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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4270565

The Coffman Foundation

A private foundation in Kildeer, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $65,000 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

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,083,975
  • Tax year 2024

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,034,361
  • Tax year 2023

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $906,661
  • Tax year 2022

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $936,040
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,006,356
  • Tax year 2020

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $975,246

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lake Forest College Office of Annual GivingLake Forest, IL

    General

    $10,000
  2. American Battlefield TrustWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  3. American Civil War MuseumRichmond, VA

    General

    $5,000
  4. Blue & Gray Educational SocietyChatham, VA

    Generalgeneral

    $5,000
  5. Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA

    General

    $5,000
  6. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyChicago, IL

    General

    $5,000
  7. Northern Illinois FoodbankGeneva, IL

    General

    $5,000
  8. The Colonial Williamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VA

    General

    $5,000
  9. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund InternationalAtlanta, GA

    General

    $5,000
  10. Susan G KomenDallas, TX

    General

    $5,000
  11. Council for Exceptional ChildrenArlington, VA

    Generalgeneralgeneral

    $5,000
  12. Dystonia Medical Research FoundationChicago, IL

    Generalgeneral

    $2,500
  13. Orphans of the StormRiverwoods, IL

    General

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $15,00050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00017% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,00017% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $2,5008% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $2,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $25,000
  2. Virginia4 grants $20,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  5. Iowa1 grant $5,000
  6. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Darrell HammondDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, VP Hours 0.13Pay $0
  • Melissa RangelDIRECTOR, SEC'Y, TREAS Hours 0.13Pay $0

The return

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