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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 82-4882888

Americans for Good Inc

A private foundation in Barrington, IL. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 4 grants and $13,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $854,209

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,719

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $864,532

Grants paid in 2021

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, TN

    General use

    $10,000
  2. Meals on Wheels ChicagoChicago, IL

    General use

    $1,000
  3. A Giving Heart FondationChicago, IL

    General use

    $1,000
  4. The J TeamBethesda, MD

    General use

    $1,000

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 $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  2. Illinois2 grants $2,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Geoffrey W ShepstonePRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Connie ShepstoneDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Pete ShahVP - TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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