Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation
Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions.
Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation at a glance
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $4,262
- -87.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,262
- -91.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation gives
- Giving fell 56% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $110K (2020). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat for Humanity Americus, GA | General Support | $25,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation Champaign, IL | General Support | $10,000 |
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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 | — | — | $4,262 | — | — | $4,262 | — | $92 |
| 2024 | $4,262 | $1 | $52,470 | $35,000 | 2 | $35,000 | — | $1,250 |
| 2023 | $52,467 | $1,057 | $29,392 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | — | $4,771 |
| 2022 | $81,192 | $2,680 | $72,459 | $50,000 | 5 | $50,000 | — | — |
| 2021 | $152,199 | $19,886 | $99,147 | $80,000 | 8 | $80,000 | $17,803 | — |
| 2020 | $233,155 | $26,757 | $133,143 | $110,000 | 11 | — | $3,614 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation reported a distributable amount of $92 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation is led by Martha M Bulin, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Martha M Bulin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $0 (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $9K, to Martha M Bulin (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation
Where does Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation operate?
Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation has awarded grants in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan.
How much is Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation reported a distributable amount of $92 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation's EIN?
Ruth C Schoenbeck Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2388431. 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 17, 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 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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