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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-6237072

Herbert J & Ann M Rowe Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $23,100 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

    $23,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $365,604
  • Tax year 2024

    $18,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $336,769
  • Tax year 2023

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $337,025
  • Tax year 2022

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $344,148
  • Tax year 2021

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $356,976
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $363,286
  • Tax year 2019

    $20,643

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $388,938

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Downtown Ecumenical Services Council DescSeattle, WA

    General support

    $7,700
  2. Community Foundation of Greater ClemsonClemson, SC

    General support

    $7,500
  3. Ripple of OneSeneca, SC

    General support

    $5,400
  4. Foothills Area YMCASeneca, SC

    General support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,40068% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50032% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina3 grants $15,400
  2. Washington1 grant $7,700

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Edith R AllenSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • James D RoweTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Douglas H RowePRESIDIENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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