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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6026362

Stillwell Foundation

A private foundation in Quincy, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $71,600 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
Harold B Oakley
525 Jersey
Quincy, IL 62301
(217) 223-3030
Form and materials
Letter - no formal application procedures established
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Grants are awarded only to qualified charitable, civic, or educational organizations. No awards are made to individuals.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $71,600

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,015,437

  • Tax year 2024

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,046,493

  • Tax year 2023

    $64,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,059,243

  • Tax year 2022

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,069,698

  • Tax year 2021

    $61,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,119,229

  • Tax year 2020

    $57,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,160

  • Tax year 2019

    $63,050

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,140,477

  • Tax year 2018

    $63,250

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,168,286

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Quincy Museum of Natural HistoryQuincy, IL

    General

    $32,800
  2. Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL

    General

    $9,400
  3. Cheerful HomeQuincy, IL

    Outreach program

    $4,300
  4. Quincy Society of Fine ArtsQuincy, IL

    Educational

    $4,000
  5. Transitions of Western IllinoisQuincy, IL

    General

    $3,400
  6. Culver Stockton CollegeCanton, MO

    General

    $3,300
  7. Quincy Symphony Orchestra AssocQuincy, IL

    General

    $2,900
  8. Historical Society of Adams CountyQuincy, IL

    General

    $2,800
  9. Wgca - Moonlight Ride for HungerQuincy, IL

    Outreach

    $2,300
  10. Horizons Social ServicesQuincy, IL

    General

    $2,200
  11. Red CrossQuincy, IL

    General

    $2,200
  12. Quincy Art CenterQuincy, IL

    General

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $12,70052% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $6,00025% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $3,40014% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,2009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois11 grants $68,300
  2. Missouri1 grant $3,300

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John B StillwellPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles StillwellVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Harold B OakleyASST SECRETA Hours 0Pay $0
  • R Newcomb StillwellSECRETARY & Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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