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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7371436

Alverin M Cornell Foundation

A private foundation in Northbrook, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $6.7 million 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

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

    $6,697,205

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $921,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,655,011
  • Tax year 2023

    $899,461

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,197,070
  • Tax year 2022

    $761,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,891,699
  • Tax year 2021

    $951,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,036,626
  • Tax year 2020

    $785,500

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $7,040,735

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $6,686,205
  2. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $8,000
  3. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Wendy BrewerSECRETARY Hours 15Pay $9,000
  • Gregory CiokajloTREASURER Hours 1Pay $16,450
  • William BrewerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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