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Harry and Dorothy Espenscheid Char

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 203655481

Harry and Dorothy Espenscheid Char is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $97,994 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $81,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $90,117 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$90,1173$2.4 million
2024$97,9943$2.6 million

How to apply

ContactBmo Harris Bank NA
320 S Canal St Fi 12, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone or email(312) 461-5154
What to submitWritten letter with proof of tax exempt status status
RestrictionsPayments will only be made to tax exempt organizations organizations

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harry and Dorothy Espenscheid Char funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$97,994

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boy Scouts of America
Rockford, IL
Program support$81,000
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Rockford, IL
Program support$10,000
Winnebago County Animal Services
Rockford, IL
Program support$6,994

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry and Dorothy Espenscheid Char accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Harry and Dorothy Espenscheid Char give?

$97,994 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Harry and Dorothy Espenscheid Char?

Its 2024 filing lists Bmo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Harry and Dorothy Espenscheid Char fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and animals.

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