$25K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$21K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$14K

The 1111 FoundationFY2024$10K

Gray FoundationFY2024$10K

Arkes Family FoundationFY2024$8K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$125K

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Grants paid · 17 grants · $731K · 2020–2025

Foundation for Women's CancerFY2025$82,125

Various Educational and Non-ProfitsFY2025$20,840

Save the ChildrenFY2025$13,800

U of Univ of ChicagoFY2024$75,000

Save the ChildrenFY2024$20,037

Misc Recipients Less Than 5000FY2024$11,884

Enchanted BackpackIL · FY2024$3,450

Foundation for Women's CancerIL · FY2023$82,500

Save the ChildrenFY2023$44,337

Enchanted BackpackIL · FY2023$6,804

Misc Recepients Less Than 5000FY2023$3,996

Individual RecipientFY2023$500

Foundation for Women's CancerIL · FY2022$207,500

Childhood Literacy FoundationFY2022$30,273

Little Free Library LtdMN · FY2022$4,488

Foundation for Women's CancerIL · FY2021$55,000

Foundation for Women's CancerIL · FY2020$68,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$281K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Money outPt IX

$237K

Ln 25

Programscol B$221K

Managementcol C$6K

Fundraisingcol D$10K

Owns and owesPt X

$610K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$577K

Total assetsLn 16$610K

LiabilitiesLn 26$42

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Total revenueLn 12$281K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$577K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$577K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$33K

Total assetsLn 16$610K

LiabilitiesLn 26$42

Net assetsLn 32$610K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$538K	$577K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$13K	$33K
Total assetsLn 16	$551K	$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3K	$42
Net assetsLn 32	$548K	$610K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$117K	$117K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$91K	$91K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$7K	$4K	$1K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$1K		$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$6K	$4K	$2K	$435
Office expensesLn 13	$12K	$4K	$948	$8K
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$1K	$340	$390
OccupancyLn 16	$219	$131	$44	$44
TravelLn 17	$159	$79		$80
Total functional expensesLn 25	$237K	$221K	$6K	$10K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$281K	$237K	$44K	$610K	990 PDF
FY2024	$275K	$232K	$43K	$548K	990 PDF
FY2023	$340K	$259K	$81K	$505K	990 PDF
FY2022	$294K	$389K	−$95K	$423K	990 PDF
FY2021	$494K	$316K	$178K	$518K	990 PDF
FY2020	$298K	$230K	$69K	$380K	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 $281,329 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $273,794$278,446

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,317$2,883

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $275,111$281,329

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $110,371$116,765

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,341$98,268

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,432$21,951

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $342,144$236,984

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,033$44,345

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $281,329 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$278,446

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$278,446

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,883$2,883

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,883$281,329

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $236,984 across 9 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $116,765$116,765

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,219$91,219

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,229 · Management $1,410 · Fundraising $1,410$7,049

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,215$1,215

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,290 · Management $1,771 · Fundraising $435$6,496

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,520 · Management $948 · Fundraising $7,645$12,113

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,019 · Management $340 · Fundraising $390$1,749

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $131 · Management $44 · Fundraising $44$219

IX-17 TravelPrograms $79 · Fundraising $80$159

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $221,252 · Management $5,728 · Fundraising $10,004$236,984

Part X · Balance sheet $610,396 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $537,893$576,835

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$271

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,679$33,290

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $550,572$610,396

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,541$42

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,541$42

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $548,031$610,354

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $548,031$610,354

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $550,572$610,396

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $610,354 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$281,329

XI-2 Total expenses$236,984

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,345

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$548,031

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$17,978

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$610,354

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

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