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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-3790407

Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation

A private foundation in Highland Park, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $1,500 paid in grants.

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

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 2025

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $27,555
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $27,662
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,300

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $28,362
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,650

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $30,776
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $32,333
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,375

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $31,809
  • Tax year 2019

    $920

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $31,902
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,800

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $32,294

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Posse ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Charitable

    $500
  2. Catholic CharitiesChicago, IL

    General Charitable

    $250
  3. Mercy Home for Boys and GirlsChicago, IL

    General Charitable

    $250
  4. Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL

    General Charitable

    $250
  5. Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $250100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert M ThomasDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barbara G ThomasDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexandra ThomasDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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