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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6561597

Norwottock Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 50 grants and $38,319 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $38,319

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $344,054

  • Tax year 2024

    $67,025

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $309,971

  • Tax year 2023

    $93,063

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $63,187

  • Tax year 2022

    $126,540

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $114,113

  • Tax year 2021

    $114,780

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $145,452

  • Tax year 2020

    $204,335

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $188,098

Grants paid in 2025

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. High Concept LaboratoriesChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. Madison Community MontessoriMiddleton, WI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. President & Fellows Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Alliance for the Great LakesChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  5. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationNorth Bethesda, MD

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  6. Harvard College FundCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  7. World Business ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  8. Center for American ProgressWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $750
  9. Chicago Foundation for WomenChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $680
  10. Womens Global Education ProjectOak Park, IL

    Unrestricted

    $604
  11. Better Government AssocnChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $600
  12. Center for International PolicyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  13. Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  14. Environmental Law and Policy CenterChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  15. Grant Park Music FestivalChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  16. Il Green AllianceChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  17. Institute for Palestine StudiesWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  18. International Crane FoundationBaraboo, WI

    Unrestricted

    $500
  19. Kensington ConservancyLake Forest, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  20. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  21. Health and Medicine Policy ResearchChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $400
  22. Newberry LibraryChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $375
  23. Metropolitan Mayor's Caucus FoundatChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $350
  24. WTTW TVChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $350
  25. Chicago Council on Global AffairsChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $300
  26. Reader Institute for Community JourChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $300
  27. Save the Dunes Conservation FundMichigan City, IN

    Unrestricted

    $275
  28. 122 E 66th St FoundationNy, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  29. Center for Neighborhood TechnologyChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  30. Chicago History MuseumChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  31. Chicago Humanities FestivalChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  32. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  33. Dune Acres Civic ImprovementDune Acres, IN

    Unrestricted

    $250
  34. Gaples InstituteDeerfield, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  35. Giving Tuesday IncBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  36. Global Fund for WomenOakland, CA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  37. Harris Theater for Music and DanceChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  38. Interdisciplinary InstituteAmherst, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  39. Lake County Community FoundationLeadville, CO

    Unrestricted

    $250
  40. Museum of Science and IndustryChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  41. Nuclear Information and ResourceMount Rainier, MD

    Unrestricted

    $250
  42. University Club FoundationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  43. Chicago Parks FoundationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $200
  44. The New PressNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $200
  45. American Academy of Arts and SciencCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $150
  46. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $150
  47. Harvard MagazineBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $125
  48. Bulletin for Atomic ScientistsChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $100
  49. Metropolitan Planning CouncilChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $100
  50. Wbez Public RadioChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $60

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $11,85049% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $6,22926% of the total
  3. Community development2 grants $1,1005% of the total
  4. International aid3 grants $1,0504% of the total
  5. Environment3 grants $1,0254% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $7503% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $2,1009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois28 grants $20,669
  2. Massachusetts5 grants $6,525
  3. Wisconsin2 grants $5,500
  4. District of Columbia3 grants $1,750
  5. Maryland2 grants $1,250
  6. New York5 grants $1,100
  7. California2 grants $750
  8. Indiana2 grants $525
  9. Colorado1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Adele Smith SimmonsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Erica S SimmonsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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