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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6008117

The Tithing Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $23,611 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

    $23,611

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $21,115

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $29,775

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,115

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $16,654

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,181

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $24,632

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $23,646

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago FoundationChicago, IL

    Support for distribution of tithing literature and holding of stewardship seminars for education of pastors and churches.

    $23,611

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $23,611100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $23,611

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Shauna HannanPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul ErbesSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mercy Ndosi-ShooTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Greg LewisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Larry TietjenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary Jeanne SchaffmeyerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Greg KaufmannDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joe FaleseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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