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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4149509

Murray Wise Associates Foundation

A private foundation in Champaign, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $24,739 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Nov 30, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Jamie Knight Executive Director
1605 South State St Ste 110
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 398-6400
Form and materials
Application to be submitted on the preprinted form provided by Murray Wise Associates Foundation upon request. In addition to application, applicant to provide a copy of most current academic transcript and two letters of reference from unrelated individuals.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $24,739

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $28,872

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $31,633

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $37,573

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,750

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $45,467

  • Tax year 2020

    $268,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $60,450

  • Tax year 2019

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $308,178

  • Tax year 2018

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $313,082

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Iowa State University FoundationAmes, IA

    Educational Support

    $13,606
  2. Arkansas State University FoundatioJonesboro, AR

    Educational Support

    $6,185
  3. University Of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL

    Educational Support

    $4,948

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $18,554100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa1 grant $13,606
  2. Arkansas1 grant $6,185
  3. Illinois1 grant $4,948

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Jamie KnightExecutive Dir. Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kristin L WiseDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Murray R WiseChairman/Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carole Sue TriplettDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • David B SholemDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey T WrightSecretary/Treas Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robin Niehaus KimDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marcia JagerDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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