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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-2428421

Ea Mellinger Educational Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Monmouth, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 582 grants and $1.2 million 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
Selection Committee
1025 East Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462
(309) 734-2419
Form and materials
Applicants must provide a completed application form, a parents' statement of income and the fafsa student aid report (sar) page showing the expected family contribution (efc). In addition, applicants must submit a high school or college transcript of grades. Additional information regarding application is available at www.mellinger.org.
Deadlines
May 1 of each year
Restrictions
Scholarship awards scholarships made by the mellinger foundation are awarded during the annual scholarship committee meeting held in june. A geographic area of warren county and the surrounding 5 counties is in place and only candidates from those counties are given consideration. The scholarship committee reviews the applicants and awards scholarships based on the criteria of the foundation. The mellinger foundation awards scholarships to undergraduate students who attend accredited colleges and universities or accredited and/or recognized vocational schools within the united states. The foundation chooses scholarship recipients primarily based on academic achievement and financial need.
Contact
Monmouth College Office of Financia
700 E Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462
(309) 457-2124
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applicants must provide a completed application form, academic transcript, resume including references, and essay (800-1200 words) demonstrating the applicants character, work ethic and life experiences, and writing ability.
Deadlines
March 20 of each year
Restrictions
To honor past president, tom johnson, the mellinger foundation trustees, established a $10,000 scholarship to be awarded to a monmouth college junior who best exemplifies the work ethic and values of tom johnson, a successful local businessman. The winner will be selected by the faculty of the department of political economy and commerce with input from the director of scholarships and finacial aid. The mellinger foundation is notified of the recipient.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,188,578

    Grants listed
    582
    Assets, end of year
    $24,976,538

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,146,726

    Grants listed
    556
    Assets, end of year
    $23,271,296

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,130,257

    Grants listed
    581
    Assets, end of year
    $22,144,208

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,082,535

    Grants listed
    542
    Assets, end of year
    $20,651,932

  • Tax year 2021

    $848,824

    Grants listed
    535
    Assets, end of year
    $25,255,010

  • Tax year 2020

    $738,158

    Grants listed
    528
    Assets, end of year
    $23,108,832

  • Tax year 2019

    $735,815

    Grants listed
    534
    Assets, end of year
    $21,554,871

Grants paid in 2025

582 grants, largest first

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

  1. Carl Sandburg College FoundationGalesburg, IL

    Grant

    $15,000
  2. Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL

    Grant

    $15,000
  3. Wiu Speech Language Hearing ClinicMacomb, IL

    Grant

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,200
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,950
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,950
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,950
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,950
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,950
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,858
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,813
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,650
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,650
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,650
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,650
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,650
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,650
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  25. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  29. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  30. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  31. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  35. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  45. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  50. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  51. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  55. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  56. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  60. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  66. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  73. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  75. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  76. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  77. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  78. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  79. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  80. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  81. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  85. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  88. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  90. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  91. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  94. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  96. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  120. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  140. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  144. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  145. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  150. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  154. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  160. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  161. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  162. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  163. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  165. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  170. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  174. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  175. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  180. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  187. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  189. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  190. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  191. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
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    Scholarship

    $2,400
  194. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  195. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  196. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  197. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  198. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  199. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  200. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  201. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  202. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  203. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  204. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  205. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  206. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  207. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  208. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  209. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  210. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  211. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  212. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  213. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  214. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  215. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  216. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  217. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  218. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  219. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  220. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  221. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  222. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  223. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  224. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  225. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  226. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  227. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  228. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  229. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  230. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  231. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  232. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  233. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  234. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  235. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  236. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  237. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  238. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  239. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,400
  240. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,267
  241. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,267
  242. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,150
  243. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,100
  244. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,100
  245. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,100
  246. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,100
  247. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,100
  248. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,100
  249. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,100
  250. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $45,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Gary MartinPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 17Pay $26,541
  • Lynn R McVeyVP/TREASURER/TRUSTEE Hours 17Pay $35,439
  • Jackie WatsonSECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 17Pay $34,192
  • Tim QuinnTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Gary HeatonTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $3,600

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