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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6192962

Schroeder Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Bluff, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $339,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $339,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,455,323
  • Tax year 2023

    $318,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,409,534
  • Tax year 2022

    $221,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,469,717
  • Tax year 2021

    $223,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,857,186
  • Tax year 2020

    $223,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,634,661

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General operating support

    $307,000
  2. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General operating support

    $32,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $32,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $32,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth S HoughPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles E SchroederVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles E Schroeder JrTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Timothy C SchroederVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth R SchroederSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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