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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4635655

Hamilton County Telephone Foundation

A private foundation in Dahlgren, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $45,050 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Board of Directors
PO Box 40
Dahlgren, IL 62828
(800) 447-8725
Form and materials
Letter addressed to the board stating the reason for the grant and how it will be used.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $45,050

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $897,837

  • Tax year 2024

    $42,550

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $877,204

  • Tax year 2023

    $46,421

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $880,148

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,005

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $888,320

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,850

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $898,056

  • Tax year 2020

    $43,545

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $907,418

  • Tax year 2019

    $63,923

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $929,982

  • Tax year 2018

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $957,752

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Hamilton Memorial HospitalMcLeansboro, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  2. Rend Lake College FoundationIna, IL

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  3. Lutheran Child & Family ServOakbrook Terrace, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  4. Hamilton County Ministrial AllianceMcLeansboro, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  5. Hamilton County Senior Citizens CentreMcElansboro, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  6. Ham County Extension & 4H FoundMcLeansboro, IL

    General support

    $1,800
  7. Hamilton County House of HopeMcLeansboro, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $36,300

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Justin WoodrowDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert AbbottDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Chris SinkDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rob KieferDIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lemuel GageDIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alan MonroeDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven DouglassDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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