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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-1105292

Cnpa Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $14,975 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Paul Marks
4940 S Woodlawn
Chicago, IL 60615
(872) 731-2953
[email protected]
Form and materials
Open-ended grant program. Grants provided at the discretion of directors.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Small grants to further Arts Education and Environmental Sustainability causes

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $14,975

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $32,357

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,526

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,261

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,050

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,847

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,940

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

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

  1. Carbondale Clay CenterCarbondale, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $11,200
  2. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $3,700
  3. National Council on Education forBoulder, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $75

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $11,20099% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $75<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $11,275

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Paul MarksPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Anna MarksTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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