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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1667718

Robert R Nathan Philanthropic Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $25,000 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

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
No deadline exists.
Restrictions
The organization must be qualified under irc sec 170(c).

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $253,407
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,050

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $258,478
  • Tax year 2023

    $533,126

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $258,618
  • Tax year 2022

    $38,997

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $792,801
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $829,084
  • Tax year 2020

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $881,911
  • Tax year 2019

    $43,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $940,035

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Transportation Intermediaries AssociationAlexandria, VA

    Provide third party logistics professionals resources, education, information and growing businesses in service to their customers

    $11,000
  2. Hope ChicagoChicago, IL

    Reduce economic and social inequity by funding post-secondary scholarships and non-tuition costs for chicago public school graduates and adult family members eager to return to school and update their skills.

    $10,000
  3. Midwest Fastener AssociationPark Ridge, IL

    Host educational seminars and support academic growth through annual college and trade school scholarships

    $2,500
  4. Murphslife FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    End poverty through direct aid and storytelling

    $1,500

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 $1,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $12,500
  2. Virginia1 grant $11,000
  3. Utah1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert NathanDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Wally NathanDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Wendy NathanDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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