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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-2042516

Small Town Connections NFP

A private foundation in Highwood, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $1,728 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2024 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,728

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $30,498

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Highwood Public LibraryHighwood, IL

    General charitable contribution

    $522
  2. Unitarian Universalists for Social JusticeChicago, IL

    General charitable contribution

    $500
  3. Door County Land TrustSturgeon Bay, WI

    General charitable contribution

    $500
  4. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal ServicesPhoenix, AZ

    General charitable contribution

    $106
  5. The Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General charitable contribution

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $1,02291% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $1,122
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $500
  3. Arizona1 grant $106

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Janell ClelandCHAIRPERSON Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jerry ClelandTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Justin ClelandVICE-CHAIRPE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Erika ClelandSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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