FERMATA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $851K · expenses $264K · assets $5.7M

EIN
20-7034733
Address
277 W WINTHROP AVE, ELMHURST, IL 60126-3316
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
March 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gaylene R Nass Co-Trustee2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gaylene R Nass Co-Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gaylene R Nass Co-Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gaylene R Nass Co-Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLENE R NASS CO-TRUSTEE5 $0-- $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLENE R NASS CO-TRUSTEE5 $0-- $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLENE R NASS CO-TRUSTEE5 $0-- $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAYLENE R NASS CO-TRUSTEE5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 17 grants to organizations · $186K
2024 · 17 grants to organizations · $388K
2023 · 15 grants to organizations · $381K
2022 · 19 grants to organizations · $159K
2021 · 20 grants to organizations · $645K
2020 · 21 grants to organizations · $645K
2019 · 25 grants to organizations · $171K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2020 · 1 contributor · $270K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DAVID NASS Person LOMBARD, IL $270,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 2 contributors · $1.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DAVID NASS Person LOMBARD, IL $1,061,751$1,061,751 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2 DAVID NASS Person LOMBARD, IL $15,412- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$850,968$264,027 $5,650,825$5,650,825 $0- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$847,462$466,585 $5,046,195$5,046,195 $0- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$311,087$427,449 $4,638,335$4,638,335 $0- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$99,632$231,994 $4,752,882$4,752,882 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · amended · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$99,625$231,994 $4,752,882$4,752,882 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,678,682$738,660 $5,084,055$5,084,055 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$677,344$701,689 $4,159,050$4,159,050 $270,000- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,306,931$226,587 $4,187,874$4,187,874 $1,077,163- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
ELIZABETH N ROBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONILT20 $814,363$632,477 TRUSTEE$106,652 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
PEGGY AND BILL SHIFFICK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONILT20 $893,020$808,239 CO-TRUSTEE$138,669 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
THE IRVING & DOROTHY ROM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCILT20 $851,553$502,784 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
CAGAN FOUNDATIONILT20 $915,609$406,329 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SF FOUNDATIONILT20 $930,130$2,685,626 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ACCENT CHARITABLE FUNDILT20 $862,806$317,213 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
RICH FOUNDATIONILT20 $824,158$734,095 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BRUCE FOUNDATIONILT20 $845,612$2,156,494 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MACLEAN FOUNDATIONILT20 $830,607$4,105,065 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
J L WADE FOUNDATIONILT20 $941,648$33,276 DIRECTOR/PRE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DOLAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $818,507$659,840 PRES.$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LOUIS LEGACY FOUNDATIONILT20 $794,821$127,115 Member Liaison$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HENSCHEL CHARITABLE TRILT20 $788,829$26,703 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARKES FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $941,474$1,362,214 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DREAM MAKERZ FOUNDATIONILT20 $800,824$442,521 DIRECTOR/PRES$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
IROQUOIS FEDERAL FOUNDATION INCILT20 $806,236$269,851 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HELEN M HARRISON FOUNDATION INCILT20 $923,153$976,467 DIRECTOR$17,500 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MCLAUGHLIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $901,855$73,507 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CHUCK AND MONICA MCQUAID FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $938,093$1,363,337 SOLE TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HOWARD AND URSULA DUBIN FOUNDATIONILT20 $866,657$525,566 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ORVILLE H LARSON AND SHIRLEY I LARSON CHARITABLE TRILT20 $861,666$524,569 co trustee$46,777 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THOMAS S AND MARY K BAGLEY FOUNDATIONILT20 $902,113$407,719 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DONALD F & ELIZABETH B GARDNER FOUNDATION INCILT20 $821,859$143,799 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GLEN AND POLLY BARTON FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-2-2021ILT20 $835,853$339,212 TRUSTEE$30,686 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CHICAGO RUNILT20 $907,675$1,208,172 Executive Director$54,265 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INC DAF sponsor$14,045,78023 12010–2024 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
WILLIAM E CROSS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$6,990,2242 12022–2023 W E CROSS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$374,5865 12021–2025 CHICAGO RUN
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$369,11382 12012–2023 CHICAGO RUN
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$303,8139 12012–2020 CHICAGO RUN
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$296,9545 12014–2018 CHICAGO RUN
IMC CHICAGO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$249,9333 12019–2021 CHICAGO RUN
FREDERICK HENRY PRINCE TESTAMENTARY TRUST Private foundation$190,0008 12017–2024 CHICAGO RUN
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$140,6113 12018–2020 CHICAGO RUN
STANISLAUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$120,0004 12016–2024 COSTA FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$79,8335 12016–2023 CHICAGO RUN
THE ELIZABETH MORSE CHARITABLE TRUST 2620341200 Private foundation$70,0003 12020–2024 CHICAGO RUN
BALTIMORE ORIOLES FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$50,0001 12020–2020 CONSTANCE AND BROOKS ROBINSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$40,0002 12020–2021 CHICAGO RUN
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATION Private foundation$40,0008 12017–2024 CHICAGO RUN

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $264,027 spent · pay $0 · grants $186,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $186,000 70.4%
Fees: other professional $58,423 22.1%
Fees: accounting $10,000 3.8%
Taxes $9,589 3.6%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$264,027100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $466,585 spent · pay $0 · grants $388,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $388,200 83.2%
Fees: other professional $47,570 10.2%
Taxes $17,815 3.8%
Fees: accounting $13,000 2.8%
Total$466,585100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $427,449 spent · pay $0 · grants $380,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $380,700 89.1%
Fees: other professional $44,316 10.4%
Fees: accounting $1,766 0.4%
Taxes $652 0.2%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$427,449100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $231,994 spent · pay $0 · grants $159,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $159,200 68.6%
Fees: other professional $52,294 22.5%
Taxes $20,500 8.8%
Total$231,994100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $738,660 spent · pay $0 · grants $645,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $645,400 87.4%
Fees: other professional $65,468 8.9%
Taxes $25,110 3.4%
Fees: accounting $2,500 0.3%
Other expenses $182 0.0%
Total$738,660100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $701,689 spent · pay $0 · grants $644,900 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $644,900 91.9%
Other expenses $50,414 7.2%
Fees: accounting $5,000 0.7%
Taxes $1,375 0.2%
Total$701,689100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $226,587 spent · pay $0 · grants $170,720 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $170,720 75.3%
Fees: other professional $31,154 13.7%
Taxes $24,681 10.9%
Other expenses $32 0.0%
Total$226,587100%

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