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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2916108

The Kotel Foundation

A private foundation in Hawthorn Woods, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $15,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $66,347

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $79,281

  • Tax year 2023

    $42,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $102,070

  • Tax year 2022

    $43,510

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $157,498

  • Tax year 2021

    $85,750

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $213,405

  • Tax year 2020

    $28,210

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $281,032

  • Tax year 2019

    $38,935

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $317,988

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,450

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $352,805

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gigi's PlayhouseHoffman Est, IL

    Charitable to support organization's mission

    $5,000
  2. Special Gifts TheaterNorthbrook, IL

    Charitable to support organization's mission

    $5,000
  3. St Jude Catholic ChurchBoca Raton, FL

    Charitable to support organization's mission

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $10,000
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Daniel KotelGROUP A TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Thomas KotelGROUP A TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carolyn M LyneGROUP A TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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