Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou
Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $49K in total assets. In 2025, it made $475 in qualifying distributions.
Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou at a glance
- Total assets
- $49,154
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $475
- +3.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $475
- -64.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou gives
- Giving grew 25% from 2020 to 2023. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 20% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $125K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rush University Chicag, IL | Research Funding | $10,832 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $49,154 | — | $475 | — | — | $475 | $2,407 |
| 2024 | $49,629 | — | $1,333 | — | — | $457 | $2,481 |
| 2023 | $50,962 | — | $13,675 | $10,832 | 1 | $12,441 | $2,786 |
| 2022 | $64,637 | — | $18,883 | $14,624 | 2 | $17,952 | $3,718 |
| 2021 | $83,520 | — | $127,618 | $125,337 | 3 | $126,272 | $5,554 |
| 2020 | $211,138 | $44 | $12,577 | $8,644 | 1 | — | $10,991 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou is led by Antone J. Tatooles MD, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Antone J. Tatooles MD
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patroklos S. Pappas MD
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou
How large is Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou?
Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou reported $49K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $475 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou?
Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. It holds $49K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou operate?
Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou's EIN?
Cardiac Surgery Research & Education Fou's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4309146. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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