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Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund

Preselected recipients only Merrillville, Indiana · EIN 316192613

Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund is a private foundation in Merrillville, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $30,170 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $30,170 and the largest $30,170. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $30,463 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$27,9431$723,979
2024$30,4632$813,850
2025$30,1701$778,403

How to apply

Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana1$30,170

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Indiana University Foundation
Bloomington, IN
Funding of root symposiums of geriatic issues$30,170

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund give?

$30,170 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $30,170.

Who runs Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Burke Costanza Carberry LLP (Trustee).

What does Byron A Root Memorial Trust Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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