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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 83-1765698

Public Safety Properties Foundation

A private foundation in Decatur, IL. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 6 grants and $27.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,253,010

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,341,065

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $23,785,312

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,286,638

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $26,681,997

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $26,950,379

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2022

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Public Safety Training FoundationDecatur, IL

    Training facilities

    $24,243,401
  2. Public Safety Training FoundationDecatur, IL

    General support

    $2,686,512
  3. Individual

    Land

    $204,014
  4. Farmers Youth Education FoundationDecatur, IL

    Land and improvements

    $81,055
  5. Icat Training FoundationDecatur, IL

    Land

    $26,908
  6. Macon County PTSD FoundationDecatur, IL

    Land

    $11,120

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $26,929,913100% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $81,055<1% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $26,908<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $27,048,996

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Howard G BuffettPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Trisha A CookSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charlotte RyanTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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