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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-0661226

James Millikin Trust A

A private foundation in Decatur, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $827,520 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
Mr Chris Siudyla
132 South Water Street Suite 610
Decatur, IL 62523
(217) 428-0948
Form and materials
Application information as provided in trust brochure
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Educational and charitable organizations located within city of decatur, il

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $827,520

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $18,780,116

  • Tax year 2024

    $772,902

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $18,936,421

  • Tax year 2023

    $794,738

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $16,924,418

  • Tax year 2022

    $859,200

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $16,925,956

  • Tax year 2021

    $802,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $18,210,124

  • Tax year 2020

    $833,241

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $17,292,659

  • Tax year 2019

    $825,689

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $16,557,667

  • Tax year 2018

    $796,599

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $16,553,741

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $200,000
  2. Crossing HealthcareDecatur, IL

    Charitable

    $150,000
  3. Richland Comm College FoundationDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $125,000
  4. Decatur Public Schools FoundationDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $93,204
  5. Webster Cantrell Youth AdvocacyDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $91,500
  6. Decatur Family YMCADecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $75,000
  7. United Way of Decatur&mid-IllinoisDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $25,000
  8. Children's Museum of IllinoisDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $25,000
  9. Decatur Community Tennis FoundationDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $21,847
  10. God's Shelter of LoveDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $5,730
  11. St Patrick SchoolDecatur, IL

    Charitable/educational

    $5,239
  12. James Millikin HomesteadDecatur, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. Five Cities Baroque Foundation & FeDecatur, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $293,20449% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $150,00025% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $97,23016% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $30,0005% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois13 grants $827,520

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Sam JohnsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $9,000
  • Dan McGuireTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $9,000
  • Edward ElliottTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,750
  • David TyroltTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $9,000
  • Dana RayTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $9,000
  • Juanita MorrisTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $5,250

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