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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-6294512

Betty Coughlin Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Paris, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $217,473 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
April 17
Restrictions
Scholarships are for qualified high school seniors from paris high school, paris, il, or a successor should a consolidation occur. Scholarships will be limited to students who desire to continue their education in an agricultural related or home economics related field. Scholarships shall be in accordance with an objective and nondiscriminatory procedure established by the trustee. No limitations or restrictions will be placed upon recipients or relatives of recipients because of race or employment status.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $217,473

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,119,318

  • Tax year 2024

    $201,172

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,205,881

  • Tax year 2023

    $148,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,287,768

  • Tax year 2022

    $176,962

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,299,581

  • Tax year 2021

    $160,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,342,963

  • Tax year 2020

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,328,070

  • Tax year 2019

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,399,451

  • Tax year 2018

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,449,061

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Link Art GalleryParis, IL

    General

    $35,625
  2. Edgar County Historical SocietyParis, IL

    General

    $35,625
  3. Individual

    PUBLIC PARKS IN [individual], IL

    $35,625
  4. U of I FDN Ext Servedgar Co 4-HParis, IL

    4-h related projects in edgar county

    $35,625
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $21,500
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $16,285
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $12,471
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $8,717
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $8,000
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $8,000

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 $35,625100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $106,875

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Prospect BankTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $12,607

The return

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