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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7187407

Soderstrom Family Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Morton, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $105,000 paid in grants.

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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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $951

  • Tax year 2024

    $79,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,991

  • Tax year 2023

    $242,550

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $782

  • Tax year 2022

    $235,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $60,338

  • Tax year 2021

    $131,570

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,501

  • Tax year 2020

    $682,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $320,883

  • Tax year 2019

    $315,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,171,622

  • Tax year 2018

    $102,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $54,038

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL

    Charitable

    $50,000
  2. Peoria Symphony OrchestraPeoria, IL

    Charitable

    $28,500
  3. Southern Illinois Community FoundationMarion, IL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. Mayo ClinicJacksonville, FL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Ravania FestivalHighland Park, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Bradley UnviversityPeoria, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. Riverview CemeteryMarseilles, IL

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00056% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $28,50032% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $95,000
  2. Florida1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Carl W Soderstrom JrTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Carl D SoderstromTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Robert W SoderstromTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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