ERNEST C AND MARION R KARRAS FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
ERNEST C AND MARION R KARRAS FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 27-1530381)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-26
IRS object ID
202601779349100510
Schema version
2025v4.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-26T12:48:23-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362946234PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BARRY A SWARTZ AND ASSOCIATES LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1540 FRONTAGE RD STE 2133AddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60093ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271530381EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ERNEST C & MARION R KARRASBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlERNEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6302485418PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 FOREST GATE CIRCLEAddressLine1Txt
CityOAK BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60523ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERNEST KARRASPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone6302485418PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-25SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBARRY A SWARTZPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00057409PTIN
Phone3128060000PhoneNum
Preparation2026-06-26PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$0FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$100,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$27,159InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$27,159InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$27,159InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$31,190DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$31,190DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$31,190DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$3,043NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$3,043GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$3,043CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$161,392TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$61,392TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$58,349TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,500AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$3,200OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,063TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,763TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$58,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$58,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$64,263TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$58,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$97,129ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$61,392NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$58,349AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$152,204CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$98,731CashEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,047,453CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,264,704CorporateStockEOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,199,657TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,363,435TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$0TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$1,199,657RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,363,435RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,199,657TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,363,435TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,199,657TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,363,435TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,199,657TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$97,129ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$66,649OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,363,435SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,363,435TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$3,043CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$853InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$853SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$853TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$29EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$882TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksERNEST KARRASIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone6302485418PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FOREST GATE CIRCLEAddressLine1Txt
CityOAK BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60522ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ERNEST KARRAS
75 FOREST GATE CIRCLEOAK BROOKIL60523TRUSTEE5.00$0$0$0
MARION KARRAS
75 FOREST GATE CIRCLEOAK BROOKIL60523TRUSTEE5.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1TO HELP & ASSIST WITH RELIGIOUS & EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSDescription1Txt
Expenses1$20,000Expenses1Amt
Description2TO HELP & ASSIST WITH RELIGIOUS & EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSDescription2Txt
Expenses2$17,500Expenses2Amt
Description3TO HELP & ASSIST WITH RELIGIOUS & EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSDescription3Txt
Expenses3$10,000Expenses3Amt
Description4TO HELP & ASSIST WITH RELIGIOUS & EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSDescription4Txt
Expenses4$5,000Expenses4Amt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$0AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$0CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn OrgYes (X)Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$58,500ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$58,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Qualifying Distributions$58,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$58,500RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$58,500TotalCorpusAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$58,500CurrentYearAmt
Year1$51,350Year1Amt
Year2$59,700Year2Amt
Year3$63,005Year3Amt
Total$232,555TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$58,500CurrentYearAmt
Year1$51,350Year1Amt
Year2$59,700Year2Amt
Year3$63,005Year3Amt
Total$232,555TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonERNEST KARRASRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FOREST GATE CIRCLEAddressLine1Txt
CityOAK BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60522ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone6032485418RecipientPhoneNum
Recipient Email AddressINFO@SWARTZMGMT.COMRecipientEmailAddressTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
GREEK AMERICAN REHAB & NURSING HOME
2210 1ST STEETWHEELINGIL60090POFCHARITY$1,000
HOLY APOSTLES CHURCH
2501 S WOLF ROADWESTCHESTERIL60154POFREIGIOUS$1,000
IOCC
110 WEST ROAD STE 360BALTIMOREMD21201POFCHARITY$1,000
NATIONAL HELLENIC MUSEUM
333 SOUTH HALSTEDCHICAGOIL60661POFPRESERVATION$20,000
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MISSION CENTER
220 MASON MANATEE WAYST AUGUSTINEFL32086POFRELIGIOUS$5,000
PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY OF CHICAGO
555 E BUTTERFIELD RDLOMBARDIL60148POFRELIGIOUS$1,000
ST IAKOUOS RETREAT CENTER
920 224TH AVENUEKANSASVILLEWI53139POFRELIGIOUS$17,500
ST KATHERINES ORTHODOX CHURCH
7100 AIRPORT-PULLING ROADNAPLESFL34109POFRELIGIOUS$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
303 ST MARYS RDCHAMPAIGNIL61820POFACADEMIC$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$58,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$27,159RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$31,190RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$3,043RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$61,392RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$61,392TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonERNEST MARION KARRASContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FOREST GATE CIRCLEAddressLine1Txt
CityOAK BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60523ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$100,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$1,500Amt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockCHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT INCOMEStockNm
EOY Book Value$1,264,704EOYBookValueAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc
EXPENSES
CONSULTING FEES
POST OFFICE BOX RENTAL

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT INCOMEDesc
Amt$66,649Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryCONSULTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$3,200Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$1,063Amt

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