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POTTERS CLAY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $358K · expenses $171K · assets $1.4M

EIN
36-7014358
Address
PO BOX 198, WINNETKA, IL 60093-0198
NTEE code
B82J
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1993
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Philip Y Lu TRUSTEE2010-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Geralyn K Lu TRUSTEE2010-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Phillip Y Lu (former) TRUSTEE2014-2016 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE8 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE8 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE8 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE8 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIP Y LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIP Y LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIP Y LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILIP Y LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
GERALYN K LU TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 9 grants to organizations · $170K
2024 · 8 grants to organizations · $165K
2023 · 8 grants to organizations · $155K
2022 · 8 grants to organizations · $155K
2021 · 8 grants to organizations · $158K
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 8 grants to individuals · $182K
2019 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 9 grants to individuals · $150K
2018 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 8 grants to individuals · $125K
2017 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 8 grants to individuals · $128K
2016 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 8 grants to individuals · $118K
2015 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 7 grants to individuals · $135K
2014 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 4 grants to individuals · $148K
2013 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 4 grants to individuals · $142K
2012 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 4 grants to individuals · $140K
2011 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 4 grants to individuals · $140K
2010 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 5 grants to individuals · $140K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$358,429$171,215 $1,436,582$1,436,582 -- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,320$166,215 $1,787,266$1,787,266 -- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$3,610$156,215 $1,613,477$1,613,477 -- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,519$156,130 $1,773,302$1,773,302 -- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,149$158,965 $1,832,913$1,832,913 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$266,222$184,201 $1,849,729$1,849,729 -- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,845$160,028 $1,767,708$1,767,708 -- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$223,452$133,015 $1,854,128$1,854,128 -- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,336$135,529 $1,763,691$1,763,691 -- ---
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$77,350$130,569 $1,763,983$1,763,983 -- ---
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$242,679$150,521 $1,817,202$1,817,202 -- ---
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$198,539$160,034 $1,725,044$1,725,044 -- ---
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,441$151,544 $1,686,539$1,686,539 -- ---
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,664$149,626 $1,769,642$1,769,642 -- ---
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,801$151,337 $1,902,604$1,902,604 -- ---
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,175$151,639 $2,000,140$2,000,140 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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BILTMORE COUNTRY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONILB82 $349,154$242,561 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$6,537,91079 232016–2024 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS FOUNDATION; EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION; FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP; CALCULATED GENIUS INC and 19 more
SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$4,000,0003 22023–2024 LEE ROBERSON FOUNDATION; PURSUE SCHOLARS NFP
TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,209,22812 12012–2024 SIOP FOUNDATION INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA INC DAF sponsor$1,071,44810 12014–2024 THE MORE FOUNDATION
DUDLEY AND CONSTANCE GODFREY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$990,0003 12010–2012 HAMP FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$861,17760 252015–2024 CITY SCHOLARS FOUNDATION; CHICAGO GOLF CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION; AAMI FOUNDATION INC; RIVER FOREST COUNTRY CLUB EDUCATIONAL FUND and 21 more
MID-SHORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$837,2301 12017–2017 BRYAN BROTHERS FOUNDATION INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$667,00019 92016–2024 THE MORE FOUNDATION; THE CLAYMONT FOUNDATION INC; HYDE PARK INSTITUTE; CHICAGO GOLF CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION and 5 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $171,215 spent · pay $0 · grants $170,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $170,000 99.3%
Fees: accounting $1,200 0.7%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$171,215100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $166,215 spent · pay $0 · grants $165,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $165,000 99.3%
Fees: accounting $1,200 0.7%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$166,215100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $156,215 spent · pay $0 · grants $155,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $155,000 99.2%
Fees: accounting $1,200 0.8%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$156,215100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $156,130 spent · pay $0 · grants $155,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $155,000 99.3%
Fees: accounting $1,100 0.7%
Taxes $30 0.0%
Total$156,130100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $158,965 spent · pay $0 · grants $157,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $157,500 99.1%
Fees: accounting $1,450 0.9%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$158,965100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $184,201 spent · pay $0 · grants $182,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $182,500 99.1%
Fees: accounting $1,450 0.8%
Other expenses $236 0.1%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$184,201100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $160,028 spent · pay $0 · grants $150,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $150,000 93.7%
Fees: other professional $5,705 3.6%
Taxes $2,249 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,450 0.9%
Other expenses $624 0.4%
Total$160,028100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $133,015 spent · pay $0 · grants $125,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $125,000 94.0%
Fees: other professional $5,800 4.4%
Fees: accounting $1,400 1.1%
Other expenses $800 0.6%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$133,015100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $135,529 spent · pay $0 · grants $127,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $127,500 94.1%
Fees: other professional $5,814 4.3%
Fees: accounting $1,400 1.0%
Other expenses $800 0.6%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$135,529100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $130,569 spent · pay $0 · grants $117,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $117,500 90.0%
Fees: other professional $6,086 4.7%
Taxes $5,668 4.3%
Fees: accounting $1,300 1.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$130,569100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $150,521 spent · pay $0 · grants $135,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $135,000 89.7%
Fees: other professional $7,802 5.2%
Taxes $6,404 4.3%
Fees: accounting $1,300 0.9%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$150,521100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $160,034 spent · pay $0 · grants $148,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $148,000 92.5%
Fees: other professional $8,267 5.2%
Taxes $2,467 1.5%
Fees: accounting $1,300 0.8%
Total$160,034100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $151,544 spent · pay $0 · grants $142,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $142,500 94.0%
Fees: other professional $6,933 4.6%
Fees: accounting $1,300 0.9%
Taxes $678 0.4%
Other expenses $133 0.1%
Total$151,544100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $149,626 spent · pay $0 · grants $140,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $140,000 93.6%
Fees: other professional $8,039 5.4%
Fees: accounting $1,300 0.9%
Taxes $287 0.2%
Total$149,626100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $151,337 spent · pay $0 · grants $140,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $140,000 92.5%
Fees: other professional $9,799 6.5%
Fees: accounting $1,300 0.9%
Other expenses $126 0.1%
Taxes $112 0.1%
Total$151,337100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $151,639 spent · pay $0 · grants $140,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $140,000 92.3%
Fees: other professional $9,233 6.1%
Fees: accounting $1,300 0.9%
Taxes $1,006 0.7%
Other expenses $100 0.1%
Total$151,639100%

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