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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-4153045

Blane Foundation

A private foundation in West Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $142,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $142,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,515,156

  • Tax year 2023

    $124,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,553,206

  • Tax year 2022

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,607,644

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,698,641

  • Tax year 2020

    $134,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,672,258

  • Tax year 2019

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,733,539

  • Tax year 2018

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,804,852

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rotary (exempt Purposes)Evanston, IL

    Program support

    $100,000
  2. Highland Park Community FoundationHighland Park, IL

    Program support

    $20,000
  3. Rainbow AatMorton Grove, IL

    Program support

    $10,000
  4. Ravinia Festival AssociationHighland Park, IL

    Program support

    $5,000
  5. The Art CenterHighland Park, IL

    Program support

    $5,000
  6. Rescue ChicagoBrookfield, IL

    Program support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00073% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00018% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $2,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $142,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Barbara B ToneyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • John R BlaneDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sarah E ToneyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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