Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust
Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Elgin, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $300K. Net investment income was $154K.
Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust at a glance
In short: Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $300K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $300,000
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $300,000
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $300,000
- Total assets
- $4,780,064
- -3.7% 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 Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Anderson Animal Shelter ($300K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 138% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $300K (2020) to $350K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Animal Shelter South Elgin, IL | Contributions were made to support anderson animal shelter, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization | $300,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,780,064 | $216,080 | $397,752 | $300,000 | 1 | $328,145 | $154,201 | $237,050 |
| 2024 | $4,961,899 | $437,817 | $496,247 | $350,000 | 1 | $376,875 | $319,960 | $248,177 |
| 2023 | $5,029,356 | $127,305 | $485,188 | $350,000 | 1 | $376,750 | $56,870 | $257,689 |
| 2022 | $5,395,064 | $201,703 | $423,893 | $300,000 | 1 | $330,088 | $110,799 | $268,697 |
| 2021 | $5,670,213 | $279,460 | $417,972 | $300,000 | 1 | $329,654 | $191,156 | $287,151 |
| 2020 | $5,759,657 | $4,732 | $438,244 | $300,000 | 1 | — | $38,431 | $296,969 |
| 2019 | $6,411,667 | $-26,608 | $445,827 | $318,000 | 1 | — | $169,959 | $327,663 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust reported a distributable amount of $237K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust is led by Patricia Muscarello, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia Muscarello
Trustee
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$50K (2019) → $50K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Patricia Muscarello (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust
How much does Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust give each year?
Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $350K across 1 grant.
How large is Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust?
Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $328K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $237K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust?
Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Elgin, IL. It holds $4.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust operate?
Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust's EIN?
Ivar & Ruth Anderson Anti-Cruelty Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6950210. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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