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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-7386936

The Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Crystal Lake, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 31 grants and $146,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $146,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,573,543

  • Tax year 2023

    $148,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,618,548

  • Tax year 2022

    $148,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,618,523

  • Tax year 2021

    $148,500

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $3,010,838

  • Tax year 2020

    $149,500

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $2,411,362

Grants paid in 2024

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Kidney FundRockville, MD

    Provide funds for financial assistance to dialysis and kidney transplant patients and living kidney donors.

    $15,000
  2. Greenpeace FundWashington, DC

    Provide funds to help halt environmental destruction and to promote solutions for future generations.

    $12,000
  3. Wild Animal SanctuaryKeenesburg, CO

    Provide funds to help support and maintain more than 450 lions tigers bears leopards mountain lions wolves & other large carnivores; it is the largest carnivore sanctuary in the world and the only sanctuary providing large acreage 5 to 25 acres each species-specific habitats for its rescued animals.

    $12,000
  4. The Danish America MuseumElk Horn, IA

    Help fund staff development tolerance programs various exhibits and other activities

    $10,000
  5. First BookWashington, DC

    Provide funds to help give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.

    $6,000
  6. Keepers of the WildValentine, AZ

    Provide funds to protect abused neglected abandoned and retired captive wildlife.

    $6,000
  7. Rainforest AllianceNew York, NY

    Provide funds to help protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them.

    $6,000
  8. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    Provide funds to advance the preservation and protection of the natural environment.

    $6,000
  9. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    Provide funds to help care for homeless and abandoned pets.

    $5,000
  10. Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Provide funds for environmental and conservation issues

    $5,000
  11. Paws With A CauseWayland, MI

    Provide funds to help train assistance dogs nationally for people with disabilities and provides lifetime team support which encourages independence and to promote awareness through education.

    $5,000
  12. Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietyWoodbridge, VA

    Provide funds to help end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the worlds oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.

    $5,000
  13. Vesterheim MuseumDecorah, IA

    Help fund numerous museum activities

    $5,000
  14. Canine AssistantsMilton, GA

    Provide funds to help train and provide service dogs for children and adults with physical disabilities or other special needs.

    $5,000
  15. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    Provide funds to create awareness recruit field staff and advocate with the United Nations and US government on humanitarian concerns.

    $5,000
  16. National Parks Conservation AssnWashington, DC

    Provide funds to help protect and enhance Americas National Parks for present and future generations.

    $4,000
  17. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    Provide funds to help ensure the continued existence of some of Africas most rare and treasured species.

    $4,000
  18. Childrens Health FundNew York, NY

    Provide funds to help champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care quality education and a moral and spiritual foundation.

    $4,000
  19. Animal Legal Defense FundSacramento, CA

    Provide funds to help protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.

    $3,000
  20. Childrens Defense FundWashington, DC

    Provide funds to help meet the physical emotional educational and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children

    $3,000
  21. Wildlife Conservation NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Provide funds to help protect endangered species and preserve their natural habitats.

    $3,000
  22. American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VA

    Provide funds to help conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

    $2,000
  23. Clean Water FundWashington, DC

    Provide funds to help develop strong grassroots environmental leadership and to bring together diverse constituencies to work cooperatively for changes that improve their lives focused on health consumer environmental and community problems.

    $2,000
  24. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    Provide funds for environmental and conservation issues

    $2,000
  25. Friends of the EarthWashington, DC

    Provide funds to support programs intended to create a more healthy just world including campaigns that focus on clean energy and global warming protecting people from toxic and potentially harmful technologies and promoting smarter low pollution transportation alternatives.

    $2,000
  26. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    Provide funds to help inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our childrens future. NWFs work helps to find solutions to the climate crisis keep our nation connected to nature and safeguard Americas wildlife and wild places..

    $2,000
  27. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    Provide funds to help create lasting solutions to poverty hunger and injustice.

    $2,000
  28. Grand Teton Natl Park FoundationMoose, WY

    Provide funds to help support programs and projects which enhance preserve and protect Grand Teton National Park.

    $1,500
  29. Lincoln Park ZooChicago, IL

    Provide funds to support its conservation and education efforts and to provide excellent care for the animals

    $1,500
  30. Yellowstone ForeverBozeman, MT

    Provide funds to support educational projects and programs for park visitors. 080 Environment Conservation

    $1,500
  31. Specialty Purebred Cat RescueSomers, WI

    Provide funds to help abused and abandoned cats.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals9 grants $42,00044% of the total
  2. Environment6 grants $28,50030% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $10,00010% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $7,0007% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $6,0006% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $3,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia8 grants $35,000
  2. California4 grants $17,000
  3. Iowa2 grants $15,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $15,000
  5. New York3 grants $15,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $12,000
  7. Virginia3 grants $9,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $6,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  10. Michigan1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Steven A KadishTrustee Hours 7Pay $42,390

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