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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7312002

Ida M Brechtel Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $304,964 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jul 31, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

    $304,964

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,574,064

  • Tax year 2024

    $213,701

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,406,471

  • Tax year 2023

    $191,767

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,379,599

  • Tax year 2022

    $219,553

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,309,028

  • Tax year 2021

    $214,983

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,520,571

  • Tax year 2020

    $189,471

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,587,979

  • Tax year 2019

    $188,203

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,626,118

  • Tax year 2018

    $184,656

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,758,170

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL

    Program support

    $187,302
  2. Lutheran Social Services of IllinoisDes Plaines, IL

    Program support

    $62,434
  3. Emmanuel Lutheran ChurchRockford, IL

    Program support

    $27,614
  4. Swedish American Medical FoundationRockford, IL

    Program support

    $27,614

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $187,302100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $304,964

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 2Pay $68,559

The return

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