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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-1570531

The Virginia A Groot Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Forest, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $12.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 27, 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
The Virginia A Groot Foundation
255 Overlook Drive
Lake Forest, IL 60045
(847) 615-8735
[email protected]
Form and materials
Online applications
Deadlines
February 1st of each year
Restrictions
See the virginia a groot foundation online. Www.virginiaagrootfoundation.org

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,867,048

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $400,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,699,733

  • Tax year 2023

    $351,050

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,793,803

  • Tax year 2022

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,182,172

  • Tax year 2021

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $9,402,380

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,180,643

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Center for CraftAsheville, NC

    To pursue excellence in ceramic and sculptural arts

    $115,000
  2. Individual

    To pursue excellence in ceramic and sculptural arts

    $60,000
  3. Individual

    To pursue excellence in ceramic and sculptural arts

    $30,000
  4. Individual

    To pursue excellence in ceramic and sculptural arts

    $25,000
  5. Individual

    To pursue excellence in ceramic and sculptural arts

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    To pursue excellence in ceramic and sculptural arts

    $5,000

1 grant of $12,612,048 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $115,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina1 grant $115,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Penelope G WestSECRETARY & CO-TREASURER Hours 10Pay $10,002
  • Nina W LatusekPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $18,750
  • Carly H WestCO-TREASURER Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Stanley ShetkaVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $10,002

The return

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