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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4184470

Trillium Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $82,500 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

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

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $428,546

  • Tax year 2024

    $79,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $478,572

  • Tax year 2023

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $515,728

  • Tax year 2022

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $582,709

  • Tax year 2021

    $184,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $567,010

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $200,855

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Partners for Affordable HousingLibertyville, IL

    General operating purposes

    $10,000
  2. Urban GatewaysChicago, IL

    General operating purposes

    $10,000
  3. Family Focus IncChicago, IL

    General operating purposes

    $9,000
  4. Fenix Health Center IncHighland, IL

    General operating purposes

    $8,000
  5. Rotary Club of Highland ParkhighwoodHighland Park, IL

    General operating purposes

    $8,000
  6. Zacharias Sexual Abuse CenterGurnee, IL

    General operating purposes

    $8,000
  7. Highland Park Community Nursery SchoolHighland Park, IL

    General operting purposes

    $7,500
  8. Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    General operating purposes

    $5,000
  9. Ravinia Festival AssocHighland Park, IL

    General operating services

    $5,000
  10. North Suburban Legal Aid ClinicHighland Park, IL

    General operating services

    $5,000
  11. Aspiritech NFPEvanston, IL

    General operating purposes

    $2,500
  12. Jewish Child and Family ServicesChicago, IL

    Gereral operating services

    $2,500
  13. Highland Park Community FoundationHighland Park, IL

    General operating purposes

    $1,000
  14. Highland Park Senior CenterHighland Park, IL

    General operating purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $21,50037% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid2 grants $13,00022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00017% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $7,50013% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois14 grants $82,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Robert KaufmanTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Janet LubetkinPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $2,500
  • Carol GovernDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • James BrusslanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $2,500
  • Andrew LubetkinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael GovernDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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