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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1255209

Tony Galines Foundation

A private foundation in Herrin, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $34,339 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
Tony Galines Foundation
Bank of Herrin Trust Dept
Herrin, IL 62948
(618) 942-6666
Form and materials
Informal written or verbal request
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

    $34,339

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $570,231

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,696

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $850,801

  • Tax year 2023

    $33,738

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $723,888

  • Tax year 2022

    $34,112

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $701,349

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,930

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $786,827

  • Tax year 2020

    $32,318

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $723,314

  • Tax year 2019

    $31,685

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $725,689

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,995

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $704,814

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Purpose House ChurchHerrin, IL

    Meals

    $6,000
  2. Veterans Honor FlightHerrin, IL

    Guardian Sponsorship

    $6,000
  3. Herrin City LibraryHerrin, IL

    New server & digital resources

    $5,990
  4. City of Herrin Herrin Police DepartmentHerrin, IL

    Shop with a cop

    $4,000
  5. Lighthouse ShelterMarion, IL

    General support

    $4,000
  6. Caring Counseling MinistriesMarion, IL

    General support

    $2,549
  7. Johnston City Jr Baseball LeagueJohnston City, IL

    Batting cage

    $1,800
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $6,54978% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,80022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $30,339

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • The Bank of HerrinTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $4,455
  • Barbara JacobsADVISOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Don BenitoneADVISOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jason HensonADVISOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paula JohnsonADVISOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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