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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4408643

The Cloud Family Private Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $100,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,023,656

  • Tax year 2024

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,222,390

  • Tax year 2023

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,095,533

  • Tax year 2022

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,141,333

  • Tax year 2021

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,214,912

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $648,937

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $552,767

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $502,710

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wbezsun-Times - Chicago Public MediaChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $25,000
  2. Alliance for the Great LakesChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $20,000
  3. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU Foundation)New York, NY

    General purposes

    $20,000
  4. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $20,000
  5. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    General purposes

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00057% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $15,00043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $65,000
  2. New York1 grant $20,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas CloudPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • David A CloudTREAS, SEC & DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Chuck CarringtonVP AND DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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