Deborah M Cooley Charitable Trust

Chicago, IL
Tax-exempt since Jan. 1986
EIN: 59-6797711

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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.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$66k (2025)

Expenses

$20.9k (2025)

Total Assets

$1M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 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 May
2025

Revenue

$66,019

Expenses

$20,853

Net Income

$45,166

Net Assets

$999,715

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$36,803	55.7%
Sales of Assets	$29,216	44.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$18,822	90.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$4,723	22.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$999,715
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$999,715

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
The Northern Trust Company (Trustee)	$4,723	$0
Patricia Lenke (Advisor)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 8, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2024

Revenue

$25,673

Expenses

$74,080

Net Income

-$48,407

Net Assets

$954,682

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$32,953	> 100%
Sales of Assets	-$7,280
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$70,423	95.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$4,211	5.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$954,682
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$954,682

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
The Northern Trust Company (Trustee)	$4,211	$0
Patricia Lenke (Advisor)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 10, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2023

Revenue

$52,007

Expenses

$8,810

Net Income

$43,197

Net Assets

$1,003,089

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$28,680	55.1%
Sales of Assets	$23,327	44.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,365	49.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$4,133	46.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,003,089
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,003,089

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
The Northern Trust Company (Trustee)	$4,133	$0
Patricia Lenke (Advisor)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 1, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2022

Revenue

$79,734

Expenses

$74,781

Net Income

$4,953

Net Assets

$960,045

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$29,101	36.5%
Sales of Assets	$50,633	63.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$70,737	94.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$4,630	6.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$960,045
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$960,045

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
The Northern Trust Company (Trustee)	$4,630	$0
Patricia Lenke (Advisor)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 3, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2021

Revenue

$41,298

Expenses

$10,296

Net Income

$31,002

Net Assets

$955,090

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$24,198	58.6%
Sales of Assets	$17,100	41.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,799	56.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$4,914	47.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$955,091
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$955,090

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
The Northern Trust Company (Trustee)	$4,914	$0
Patricia Lenke (Advisor)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on June 28, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2020

Revenue

$29,369

Expenses

$72,566

Net Income

-$43,197

Net Assets

$924,088

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$30,988	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$70,230	96.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$4,695	6.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$924,089
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$924,088

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
The Northern Trust Company (Trustee)	$4,695	$0
Patricia Lenke (Advisor)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on June 17, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2019

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 May
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 May
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

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2016

Revenue

$26,653

Expenses

$72,055

Net Income

-$45,402

Net Assets

$993,706

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$25,598	96.0%
Sales of Assets	$1,055	4.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$64,840	90.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$5,749	8.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$993,706
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$993,706

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2015

Revenue

$46,969

Expenses

$68,546

Net Income

-$21,577

Net Assets

$1,039,198

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$27,963	59.5%
Sales of Assets	$19,006	40.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$58,881	85.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$6,159	9.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,039,198
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,039,198

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2014

Revenue

$75,323

Expenses

$67,245

Net Income

$8,078

Net Assets

$1,059,061

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$28,671	38.1%
Sales of Assets	$46,652	61.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$59,622	88.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$6,073	9.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,059,061
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,059,061

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2013

Revenue

$59,105

Expenses

$64,664

Net Income

-$5,559

Net Assets

$1,051,679

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$33,887	57.3%
Sales of Assets	$25,218	42.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$57,572	89.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$5,717	8.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,051,679
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,051,679

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2012

Revenue

$51,660

Expenses

$65,279

Net Income

-$13,619

Net Assets

$1,057,135

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$32,316	62.6%
Sales of Assets	$19,344	37.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$57,630	88.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$6,300	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	$1,057,135
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,057,135

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Deborah M Cooley Charitable Trust

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $66k (2025)

Expenses $20.9k (2025)

Total Assets $1M (2025)

Total Liabilities $0 (2025)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending May 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending May 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending May 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending May 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending May 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending May 2012

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Revenue

$66k (2025)

Expenses

$20.9k (2025)

Total Assets

$1M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

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