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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6952499

Geraldine S Violett Charitable Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $141,636 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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 2024

    $141,636

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,317,874

  • Tax year 2023

    $126,744

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,329,761

  • Tax year 2022

    $142,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,381,062

  • Tax year 2021

    $137,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,422,563

  • Tax year 2020

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,478,464

  • Tax year 2019

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,431,477

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General

    $70,818
  2. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    General

    $70,818

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $70,81850% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $70,81850% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $70,818
  2. New York1 grant $70,818

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • JP Morgan Chase Bank NATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $53,343
  • Robert G ResslerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,568

The return

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