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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6128425

John E Groenings Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Lombard, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $5,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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 2024

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $195,783
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $184,851
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $167,243
  • Tax year 2021

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $175,119
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $168,397
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $152,721
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $151,081
  • Tax year 2017

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $150,587

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. San Pablo Catholic ChurchMarathon, FL

    Best Use

    $1,000
  2. Individual

    Best Use

    $1,000
  3. Individual

    Foster Child Support

    $1,000
  4. Tidewell FoundationLakewood Ranch, FL

    Hospice Support

    $1,000
  5. Scholarship AmericaSaint Peter, MN

    Scholarships

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida2 grants $2,000
  2. Minnesota1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John E Groenings JrPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas GroeningsVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kenneth ThoresenSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert A GroeningsVice President Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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