Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation

Chicago, IL
Tax-exempt since Sept. 2010
EIN: 27-2388431

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 Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

Expenses

$52,470

Net Income

-$52,469

Net Assets

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$35,000	66.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$8,750	16.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,262
Total Liabilities	$4,262
Net Assets	$0

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martha M Bulin (Trustee)	$8,750	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 14, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$1,057

Expenses

$29,392

Net Income

-$28,335

Net Assets

$52,467

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2	0.2%
Dividends	$835	79.0%
Sales of Assets	$220	20.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$10,000	34.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	57.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$52,467
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$52,467

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martha M Bulin (Trustee)	$17,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 10, 2024

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$2,680

Expenses

$72,459

Net Income

-$69,779

Net Assets

$81,192

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$2,413	90.0%
Sales of Assets	$266	9.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$50,000	69.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	23.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$81,192
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$81,192

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martha M Bulin (Trustee)	$17,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 12, 2023

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$19,886

Expenses

$99,147

Net Income

-$79,261

Net Assets

$152,199

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2	0.0%
Dividends	$3,312	16.7%
Sales of Assets	$16,417	82.6%
Other Income	$155	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$80,000	80.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	17.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$152,199
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$152,199

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martha M Bulin (Trustee)	$17,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2022

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$26,757

Expenses

$133,143

Net Income

-$106,386

Net Assets

$233,154

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$6,937	25.9%
Sales of Assets	$19,819	74.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$110,000	82.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	12.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$233,155
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$233,154

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martha M Bulin (Trustee)	$17,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 17, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$40,444

Expenses

$143,426

Net Income

-$102,982

Net Assets

$330,338

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2	0.0%
Dividends	$11,137	27.5%
Sales of Assets	$29,305	72.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$120,000	83.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	11.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$330,339
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$330,338

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martha M Bulin (Trustee)	$17,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 4, 2020

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$39,166

Expenses

$115,461

Net Income

-$76,295

Net Assets

$433,595

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2	0.0%
Dividends	$13,837	35.3%
Sales of Assets	$25,327	64.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$90,000	77.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	14.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$433,595
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$433,595

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Martha M Bulin (Trustee)	$17,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on June 11, 2019

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$25,634

Expenses

$94,149

Net Income

-$68,515

Net Assets

$670,993

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$23,290	90.9%
Sales of Assets	$2,344	9.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$65,000	69.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	18.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$670,993
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$670,993

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$31,132

Expenses

$77,996

Net Income

-$46,864

Net Assets

$739,811

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$24,645	79.2%
Sales of Assets	$6,487	20.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$45,000	57.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	21.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$739,811
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$739,811

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

-$1,892

Expenses

$88,299

Net Income

-$90,191

Net Assets

$796,952

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1
Dividends	$25,999
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$12,395

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$41,000	46.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	19.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$796,952
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$796,952

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$68,434

Expenses

$72,771

Net Income

-$4,337

Net Assets

$887,384

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$26,902	39.3%
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$20,318	29.7%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$18,600	27.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$25,000	34.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,000	23.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$887,384
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$887,384

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$1,039,226

Expenses

$146,473

Net Income

$892,753

Net Assets

$892,753

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,004,482	96.7%
Interest Revenue	$28	0.0%
Dividends	$13,171	1.3%
Sales of Assets	$6,045	0.6%
Other Income	$15,500	1.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$100,740	68.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$14,167	9.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$892,753
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$892,753

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation

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Type of Nonprofit

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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2024

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