Trimble Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kankakee, IL EIN: 37-1380272
EducationPublic safety and disaster managementDisasters and emergency managementReligion

Trimble Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Kankakee, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $85K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $2K.

Trimble Foundation at a glance

In short: Trimble Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,500
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,500
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$84,893
-4.5% 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 Trimble Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Living Word Church: $2KLiving Word Church$2KSt Paul's Lutheran Church: $2KSt Paul's Lutheran Church$2KVillage of Roberts: $2KVillage of Roberts$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Living Word Church ($2K). Together the top 3 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (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

Roberts

How Trimble Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 103% 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

$0$2K$4K$6K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $6K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Living Word Church Roberts, ILGeneral Operations$1,500
St Paul's Lutheran Church Roberts, ILGeneral Operations$1,500
Village of Roberts Roberts, ILUnrestricted$1,500
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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$84,893$1,836$5,796$4,5003$4,500$1,836$4,354
2024$88,853$1,664$5,530$4,5003$4,500$1,664$4,430
2023$92,719$1,088$6,166$5,2503$5,250$1,088$4,670
2022$97,797$2,059$5,967$5,2523$5,252$759$5,066
2021$101,788$383$6,015$5,2004$5,200$383$5,262
2020$107,420$1,063$6,515$5,8004—$1,063$5,275

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trimble Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trimble Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Johns

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Geoffrey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shirley A. Warlow

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Trimble Foundation

How much does Trimble Foundation give each year?

Trimble Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 3 grants.

What is Trimble Foundation's typical grant size?

Trimble Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $1,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Trimble Foundation give grants?

Trimble Foundation 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 Roberts, IL (3 grants).

Does Trimble Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Trimble Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Trimble Foundation?

Trimble Foundation reported $85K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Trimble Foundation?

Trimble Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Kankakee, IL. It holds $85K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Trimble Foundation's EIN?

Trimble Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1380272. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 5, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 21, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 10, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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