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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7366489

Van Baren Foundation

A private foundation in Beecher, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $9,031 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $9,031

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $110,724

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,614

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $69,475

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,819

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $69,417

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,279

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $206,654

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,545

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $319,369

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,976

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $300,906

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Faith United Reformed ChurchBeecher, IL

    Unresticted - religious

    $7,311
  2. Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian ChurchFremont, MI

    Unrestricted - religious

    $1,587
  3. Elim Christian ServicesCrestwood, IL

    Unrestricted - education

    $100
  4. Christ the King Orthodox Presbyterian ChurchNaples, FL

    Unrestricted - religious

    $20
  5. Crete Protestant Reformed ChurchCrete, IL

    Unrestricted -religious

    $8
  6. Community United Reformed ChurchSchererville, IN

    Religious - unrestricted

    $5

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10093% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $87% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $7,419
  2. Michigan1 grant $1,587
  3. Florida1 grant $20
  4. Indiana1 grant $5

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Todd M Van BarenTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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