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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7327059

S Douglass Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $114,600 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

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

    $114,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $690,491
  • Tax year 2024

    $83,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $677,038
  • Tax year 2023

    $90,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $657,484
  • Tax year 2022

    $90,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $600,623
  • Tax year 2021

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $606,784
  • Tax year 2020

    $28,400

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $545,061
  • Tax year 2019

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $428,393
  • Tax year 2018

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $246,254

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted general fund

    $70,000
  2. Scarsdale SynagogueScarsdale, NY

    Unrestricted general fund

    $16,600
  3. The Mountain Top LibraryTannersville, NY

    Unrestricted general fund

    $10,000
  4. NYU School of LawNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general fund

    $9,000
  5. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general fund

    $3,000
  6. Pace Women's Justice CenterWhite Plains, NY

    Unrestricted general fund

    $2,000
  7. Kumc Food PantryKansas City, KS

    Unrestricted general fund

    $2,000
  8. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance CorpsScarsdale, NY

    Unrestricted general fund

    $1,000
  9. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $80,00099% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $70,000
  2. New York7 grants $42,600
  3. Kansas1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Timothy G CarrollTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kingman S DouglassTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan DouglassTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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