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EIN 36-3739577

Ploughshares Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Year formed
1991
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Ploughshares Foundation is a private grant-making foundation located in Chicago, IL. Its trustees are Donald M Ephraim, Eliot S Ephraim, and David M Ephraim. Last year it made 339 grants, with Boston Foundation among its grantees.
Total revenues
$3,781,347
2023
Total expenses
$3,766,936
2023
Total assets
$63,288,122
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Grants made by Ploughshares Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
The Lenny Zakim FundYouth Violence Prevention, Social Justice, Human Rights and Alleviation of Poverty and Illness$75,000
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)$5,000 for "love Resists; $10,000 for Central American Migrant Justice and $20,000 for Climate Crisis$60,000
Earlham College$40,000 for Student Scholarships; $20,000 for Faculty Development$60,000
...and 233 more grants made totalling $2,180,000

Personnel at Ploughshares Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
David M EphraimTreasurer$0

Financials for Ploughshares Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Investment income and dividends$1,750,735
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,030,612
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,781,347

Form 990s for Ploughshares Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-09990PFView PDF
2022-122023-05-10990PFView PDF
2021-122022-05-12990PFView PDF
2020-122021-06-23990PFView PDF
2019-122021-02-09990PFView PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
July 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
October 9, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
September 28, 2021
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 27, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
August 19, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
108 W Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60654
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Phone
(312) 321-9700
IRS details
EIN
36-3739577
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1991
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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