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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-1925808

The Illges-Chenoweth Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Tyler, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $92,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,341,265
  • Tax year 2023

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,065,469
  • Tax year 2022

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $740,814
  • Tax year 2021

    $91,250

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $755,627
  • Tax year 2020

    $65,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $731,667
  • Tax year 2019

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $785,738
  • Tax year 2018

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $740,396
  • Tax year 2017

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $701,555

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

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

  1. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Hurricane relief

    $20,000
  2. Ranchlands FoundationHyattville, WY

    Conservation

    $12,000
  3. Telluride Medical CenterTelluride, CO

    Medical research & assistance

    $10,500
  4. BlackRock Baptist ChurchYulee, FL

    Church

    $7,500
  5. University of the South AthleticsSewanee, TN

    Education

    $6,500
  6. Florida Baptist ConventionJacksonville, FL

    Church

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Church

    $5,000
  8. Running Water Draw Care CenterOlton, TX

    Nursing home / medical care impr

    $5,000
  9. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    Environmental protection

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    Orphan children

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Medical research

    $4,000
  12. Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Education

    $3,000
  13. Individual

    Church

    $1,500
  14. Individual

    Religious education

    $1,000
  15. Individual

    [individual]

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina1 grant $20,000
  2. Florida2 grants $12,500
  3. Wyoming1 grant $12,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $10,500
  5. Tennessee1 grant $6,500
  6. Texas1 grant $5,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  8. South Carolina1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Arthur I Chenoweth JrPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Melanie C DavisTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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