Private foundation · Lake Bluff, IL

Covington Charitable Tr

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Typical grant size
$400 – $1K – $3K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
9

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

George M Covington
Sole Trustee

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
6.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
160
Total grants awarded
$428K
Total amount
$3K
Average grant
$100K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$59K
25 grants
2023
$58K
24 grants
2022
$52K
33 grants
2021
$168K
38 grants
2020
$91K
40 grants

Top recipients

135 grants · WY
$369K
Lake Forest Open Lands
1 grant · IL
$15K
1 grant · AZ · ✓ Exact match
$5K
Field Museum
1 grant · IL
$5K
1 grant · MI · ≈ likely match
$5K
Des Plaines Wildlife Conservancy
1 grant · WI
$5K
1 grant · DC · ✓ Exact match
$5K
Wetlands Iniative
1 grant · IL
$5K
1 grant · IL · ✓ Exact match
$4K
Les Cheneaux Community Schools
1 grant · MI
$2K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Lake Forest Open Lands
general donation
IL · TY 2024
$15K
Little Traverse Conservancy
GENERAL DONATION
MI · TY 2024
$5K
Land Trust Alliance
GENERAL DONATION
DC · TY 2024
$5K
Field Museum
GENERAL DONATION
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Des Plaines Wildlife Conservancy
GENERAL DONATION
WI · TY 2024
$5K
Center for Biological Diversity
General Donation
AZ · TY 2024
$5K
Wetlands Iniative
general donation
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Chicago Zoological Society
general donation
IL · TY 2024
$4K
Les Cheneaux Community Schools
general donation
MI · TY 2024
$2K
Redan Foundation
GENERAL DONATION
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Nrdc
general donation
DC · TY 2024
$1K
World Wildlife Fund
general donation
DC · TY 2024
$1K
American Rivers
GENERAL DONATION
DC · TY 2024
$1K
Grt Lakes Boat Building School
GENERAL DONATION
MI · TY 2024
$1K
Natural Land Institute
GENERAL DONATION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Am United for Separation of Church
GENERAL DONATION
DC · TY 2024
$500
Lake Bluff Open Lands Assocation
GENERAL DONATION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Greater Yellow Stone Coalition
GENERAL DONATION
MT · TY 2024
$500
Shedd Aquarium
GENERAL DONATION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Population Connection
GENERAL DONATION
DC · TY 2024
$500
Wttw
GENERAL DONATION
IL · TY 2024
$400
Noahs Rest
general donation
IL · TY 2024
$250
Friends of Lake Bluff Library
GENERAL DONATION
IL · TY 2024
$250
Bridge Michigan
GENERAL DONATION
MI · TY 2024
$250
Center for Gender Studies
general donation
CA · TY 2024
$100
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$5K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$5K
general donation
UT · TY 2023
$5K
General Donation
AZ · TY 2023
$5K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$5K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$5K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$3K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$3K
general donation
VA · TY 2023
$3K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$3K
general donation
WY · TY 2023
$3K
general donation
NY · TY 2023
$3K
general donation
DC · TY 2023
$2K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$2K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$2K
general donation
DC · TY 2023
$1K
general donation
NY · TY 2023
$1K
general donation
DC · TY 2023
$1K
general donation
CO · TY 2023
$1K
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$400
General donation
IL · TY 2023
$300
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$250
general donation
MI · TY 2023
$250
general donation
IL · TY 2023
$250
GENERAL DONATION
DC · TY 2022
$5K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.