Alfred J & Lotte Gruen Foundation

Chicago, IL
Tax-exempt since Feb. 1975
EIN: 23-7433092

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$952k (2024)

Expenses

$140k (2024)

Total Assets

$2.69M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2024

Revenue

$952,042

Expenses

$139,933

Net Income

$812,109

Net Assets

$2,691,723

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2,899	0.3%
Dividends	$68,265	7.2%
Sales of Assets	$880,866	92.5%
Other Income	$12	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$108,867	77.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,691,723
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,691,723

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Seth Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Andrew Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Staci Gruen Yablon (Trustee)	$0	$0
Jordan Klingsberg (Trustee)	$0	$0

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Filed on Oct. 15, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2023

Revenue

$459,185

Expenses

$138,152

Net Income

$321,033

Net Assets

$1,879,614

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,595	0.3%
Dividends	$48,769	10.6%
Sales of Assets	$408,821	89.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$130,002	94.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,879,614
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,879,614

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Seth Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Andrew Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Staci Gruen Yablon (Trustee)	$0	$0
Jordan Klingsberg (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on April 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2022

Revenue

$146,821

Expenses

$18,336

Net Income

$128,485

Net Assets

$1,558,581

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$43	0.0%
Dividends	$58,763	40.0%
Sales of Assets	$88,015	59.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$15,015	81.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,573,581
Total Liabilities	$15,000
Net Assets	$1,558,581

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Seth Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Andrew Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Staci Gruen Yablon (Trustee)	$0	$0
Jordan Klingsberg (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2021

Revenue

$50,255

Expenses

$133,808

Net Income

-$83,553

Net Assets

$1,430,096

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$29	0.1%
Dividends	$61,602	> 100%
Sales of Assets	-$11,376
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$130,000	97.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,430,096
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,430,096

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alfred J Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2020

Revenue

$57,697

Expenses

$3,569

Net Income

$54,128

Net Assets

$1,513,648

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$113	0.2%
Dividends	$60,874	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$0
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,513,649
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,513,648

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alfred J Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Raphael Juss (Trustee)	$0	$0
Gary Gruen (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on March 17, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2019

Revenue

$59,215

Expenses

$27,060

Net Income

$32,155

Net Assets

$1,459,520

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$879	1.5%
Dividends	$58,336	98.5%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$23,500	86.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,459,521
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,459,520

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alfred J Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Raphael Juss (Trustee)	$0	$0
Bruce Gruen (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on March 12, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2018

Revenue

$50,596

Expenses

$111,321

Net Income

-$60,725

Net Assets

$1,433,024

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$764	1.5%
Dividends	$49,832	98.5%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$106,175	95.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,433,024
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,433,024

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alfred J Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Raphael Juss (Trustee)	$0	$0
Bruce Gruen (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Aug. 5, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2017

Revenue

$94,850

Expenses

$138,307

Net Income

-$43,457

Net Assets

$1,493,749

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$34	0.0%
Dividends	$45,241	47.7%
Sales of Assets	$49,575	52.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$135,200	97.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,493,749
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,493,749

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alfred J Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Raphael Juss (Trustee)	$0	$0
Bruce Gruen (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on March 6, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2016

Revenue

$61,571

Expenses

$82,336

Net Income

-$20,765

Net Assets

$1,537,206

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$37	0.1%
Dividends	$48,841	79.3%
Sales of Assets	$12,693	20.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$72,900	88.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,537,206
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,537,206

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alfred J Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Raphael Juss (Trustee)	$0	$0
Bruce Gruen (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 9, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2015

Revenue

$753,035

Expenses

$147,300

Net Income

$605,735

Net Assets

$1,557,971

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$40	0.0%
Dividends	$68,845	9.1%
Sales of Assets	$684,150	90.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$143,325	97.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,557,971
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,557,971

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alfred J Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Raphael Juss (Trustee)	$0	$0
Bruce Gruen (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Feb. 25, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2014

Revenue

$78,492

Expenses

$101,688

Net Income

-$23,196

Net Assets

$952,236

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$32	0.0%
Dividends	$52,520	66.9%
Sales of Assets	$25,940	33.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$95,850	94.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,041,862
Total Liabilities	$89,626
Net Assets	$952,236

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alfred J Gruen (Trustee)	$0	$0
Mark Gruen (Director)	$0	$0
Bruce Gruen (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on April 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2013

Revenue

$152,251

Expenses

$91,988

Net Income

$60,263

Net Assets

$975,432

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$82	0.1%
Dividends	$50,884	33.4%
Sales of Assets	$101,285	66.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$89,360	97.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,037,408
Total Liabilities	$61,976
Net Assets	$975,432

990-PF

Filed on March 18, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2012

Revenue

$61,189

Expenses

$87,817

Net Income

-$26,628

Net Assets

$915,169

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$365	0.6%
Dividends	$50,158	82.0%
Sales of Assets	$10,666	17.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$85,300	97.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$950,845
Total Liabilities	$35,676
Net Assets	$915,169

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2011

Revenue

$45,702

Expenses

$74,927

Net Income

-$29,225

Net Assets

$941,797

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$853	1.9%
Dividends	$44,849	98.1%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$68,560	91.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$953,223
Total Liabilities	$11,426
Net Assets	$941,797

990-PF

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Alfred J & Lotte Gruen Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $952k (2024)

Expenses $140k (2024)

Total Assets $2.69M (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

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Fiscal Year Ending Nov. 2024

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Revenue

$952k (2024)

Expenses

$140k (2024)

Total Assets

$2.69M (2024)

Total Liabilities

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