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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-3736797

Roy C Pearson Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $63,854 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

    $63,854

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,372,653
  • Tax year 2024

    $60,924

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,367,044
  • Tax year 2023

    $63,736

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,340,697
  • Tax year 2022

    $72,510

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,377,053
  • Tax year 2021

    $64,126

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,443,750
  • Tax year 2020

    $46,270

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,339,740
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,407,828

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Cancer Society National Office of Probate and TrustHagerstown, MD

    Program support

    $12,771
  2. The Salvation ArmyHoffman Estates, IL

    Program support

    $12,771
  3. Fleming United Methodist ChurchAitkin, MN

    Program support

    $12,771
  4. United Methodist Church of PeaceRichfield, MN

    Program support

    $12,771
  5. Minnesota Landscape ArboretumChaska, MN

    Program support

    $6,385
  6. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Program support

    $6,385

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $12,77167% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $6,38533% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota3 grants $31,927
  2. Illinois1 grant $12,771
  3. Maryland1 grant $12,771
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $6,385

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bmo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $17,447

The return

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