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← THE JOHN CRERAR FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE JOHN CRERAR FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,617
Total expenses
$36,220
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$36,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,617
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$761,816
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$761,816
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$36,000
Management and general expenses
$220
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$36,000

Program services were 99.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,617 · excluded $1,617

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $36,000 · program services $36,000

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOREIGN TAXES

    total $205 · management and general $205

  • 24b · Other expenses: IL CHARITY BUREAU TRUST

    total $15 · management and general $15

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $60,853 · end of year $36,702

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $970,562 · end of year $725,114

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,031,415 · end of year $761,816

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE JOHN CRERAR LIBRARY (THE "LIBRARY") IN THE FORM OF GRANTS MADE NOT LESS OFTEN THAN ANNUALLY. THE LIBRARY IS THE SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY SYSTEM. VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME IS USED IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS MISSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE JOHN CRERAR LIBRARY (THE "LIBRARY") IN THE FORM OF GRANTS MADE NOT LESS OFTEN THAN ANNUALLY. THE LIBRARY IS THE SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME IS USED IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS MISSION.

  • THIS GRANT TO THE LIBRARY PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE JOHN CRERAR FOUNDATION FELLOW FOR DATA SERVICES FOR THE SCIENCES, WHICH WILL ASSIST LIBRARIANS TO DEVELOP RESOURCES AND PROGRAMMING RELATED TO DATA SERVICES. PROGRAMMING DEVELOPED WILL BE INFORMED BY THE RESULTS OF A FOCUS GROUP STUDY SCIENCE LIBRARIANS CONDUCTED IN THE LAST YEAR ABOUT GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDENTS' DATA MANAGEMENT NEEDS. PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON DATA MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND TOOLS. THE FELLOW WILL ALSO HELP LIBRARIANS CREATE RESOURCES IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS,INCLUDING: DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS, AND WEB CONTENT. RESOURCES CREATED WILL BE ON TOPICS SUCH AS DATA TOOLS, DATA ORGANIZATION, AND DATA MANAGEMENT. THE FELLOW WILL ALSO HELP PLAN PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND OUTREACH EVENTS RELATED TO DATA.

    Expenses $22,800 · Grants $22,800

  • THIS GRANT WILL ENABLE THE LIBRARY TO TAKE THE LEAD IN CREATING AN INTERNATIONAL GLASS PLATES GROUP (IGPG). THE IGPG STARTED AS AN INFORMAL GROUP THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER LIBRARIANS, ARCHIVISTS, HISTORIANS, AND ASTRONOMERS TO DISCUSS ASTRONOMICAL GLASS PLATES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED OBJECTS, SUCH AS LOGBOOKS. TODAY THE GROUP HAS 40+ MEMBERS AND MEETS MONTHLY TO DISCUSS A RANGE OF TOPICS. AS AN EXAMPLE, A RECENT DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON THE USE OF GLASS PLATES IN ASTRONOMY, BUT ALSO IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND IN ART.

    Expenses $10,000 · Grants $10,000

  • THIS GRANT TO THE LIBRARY PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE ANNUAL JOHN CRERAR FOUNDATION SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $3,200 · Grants $3,200

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JANICE E RODGERS

    PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • PATRICK J BITTERMAN

    SECRETARY,TREASURER & DIRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • DAVID LOWENTHAL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
26 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321779349300502

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