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Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation

Accepts applications Naperville, Illinois · EIN 363653679

Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation is a private foundation in Naperville, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $81,166 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $73,895 the year before.

30% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$122,90214$1.0 million
2024$73,89512$1.1 million
2025$81,16615$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactAlbert J Rot
PO Box 222, Naperville, IL 60565
Phone or email(630) 768-4298
What to submitQuestionnaire - "student needs analysis service" form of a.c.t. To be completed by applicants. The independent a.c.t. Organization forwards completed applications to the rot foundation.
RestrictionsStudents throughout U.S. May apply for aid. Students from high schools in community are given priority.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois6$22,516
Florida2$10,000
Maryland1$10,000
Washington1$8,650
California1$7,500
Tennessee1$7,500
District of Columbia1$5,000
Georgia1$5,000
Virginia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
National Park Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Donation$10,000
Individual
WA
Tuition$8,650
Gary Sinise Foundation
Nashville, TN
Donation$7,500
K9S for Warriors
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Donation$7,500
Semper Fi & America's Fund
Oceanside, CA
Donation$7,500
American Red Cross
Chicago, IL
Donation$5,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
Donation$5,000
PBS Foundation
Arlington, VA
Donation$5,000
All for Lunch
Cumming, GA
Donation$5,000
Individual
IL
Tuition$3,754
Individual
IL
Tuition$3,754
Individual
IL
Tuition$3,754
Individual
IL
Tuition$3,754
WTTW
Chicago, IL
Donation$2,500
Camp Fiesta Inc
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Donation$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation give?

$81,166 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Keith A Rot (President), Albert J Rot (Vice President), Susan E Rot (Treasurer) and Brigid M Rot (Secretary).

What does Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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