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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 36-6108602

Atwood Foundation

A private foundation in Rockford, IL. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 16 grants and $4.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,610,945

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rockford Park District FoundationRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $2,139,956
  2. Winnebago Country Forest PreserveRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,515,989
  3. YMCA of Rock River ValleyRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $140,000
  4. Keith Country Day SchoolRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $125,000
  5. Barbara Olsen CNTR of HopeRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $110,000
  6. Northwest Community CenterRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $110,000
  7. Rockford Rotary Charitable AssocRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $110,000
  8. Natural Land InstituteRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  9. Rockford Art MuseumRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  10. Rockford UniversityRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  11. Wesley WillowsRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  12. Anderson Japanese GardensRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  13. Rock Valley College FoundationRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  14. Crusader Comm Health FNDRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  15. The Howard CenterRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  16. Burpee Museum of Nat HistoryRockford, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $2,239,95687% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $140,0005% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $80,0003% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $50,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois16 grants $4,610,945

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bruce T AtwoodTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia H AtwoodTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carolyn P AtwoodTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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