Elsie A Dreffien Charitable Trust

Chicago, IL
Tax-exempt since May 1998
EIN: 36-7186490

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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 / Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion, General (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$291k (2025)

Expenses

$333k (2025)

Total Assets

$4.54M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2025

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 Aug.
2025

Revenue

$291,329

Expenses

$333,044

Net Income

-$41,715

Net Assets

$4,541,793

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$184,884	63.5%
Sales of Assets	$106,445	36.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$291,013	87.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$76,508	23.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,541,793
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,541,793

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jp Morgan Chase Bank Na (Trustee)	$76,508	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 8, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2024

Revenue

$147,692

Expenses

$314,264

Net Income

-$166,572

Net Assets

$4,583,504

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$179,523	> 100%
Sales of Assets	-$31,831
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$268,884	85.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$70,264	22.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,583,504
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,583,504

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jp Morgan Chase Bank Na (Trustee)	$70,264	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 9, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2023

Revenue

$290,856

Expenses

$336,376

Net Income

-$45,520

Net Assets

$4,746,273

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$195,218	67.1%
Sales of Assets	$95,638	32.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$296,928	88.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$65,511	19.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,746,273
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,746,273

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jp Morgan Chase Bank Na (Trustee)	$65,511	$0

990-PF

Filed on Jan. 16, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Revenue

$217,695

Expenses

$345,485

Net Income

-$127,790

Net Assets

$4,791,792

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$188,862	86.8%
Sales of Assets	$28,829	13.2%
Other Income	$4	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$297,605	86.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$74,399	21.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,791,792
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,791,792

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jp Morgan Chase Bank Na (Trustee)	$74,399	$0

990-PF

Filed on Jan. 12, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Revenue

$461,800

Expenses

$322,393

Net Income

$139,407

Net Assets

$4,920,144

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$113,034	24.5%
Sales of Assets	$348,766	75.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$274,133	85.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$73,876	22.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,920,144
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,920,144

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jp Morgan Chase Bank Na (Trustee)	$73,876	$0

990-PF

Filed on Jan. 10, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Revenue

$295,535

Expenses

$316,454

Net Income

-$20,919

Net Assets

$4,781,549

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$138,478	46.9%
Sales of Assets	$157,057	53.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$274,626	86.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$67,638	21.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,781,550
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$4,781,549

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jp Morgan Chase Bank Na (Trustee)	$67,638	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 3, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Revenue

$457,675

Expenses

$330,146

Net Income

$127,529

Net Assets

$4,802,584

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$129,238	28.2%
Sales of Assets	$328,437	71.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$284,439	86.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$66,060	20.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,802,584
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,802,584

990-PF

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2018

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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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2015

Revenue

$214,864

Expenses

$323,228

Net Income

-$108,364

Net Assets

$4,912,971

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$127,299	59.2%
Sales of Assets	$87,594	40.8%
Other Income	-$29

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$284,293	88.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$49,270	15.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,912,971
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,912,971

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2014

Revenue

$214,883

Expenses

$312,027

Net Income

-$97,144

Net Assets

$5,015,151

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$105,877	49.3%
Sales of Assets	$110,197	51.3%
Other Income	-$1,191

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$268,508	86.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$51,008	16.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,015,151
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,015,151

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2013

Revenue

$347,998

Expenses

$303,681

Net Income

$44,317

Net Assets

$5,114,593

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$103,272	29.7%
Sales of Assets	$243,943	70.1%
Other Income	$783	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$260,035	85.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$52,057	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	$5,114,593
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,114,593

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2012

Revenue

$173,425

Expenses

$315,305

Net Income

-$141,880

Net Assets

$5,070,494

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$127	0.1%
Dividends	$108,185	62.4%
Sales of Assets	$63,825	36.8%
Other Income	$1,288	0.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$271,566	86.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$51,540	16.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,070,494
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,070,494

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2011

Revenue

$384,000

Expenses

$263,444

Net Income

$120,556

Net Assets

$5,212,138

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$77	0.0%
Dividends	$105,372	27.4%
Sales of Assets	$278,551	72.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$220,681	83.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$51,167	19.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,212,138
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,212,138

990-PF

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2009

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

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2008

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

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2007

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

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2006

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

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2005

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

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2004

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

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2003

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

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2002

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

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2001

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

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Elsie A Dreffien Charitable Trust

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $291k (2025)

Expenses $333k (2025)

Total Assets $4.54M (2025)

Total Liabilities $0 (2025)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2012

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Revenue

$291k (2025)

Expenses

$333k (2025)

Total Assets

$4.54M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

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