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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6192613

Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund

A private foundation in Merrillville, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $30,170 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $30,170

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $476,594
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,463

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $483,242
  • Tax year 2023

    $27,943

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $507,751
  • Tax year 2022

    $31,947

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $522,708
  • Tax year 2021

    $27,841

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $553,209
  • Tax year 2020

    $36,239

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $573,325

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Indiana University FoundationBloomington, IN

    Funding of root symposiums of geriatic issues

    $30,170

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $30,170100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $30,170

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Burke Costanza Carberry LLPTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $5,000

The return

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