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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 26-6541160

Samuel M Cherry Memorial Charitable TR

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 12 grants and $5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,997,508

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Yale School of NursingWest Haven, CT

    Educational support

    $925,000
  2. Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL

    Educational support

    $756,305
  3. Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyAurora, IL

    Educational support

    $756,305
  4. Museum of Science & IndustryChicago, IL

    Arts & sciences programs

    $756,305
  5. Allendale AssociationLake Villa, IL

    Youth programs

    $501,204
  6. North Shore FoundationEvanston, IL

    Educational support

    $501,204
  7. Geneva FoundationEvanston, IL

    Youth programs

    $250,602
  8. Hadley SchoolWinnetka, IL

    Educational support

    $250,602
  9. Pine Manor CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Educational support

    $100,241
  10. Winnetka Congregational ChurchWinnetka, IL

    Religious donation

    $100,240
  11. Chicago Botanic GardensGlencoe, IL

    Arts and sciences programs

    $57,500
  12. Garden Club of AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $42,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $756,30549% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $756,30549% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $42,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois9 grants $3,930,267
  2. Connecticut1 grant $925,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $100,241
  4. New York1 grant $42,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Peter B CherryTRUSTEE/DIR* Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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