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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1193115

Tomara Corporation

A private foundation in Collinsville, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $109,000 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Paul A Welch
104 Irene Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
(618) 345-6303
Form and materials
Application (approved by internal revenue service)
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $109,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $164,262

  • Tax year 2024

    $138,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $158,369

  • Tax year 2023

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $188,662

  • Tax year 2022

    $112,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $206,017

  • Tax year 2021

    $110,300

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $188,314

  • Tax year 2020

    $87,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $187,048

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

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

  1. Collinsville TepeeCollinsville, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $20,000
  2. Friends of the DD Collins HouseCollinsville, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $8,000
  3. Children's Dyslexia CenterCollinsville, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $5,000
  4. St John Home & Community CareCollinsville, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  6. Boy Scouts of America Troop 83Collinsville, IL

    General corporate purposesgeneral corporate purposes

    $4,000
  7. Boy Scouts of America Troop 86Collinsville, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $4,000
  8. Boy Scouts of America Troop 93Troy, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $4,000
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  10. Individual

    General corporate purposes

    $4,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  13. Individual

    General corporate purposes

    $4,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  22. First United Presbyterian Property & Grounds & Friends of the Glenwood CemeCollinsville, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $2,000
  23. Tote Me Home ProgramCollinsville, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $2,000
  24. Collinsville Garden ClubCollinsville, IL

    General corporate purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois10 grants $55,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Steve KassingDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kevin M WelchPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Robert HerrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carolyn J WelchSECRETARY/TREASURER/ DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul A WelchATTORNEY AND ADMINISTRATOR Hours 3Pay $35,000

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