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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 36-6947593

Communitas Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 2 grants and $161,653 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $161,653

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2022

    $118,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $174,607
  • Tax year 2021

    $109,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $284,463
  • Tax year 2020

    $199,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $377,109
  • Tax year 2019

    $422,713

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $546,120
  • Tax year 2018

    $157,175

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $929,755

Grants paid in 2023

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Global GivingWashington, DC

    Charitable to support organization's mission

    $160,653
  2. Riverside TheatreIowa City, IA

    Charitable to support organization's mission

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $160,653
  2. Iowa1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paula L BaronCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Eddie BaronCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Margaret B SaeuglingCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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