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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8765186

Louise M Wasney Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $37,514 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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

    $37,514

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $746,977
  • Tax year 2024

    $34,806

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $739,999
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,240

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $724,114
  • Tax year 2022

    $28,870

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $746,058
  • Tax year 2021

    $16,744

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $791,873
  • Tax year 2020

    $17,526

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $357,265
  • Tax year 2019

    $17,270

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $277,013
  • Tax year 2018

    $17,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $282,097

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary IncRockford, IL

    Program support

    $18,757
  2. Stillman Valley Fire Protection DistStillman Valley, IL

    Program support

    $18,757

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $18,757100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $37,514

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bmo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $13,661

The return

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