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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4225243

John Barton Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $718 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
William H Crown
222 N Lasalle St - Ste 2000
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 236-6300
Form and materials
Send a letter of inquiry before submitting a proposal
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $718

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,342
  • Tax year 2024

    $718

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,462
  • Tax year 2023

    $739

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,443
  • Tax year 2022

    $788

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,487
  • Tax year 2021

    $847

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $15,109
  • Tax year 2020

    $882

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $16,304
  • Tax year 2019

    $913

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $17,283
  • Tax year 2018

    $953

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $17,845

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of California Irvine FoundationIrvine, CA

    National keratoconus foundation

    $718

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $718100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $718

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William H CrownPRES.,DIRECTOR,TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Joseph U BartonDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kathleen Wagner BartonDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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