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The JOHN Crerar Foundation

Public charity
DBA: % THE JOHN CRERAR LIBRARY
Other · CHICAGO, IL · EIN 36-3155157
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About

The organization's mission is to provide financial support to the JOHN crerar library (the "library") in the form of grants made not less often than annually. The library is the science, medicine and technology component of the university of chicago library system. Virtually ALL of the organization's income is used in furtherance of this mission.

In care of The JOHN Crerar Library

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
0
Volunteers
0

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$13K
Expenses
$35K
Assets
$991K
Liabilities
$0

Financial history

$36K$18K$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $13K · Peak FY2019: $32K · Avg: $19K

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
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Grants Given
$20K
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Address

5730 S Ellis AVE
Chicago, IL, 60637-146

Governance

Voting board members3
Independent members3
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyNo
Doc-retention policyNo
990 reviewed by boardYes

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Permanent endowment %100.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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