Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pontiac, IL EIN: 37-6250609

Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust is a private foundation, based in Pontiac, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $753K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $26K. Net investment income was $69K.

Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust at a glance

In short: Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,000
-29.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,667
-6.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$752,964
+5.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (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 Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Livingston County Food Pantry: $15KLivingston County Food Pantry$15KLivingston County Concert Association: $10KLivingston County ConcertAssociation$10KPontiac District 429 Food Drive: $1KPontiac District 429 FoodDrive$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Livingston County Food Pantry ($15K). Together the top 3 received $26K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

PontiacBloomingtonFlanaganPeoria

How Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 80% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K6 grants2020 7 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2021) to $37K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $26K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Livingston County Food Pantry Pontiac, ILProgram Support$15,000
Livingston County Concert Association Pontiac, ILProgram Support$10,000
Pontiac District 429 Food Drive Pontiac, ILProgram Support$1,000
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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$752,964$72,382$31,853$26,0003$28,943$69,472$36,152
2024$712,435$58,179$43,134$37,0004$39,272$54,317$32,695
2023$697,389$82,515$33,760$27,0004$31,582$80,337$32,213
2022$648,634$46,400$28,266$22,5003$28,266$46,400$30,999
2021$630,500$31,570$27,730$21,2507—$31,570$30,531
2020$626,660$17,602$34,159$25,3056—$19,091$31,031

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Harding

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harold Frobisch

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Kelly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Eppel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Gschwendner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Louis Lyons (2020) — Trustee

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 Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust

How much does Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust give each year?

Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 4 grants.

What is Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust's typical grant size?

Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $8,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust give grants?

Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pontiac, IL (3 grants).

Does Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).

How large is Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust?

Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust reported $753K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $29K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (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 Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust's EIN?

Floyd a & Alta I Byrne Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6250609. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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