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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-6577227

Specht Educational Trust

A private foundation in Cherokee, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $40,000 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.

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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

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,233,645

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,154,074

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,100,607

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,130,248

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $824,621

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $794,087

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    charitable / education

    $5,000
  2. Individual

    charitable / education

    $5,000
  3. Individual

    charitable / education

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    charitable / education

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    charitable / education

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    charitable / education

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    charitable / education

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    charitable / education

    $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Cherokee State BankTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Loughlin Law FirmTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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