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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-5100308

Buddy Bear Foundation

A private foundation in Berwyn, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $12,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $514,181

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $518,017

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. GolympiansChicago, IL

    Support for youth track program

    $5,000
  2. The Work FoundationChicago, IL

    Youth social services

    $4,000
  3. Commonwealth Community ChurchChicago, IL

    Religous services

    $1,000
  4. Peace Makers CoalitionChicago, IL

    Support for youth-led peace movement

    $1,000
  5. Team Lewis FoundationChicago, IL

    Social services

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $4,00080% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $1,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Phillip JPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anne L DegerattoDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul T JulianSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sally A JulianTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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