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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3789453

Christopher J F Graff Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Rockford, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $3,939 paid in grants.

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

    $3,939

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $73,594
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $73,820
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $11,105
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,902
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,248

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Last Caw LTDAurora, CO

    Animal services

    $3,000
  2. Denver Botanic Gardens IncDenver, CO

    Conservation

    $939

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 $3,00076% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $93924% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $3,939

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Christopher GraffPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Judith GraffVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • John GraffSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • John R AndersonTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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