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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1244599

Business Communication Research Foundation

A private foundation in Savoy, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $10,685 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
ongoing
Restrictions
scholarly contribution to field of business communication, appropriateness of research methodology, necessity of budgeted resources

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $10,685

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,070,359

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,411

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,026,580

  • Tax year 2023

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $158,248

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,815

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $109,104

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,953

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $80,579

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,771

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $62,529

  • Tax year 2019

    -$246

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $69,356

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,107

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $22,770

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    research

    $4,848
  2. Individual

    research

    $2,434
  3. Individual

    research

    $2,203
  4. Individual

    research

    $700
  5. Individual

    research

    $500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Kathryn RybkaSecretary-Treasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Geert JacobsPast President Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Barbara ShwomPast President Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Judith AinsworthVice President Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Patricia HarmsVice President Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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