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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1569990

The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 80 grants and $504,525 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $504,525

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $2,464,328

  • Tax year 2024

    $534,800

    Grants listed
    83
    Assets, end of year
    $2,818,402

  • Tax year 2023

    $645,610

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $2,991,016

  • Tax year 2022

    $467,762

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $3,388,266

  • Tax year 2021

    $367,475

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $3,239,396

  • Tax year 2020

    $659,800

    Grants listed
    118
    Assets, end of year
    $3,422,148

  • Tax year 2019

    $700,256

    Grants listed
    135
    Assets, end of year
    $3,456,428

Grants paid in 2025

80 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Erikson InstituteChicago, IL

    General support

    $75,000
  2. Boys & Girls Clubs of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $60,200
  3. University of Chicago (university of Chicago Booth School of Business)Chicago, IL

    General support

    $35,000
  4. Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL

    General support

    $27,500
  5. Window to the World CommunicationsChicago, IL

    General support

    $27,500
  6. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Brain Research FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Navy Pier IncChicago, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Anshe Emet SynagogueChicago, IL

    General support

    $23,750
  10. Kollel Torah Mitzion Inc (DBA - Yu Torah Mitzion Kollel)Skokie, IL

    General support

    $20,000
  11. Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education CenterSkokie, IL

    General support

    $17,500
  12. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General support

    $15,000
  13. American Friends of the Louvre IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Catholic Churchc Extension Society of USAChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Depaul UniversityChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL

    General support

    $7,500
  17. Chicago Council on Global AffairsChicago, IL

    General support

    $7,500
  18. Archives of American Art - Smithinsonian InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Friends of ElnetSkokie, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  20. Old St Partick's ChurchChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Red Sweater ProjectLake Oswego, OR

    General support

    $5,000
  22. American Writers MuseumChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  23. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  24. Chi Arts FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  25. Erie Family Health FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  26. Lincoln Park Zoological SocietyChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  27. Music Institute of ChicagoEvanston, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  28. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  29. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  30. The Antiquirian SocietyKenilworth, IL

    General support

    $1,775
  31. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,700
  32. Chicago Cultural AllianceChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  33. Friends of the Children ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  34. KeshetNorthbrook, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  35. 626 Landmark FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  36. Advance IllinoisChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  37. American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  38. American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and BranchesChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  39. Ausl (academy for Urban School Leadership)Chicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  40. Better Government AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  41. BuildChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  42. Chicago Historical SocietyChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  43. Chicago Humanities FestivalChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  44. Civic Consulting AllianceChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  45. Civic FederationChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  46. College Possible IncSaint Paul, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  47. Colonel Il James N Pritzker Library for the Citizen SoldierKenosha, WI

    General support

    $1,000
  48. Council for Jewish Elderly (DBA - Cje Senior Life)Chicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  49. Enchanted BackpackOakbrook Ter, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  50. Goldie B Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate InitiativeChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  51. Hillel Foundation University of Wisconsin IncMadison, WI

    General support

    $1,000
  52. Israel Cancer Research FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  53. Jesse White FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  54. Jewish Child and Family Services (DBA - JCFS Chicago)Chicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  55. Kids First Chicago for EducationChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  56. Lincoln Academy of IllinoisSpringfield, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  57. Lynn Stage Breast Cancer FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  58. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  59. Marine Corps Scholarship FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  60. Mercy Home for Boys & GirlsChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  61. Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  62. Navy Seal FoundationVirginia Beach, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  63. The ArkNorthbrook, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  64. The Night MinistryChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  65. Conservancy of Southwest FloridaNaples, FL

    General support

    $500
  66. Freidman Place - Maplewood Housing for Visually ImpairedChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  67. Giant StepsLisle, IL

    General support

    $500
  68. Help Hope LiveRandor, PA

    General support

    $500
  69. Illinois Professional Golfers Association Foundation IncGolf, IL

    General support

    $500
  70. Jewellers for ChildrenNew York, NY

    General support

    $500
  71. Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  72. Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  73. The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually ImpairedChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  74. University of Wisconsin Foundation (center for Jewish Studies)Madison, WI

    General support

    $500
  75. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $300
  76. Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $250
  77. ShalvaChicago, IL

    General support

    $250
  78. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $250
  79. Paws ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $50
  80. Grant Paid to Private Foundation Not Claimed as A Qualifying DistributionChicago, IL

    General support

    -$1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture16 grants $142,50037% of the total
  2. Education14 grants $103,25027% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $60,20016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $26,2507% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  6. International aid3 grants $13,5004% of the total
  7. 6 other causes13 grants $12,8003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois65 grants $473,025
  2. New York5 grants $12,800
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $5,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $2,500
  6. Wisconsin3 grants $2,500
  7. Maryland1 grant $1,700
  8. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  9. Florida1 grant $500
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Norman BobinsTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Virginia BobinsTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

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