Sudbury Charitable Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 20-1110773

To support the organizations listed in schedule a part I

Sudbury Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Sudbury Charitable Trust gave $247K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $123K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$246,820
+10.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$123,410
+10.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$123,410
Total assets
$4,636,138
+4.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Sudbury Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Sterling Rock Falls Community Trust: $165KSterling Rock Falls CommunityTrust$165KKnox College: $82KKnox College$82K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sterling Rock Falls Community Trust ($165K). Together the top 2 received $247K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K5$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Galesburg

How Sudbury Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 138% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $104K (2022) to $247K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $247K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sterling Rock Falls Community Trust Galesburg, ILGeneral Support$164,552
Knox College Galesburg, ILGeneral Support$82,268
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,636,138$487,950$298,865$246,8202$487,950
2024$4,448,469$282,605$272,060$222,7582$282,605
2023$4,437,856$76,282$165,943$117,8222$76,282
2022$4,528,451$271,378$153,820$103,5952$271,378
2021$4,411,733$309,095$279,270$231,6762$309,095
2020$4,382,450$149,389$149,443$106,4412$149,389

About Sudbury Charitable Trust

Based on IRS filings

Sudbury Charitable Trust is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $247K. Net investment income was $488K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sudbury Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Northern Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Northern Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $38K (2020) → $49K (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 2025 IRS filing

Northern Trust Company — Trustee: $49KNorthern Trust CompanyTrustee$49K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $49K, to Northern Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Sudbury Charitable Trust

How much does Sudbury Charitable Trust give each year?

Sudbury Charitable Trust gave $247K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $223K across 2 grants.

How large is Sudbury Charitable Trust?

Sudbury Charitable Trust reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $488K.

Where does Sudbury Charitable Trust operate?

Sudbury Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Sudbury Charitable Trust's EIN?

Sudbury Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1110773. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)

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