JAMES B TAFEL FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2011–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $69K · expenses $236K · assets $1.0M

EIN
36-3475140
Address
PO BOX 895, CARY, IL 60013-0895
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.60; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 1989 (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
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people 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
Ida May Tafel TRUSTEE2011-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Julie K Tafel-Klaus TRUSTEE2011-2024 0 $0 reported 1
James B Tafel Jr TRUSTEE2011-2024 0 $0 reported 1
James B Tafel (former) TRUSTEE2011-2013 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES B TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES B TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES B TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
IDA MAY TAFEL TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JULIE K TAFEL-KLAUS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES B TAFEL JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$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.

2024 · 34 grants to organizations · $230K
2023 · 30 grants to organizations · $194K
2022 · 37 grants to organizations · $185K
2021 · 40 grants to organizations · $250K
2020 · 43 grants to organizations · $307K
2019 · 41 grants to organizations · $211K
2018 · 42 grants to organizations · $267K
2017 · 43 grants to organizations · $264K
2016 · 42 grants to organizations · $200K
2015 · 49 grants to organizations · $187K
2014 · 51 grants to organizations · $190K
2013 · 41 grants to organizations · $179K
2012 · 35 grants to organizations · $170K
2011 · 31 grants to organizations · $223K

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

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

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
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,105$235,823 $1,019,873$1,019,873 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$254,642$196,588 $1,186,591$1,186,591 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,741$186,666 $1,128,537$1,128,537 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,509$251,874 $1,253,462$1,253,462 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,453$308,926 $1,486,827$1,486,827 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,660$217,722 $1,762,300$1,762,300 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$547,420$268,160 $1,960,362$1,960,362 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,306$266,023 $1,681,102$1,681,102 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,107$218,905 $1,927,819$1,927,819 -- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$891,403$189,216 $2,129,617$2,129,617 -- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,609$191,848 $1,427,430$1,427,430 -- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,211$181,177 $1,588,669$1,588,669 -- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,474$171,981 $1,742,635$1,742,635 -- $0--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,695$225,479 $1,901,142$1,901,142 -- $0--

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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DORIS J BISHOP FOUNDATIONILT22 $69,446$97,007 TRUSTEE$8,651 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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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).

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HIRZ FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $1,0001 1Private foundation2021–2021 FOSTER FOUNDATION
J W FOUNDATION $5001 1Private foundation2021–2021 YAY DAY FOUNDATION

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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.

2024 · Form 990PF · $235,823 spent · pay $0 · grants $230,475 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $230,475 97.7%
Taxes $3,528 1.5%
Fees: accounting $1,750 0.7%
Other expenses $70 0.0%
Total$235,823100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $196,588 spent · pay $0 · grants $194,050 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $194,050 98.7%
Fees: accounting $1,650 0.8%
Taxes $847 0.4%
Other expenses $41 0.0%
Total$196,588100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $186,666 spent · pay $0 · grants $184,755 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $184,755 99.0%
Fees: accounting $1,650 0.9%
Taxes $246 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$186,666100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $251,874 spent · pay $0 · grants $249,790 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $249,790 99.2%
Fees: accounting $1,615 0.6%
Taxes $454 0.2%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$251,874100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $308,926 spent · pay $0 · grants $306,710 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $306,710 99.3%
Fees: accounting $1,615 0.5%
Taxes $378 0.1%
Other expenses $223 0.1%
Total$308,926100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $217,722 spent · pay $0 · grants $211,050 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $211,050 96.9%
Taxes $5,117 2.4%
Fees: accounting $1,540 0.7%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$217,722100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $268,160 spent · pay $0 · grants $266,650 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $266,650 99.4%
Fees: accounting $1,495 0.6%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$268,160100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $266,023 spent · pay $0 · grants $264,350 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $264,350 99.4%
Fees: accounting $1,497 0.6%
Other expenses $176 0.1%
Total$266,023100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $218,905 spent · pay $0 · grants $199,511 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $199,511 91.1%
Taxes $17,914 8.2%
Fees: accounting $1,465 0.7%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$218,905100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $189,216 spent · pay $0 · grants $186,783 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $186,783 98.7%
Fees: accounting $1,450 0.8%
Taxes $948 0.5%
Other expenses $35 0.0%
Total$189,216100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $191,848 spent · pay $0 · grants $189,909 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $189,909 99.0%
Fees: accounting $1,424 0.7%
Taxes $500 0.3%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$191,848100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $181,177 spent · pay $0 · grants $179,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $179,400 99.0%
Fees: accounting $1,429 0.8%
Taxes $333 0.2%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$181,177100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $171,981 spent · pay $0 · grants $170,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $170,200 99.0%
Fees: accounting $1,676 1.0%
Taxes $90 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$171,981100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $225,479 spent · pay $0 · grants $222,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $222,750 98.8%
Fees: accounting $2,413 1.1%
Taxes $333 0.1%
Other expenses -$17 -0.0%
Total$225,479100%

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