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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1429070

Tru Needs Inc

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $1.4 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,410,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $542,858

  • Tax year 2023

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,853,669

  • Tax year 2022

    $524,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,203,484

  • Tax year 2021

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,727,447

  • Tax year 2020

    $333,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,052,433

  • Tax year 2019

    $87,306

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,391,983

  • Tax year 2018

    $123,296

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,479,207

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. LifenetWashington DC, DC

    General support

    $450,000
  2. Heart for LebanonBlack Mountain, NC

    General support

    $300,000
  3. One Way MinistriesNaperville, IL

    General support

    $300,000
  4. Cure InternationalGrand Rapids, MI

    General support

    $250,000
  5. Chosen People MinistriesNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  6. Washington Evangelical Free ChurchValparaiso, IN

    General support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $300,00055% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $250,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $450,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $300,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $300,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $250,000
  5. New York1 grant $100,000
  6. Indiana1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Douglas AdamsPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Meredith AdamsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Laura AdamsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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