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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-6245335

J Frank Dobie Library Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $46,830 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
December 15- next year award consideration
Restrictions
Legally established public libraries or contact under interlocal cooperation act, texas statute 4413(32c) or charter of the free public library

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $46,830

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $855,400

  • Tax year 2023

    $47,330

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $849,833

  • Tax year 2022

    $54,318

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $876,702

  • Tax year 2021

    $48,612

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $868,927

  • Tax year 2020

    $43,803

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $889,343

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,630

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $894,763

  • Tax year 2018

    $49,395

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $897,142

  • Tax year 2017

    $46,597

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $893,867

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Marion Community LibraryMarion, TX

    General

    $7,805
  2. Olga V Figueroa Zapata County Public LibraryZapata, TX

    General

    $7,805
  3. Cross Plains Public LibraryCross Plains, TX

    General

    $7,805
  4. Pottsboro Area Public LibraryPottsboro, TX

    General

    $7,805
  5. Deleon City County LibraryDe Leon, TX

    General

    $7,805
  6. Lee Bardwell Public LibraryGladewater, TX

    General

    $7,805

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $7,805100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $46,830

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • JP Morgan Chase Bank NATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $18,134

The return

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