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

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $76K a year · 65% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$96K
Spent
$206K
Net assets
$487K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$96K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$102K
FY2025$200K
Expenses
$206K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$162K
Net assets
$487K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$487K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$162K
FY2024$119K
FY2025$156K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

See The Sevan Charitable Foundation INC executive salaries →

Something off? Claim to add context

Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Downers Grove, IL.

Questions for The Sevan Charitable Foundation INC

Tap to ask. The Sevan Charitable Foundation INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. The Sevan Charitable Foundation INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

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 · 189 grants · $903K · 2021–2025
Fisher House Foundation INCFY2025$46,777
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest IndianaFY2025$25,777
Blood Cancer UnitedFY2025$25,329
Sharebuilt INCFY2025$22,527
United Service Organizations INC (uso)FY2025$21,777
Blue Angels FoundationFY2025$10,000
Rotary Club of Downers GroveFY2025$2,500
Folds of HonorFY2025$1,500
Crossroads Urban CenterFY2025$750
The Bulverde Food PantryFY2025$750
Friends of Front Street ShelterFY2025$750
Helping Hand for Relief & DevelopmentFY2025$750
Team RubiconFY2025$600
Fellowship of Christian AthletesFY2025$500
Mother Teresa Maternity Home INCFY2025$452
Individual RecipientFY2025$400
St Jude Children's Research HospitalFY2025$250
Misericordia Family AssociationFY2025$200
See all 189 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$96K
Other income$89K
Gifts and grants$7K
Money out
$206K
Owns and owes
$487K
net assets
Total assets$487K
Liabilities$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$7K
Other income$89K
Total revenue$96K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$487K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$487K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $200K$162K$38K$156K 990 PDF
FY2024 $102K$145K−$43K$119K 990 PDF
FY2023 $108K$202K−$94K$162K 990 PDF
FY2022 $103K$267K−$163K$240K 990 PDF
FY2021 $97K$182K−$85K$402K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $96K$206K−$110K$487K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.