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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-1509118

Sharon Denning Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Lombard, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $23,352 paid in grants.

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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

    $23,352

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $478,700

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $446,868

  • Tax year 2023

    $22,923

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $446,244

  • Tax year 2022

    $17,588

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $471,483

  • Tax year 2021

    $15,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $496,530

  • Tax year 2020

    $16,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $489,355

  • Tax year 2019

    $17,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $468,384

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $445,903

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    Donation

    $3,000
  2. Pediatric Oncology Treasure ChestOrland Park, IL

    Patient support

    $2,500
  3. Individual

    Support for young families

    $2,200
  4. After 26 ProjectCadillac, MI

    Donation

    $2,000
  5. Individual

    Support families

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarships to students

    $2,000
  7. Individual

    Donation

    $2,000
  8. Individual

    Donation

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    Donation

    $1,600
  10. W Fairfax Christian MinistriesChantilly, VA

    Donation

    $1,500
  11. St Veronica Catholic ParishChantilly, VA

    Donation

    $1,500
  12. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Donation

    $1,000
  13. Companions Journeying Together IncWestern SPRGS, IL

    Donation

    $52

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $2,50045% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,00036% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $1,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $3,552
  2. Georgia1 grant $3,000
  3. Virginia2 grants $3,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Shawn DenningTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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