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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6479381

Root Arthur TW

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $562,554 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $562,554

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,913,188
  • Tax year 2024

    $492,630

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,562,282
  • Tax year 2023

    $498,866

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,672,874
  • Tax year 2022

    $411,336

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,750,663
  • Tax year 2021

    $149,928

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $9,271,478

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Program support

    $281,277
  2. Advocate Il Masonic Medical CenterDowners Grove, IL

    Program support

    $281,277

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 $281,277100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $562,554

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bmo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $116,159

The return

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