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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-6784786

Thomas B Earle Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $55,935 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $55,935

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,402,752
  • Tax year 2024

    $57,910

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,422,721
  • Tax year 2023

    $68,026

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,426,799
  • Tax year 2022

    $77,014

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,462,005
  • Tax year 2021

    $58,836

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,533,839
  • Tax year 2020

    $56,374

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,343,607
  • Tax year 2019

    $73,116

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,381,236

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys & Girls Clubs of West-Central WisconsinTomah, WI

    To purchase new roof

    $10,000
  2. Tomah Area School DistrictTomah, WI

    General support

    $6,512
  3. Handishop Industries IncTomah, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  4. Neighbor to Neighbor IncTomah, WI

    General support

    $4,000
  5. Bluff and Ridge Equine Assisted Therapies IncKendall, WI

    General support

    $3,560
  6. Goodwill of North Central WisconsinMenasha, WI

    General support

    $3,500
  7. Big Brothers Big Sister of the 7 Rivers RegionLa Crosse, WI

    General support

    $3,000
  8. Families First of Monroe CountyTomah, WI

    General support

    $2,500
  9. Family Promise of the Great Rivers IncSparta, WI

    General support

    $2,500
  10. Lighthouse Assembly of GodTomah, WI

    General support

    $2,000
  11. The Parenting PlaceTomah, WI

    General support

    $2,000
  12. City of Tomah Police DepartmentTomah, WI

    General support

    $2,000
  13. Caring Closet IncTomah, WI

    General support

    $2,000
  14. Veterans Assistance Foundation Inc VFW Post 1382Tomah, WI

    General support

    $1,838
  15. City of Tomah Kupper Ratsch Senior CtrTomah, WI

    General support

    $1,000
  16. Area Community Theater IncTomah, WI

    General support

    $1,000
  17. Acres of Hope Ministries IncNorwalk, WI

    General support

    $1,000
  18. Treasured Chests IncorporatedTomah, WI

    General support

    $1,000
  19. Tomah Area Historical SocietyTomah, WI

    General support

    $525
  20. City of Tomah Fire DepartmentTomah, WI

    General support

    $500
  21. City of Tomah Ambulance ServiceTomah, WI

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $5,00046% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50023% of the total
  3. Veterans and military1 grant $1,83817% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $1,0009% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $5255% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin21 grants $55,935

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Northern Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $18,073

The return

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