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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7126403

USA Education Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 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

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

    $0

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $194,904
  • Tax year 2024

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $193,669
  • Tax year 2023

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $221,536
  • Tax year 2022

    $28,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $224,682
  • Tax year 2021

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $271,069
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $247,198

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General Purposes

    $0
  2. The Field MuseumChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $0
  3. St Chrysostom's Chiapas ProjectChicago, IL

    General support

    $0
  4. Smart Museum of ArtChicago, IL

    General support

    $0
  5. Richard Driehaus MuseumChicago, IL

    General support

    $0
  6. FacetsChicago, IL

    General support

    $0

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $0

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Harlow HiginbothamCustodial Trustee Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Susan S HiginbothamInvestment Distribution Committee Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Judith C BrossInvestment Distribution Committee Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Kaitlin CernakInvestment Distribution Committee Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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