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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-7218642

Clarence & Ida Klassen Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Springfield, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $98,510 paid in grants.

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

    $98,510

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,655,383
  • Tax year 2024

    $82,050

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,599,005
  • Tax year 2023

    $85,900

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,559,739
  • Tax year 2022

    $96,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,500,033
  • Tax year 2021

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,478,492
  • Tax year 2020

    $78,050

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,411,508
  • Tax year 2019

    $78,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,462,146
  • Tax year 2018

    $73,907

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,450,171

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Illinois State MuseumSpringfield, IL

    Ethnoloty curatorship

    $65,670
  2. Reading is FundamentalSpringfield, IL

    Book purchase

    $16,420
  3. Wilmer Eye InstituteBaltimore, MD

    Macular research

    $16,420

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $82,090
  2. Maryland1 grant $16,420

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barry HinesTrustee Hours 1Pay $4,700
  • Peggi L WeymouthTrustee Hours 1Pay $4,700

The return

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  3. Elsie McHugh TUWBloomington, IL 1 grant Preselected only $98,621 giving
  4. Charlotte & Norman Codo Charit TrustChicago, IL 14 grants Preselected only $98,750 giving
  5. The Yankee Springer FoundationLake Forest, IL 39 grants Preselected only $98,776 giving