Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Frankfort, IL EIN: 71-0799820

Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Frankfort, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $1.6M.

Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc gave $2.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.4M), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,420,000
-6.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,420,000
-6.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,420,000
Total assets
$16,567,229
-5.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arkansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K4$50–100K12$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 12 grants of 29 (41%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Little RockPetoskeyEast JordanHarbor SpringsLexingtonLudlowMiamiNaplesSanta RosaZeelandCharlevoixConwayFayettevilleWayneWinchester

How Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 216% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$1M$2M$3M10 grants2020 25 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2020) to $2.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached STMT See Attached STMT, ARSee Attached STMT$2,420,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$16,567,229$1,641,011$2,601,318$2,420,0001$2,496,175$1,557,368$1,155,151
2024$17,527,446$1,405,383$2,769,191$2,595,0001$2,668,535$1,319,927$1,184,725
2023$18,890,872$1,263,460$2,593,792$2,460,0001$2,493,961$957,129$1,131,761
2022$20,221,251$1,028,555$2,517,296$2,360,0001$2,407,517$938,776$1,216,353
2021$21,709,998$1,843,578$2,170,503$2,005,00025$2,052,581$1,739,656$1,431,683
2020$22,036,370$1,526,914$1,297,767$1,145,00010—$1,434,201$1,271,784

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc is led by Julia J. Taylor, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Julia J. Taylor

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hanna Goss

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Campbell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Dabney Brown

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah B. Hopkins

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary-Alice Michaels

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Whitney

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Alfred Shands (2020) — Vice President

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 Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc

How much does Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc give each year?

Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc gave $2.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.6M across 1 grant.

How large is Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc?

Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc reported $16.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc operate?

Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania.

What is Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc's EIN?

Charles M and Joan R Taylor Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0799820. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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