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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-6178229

Elizabeth M Claus Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $43,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $688,903

  • Tax year 2024

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $738,369

  • Tax year 2023

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $782,080

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $829,915

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $868,644

  • Tax year 2020

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $815,970

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Working BikesChicago, IL

    To strengthen local and global communities by giving donated bicycles new life and redistributing them as tools for self-determination and empowerment.

    $10,000
  2. Individual

    Fostering a love of reading by making [individual] materials more affordable and accessible.

    $10,000
  3. Society of the Little FlowerDarien, IL

    Portion be set aside for the sisters of TheCarmel of St. Therese

    $7,000
  4. Individual

    Support schools, hunger relief, elderly housing and education of seminarians

    $6,000
  5. Individual

    To be used for the exclusive purpose ofassisting Roman Catholic [individual] orders inthe United States to provide for theretirement needs of their elderly members

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Support missionary activities

    $4,000
  7. Individual

    SUPPORT [individual] TO CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $17,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kristopher M GreeneTrustee Hours 1Pay $6,000
  • Patric D GreeneTrustee Hours 1Pay $6,000
  • Michael B GreeneTrustee Hours 1Pay $6,000

The return

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