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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-6254892

The Colee Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $68,324 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $68,324

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,292,259
  • Tax year 2024

    $61,751

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,217,043
  • Tax year 2023

    $64,135

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,253,954
  • Tax year 2022

    $71,464

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,274,535
  • Tax year 2021

    $62,608

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,334,920
  • Tax year 2020

    $63,166

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,246,754
  • Tax year 2019

    $62,538

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,249,530
  • Tax year 2018

    $59,340

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,258,020

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Occidental College Major Gifts & Planned GivingLos Angeles, CA

    Program support

    $27,330
  2. Arizona State University Planned Giving OfficeTempe, AZ

    Program support

    $20,497
  3. Goodwill Industries of Central ArizonaPhoenix, AZ

    Program support

    $13,665
  4. Arizona Animal Welfare LeaguePhoenix, AZ

    Program support

    $3,416
  5. Arizona Humane SocietyPhoenix, AZ

    Program support

    $3,416

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $27,33080% of the total
  2. Animals2 grants $6,83220% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona4 grants $40,994
  2. California1 grant $27,330

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 2Pay $20,621

The return

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