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Alben F Bates and Clara G Bates Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Elmhurst, Illinois · EIN 36-6081072

Grants itemized on the 990
$710KTax year 2025
Grants made
156Tax year 2025
Total assets
$1.5MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

ALL INCOME RECEIVED WAS DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS LISTED ON THE ATTACHMENT TO THIS RETURN AND AS SHOWN ON PART 1, LINE 25. NO CONFERENCES, RESEARCH PAPERS, ETC. WERE INVOLVED. ALL DISTRIBUTIONS WERE SIMPLY MAILED OUT TO RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$470K2019
$700K2020
$1M2021
$700K2022
$700K2023
$720K2024
$710K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Gigi'S Playhouse - Chicago$28K2025
Elmhurst Heritage Foundation$20K2025
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Assn$20K2025
Elmhurst University$20K2025
Ocean Reef Cultural Center$20K2025

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (156 grants in 2025) is available with a free account.

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.