Ruth Oliver Secord Perpetual Charitable Trust

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 45-2684146

The Ruth Oliver Secord Perpetual Charitable Trust is a charitable trust based in Illinois that provides funding to nonprofit organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$254K

+1.3% YoY

Grant Count

21

+5.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

-3.5% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

CHICAGOChicagoEVERGREEN PARKPALATINEPalatineWASHINGTON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$82K$164K$246K$328K21 grants202020 grants202121 grants202219 grants202320 grants202421 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

TRINITY UNITED METHODIST…$43KWASHINGTON & JANE SMITH …$32KBEVERLY ARTS CENTER$20KBEVERLY AREA ARTS ALLIANCE$15KBEVERLY AREA PLANNING AS…$15KKATE S KELLOGG ELEMENTAR…$15KHENRY R CLISSOLD ELEMENT…$15KELIZABETH H SUTHERLAND E…$15KFRIENDS OF THE FOREST PR…$14KMAPLE MORGAN PARK COMMUN…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

101 grants across all recorded years

100<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

CHRISTOPHER J BERGHOFFCO-TRUSTEE$42K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHRISTOPHER J BERGHOFFCO-TRUSTEE1$42,134

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

2025

The trust announced 2025–2028 core grant recipients, including the South Side Community Art Center, indicating active grantmaking during this period.

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**Note:** Limited information about this funder is available in the provided sources. Grant professionals seeking more detailed information about funding priorities, grant sizes, application procedures, and eligibility requirements are encouraged to contact the trust directly or consult additional research resources.

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Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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