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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6288069

Silas & Ruth Claypool Foundation

A private foundation in Robinson, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $30,000 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
October 1
Restrictions
Receiving entity must be tax exempt and benefit crawford county, illinois.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $402,498

  • Tax year 2024

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $422,321

  • Tax year 2023

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $454,489

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,155

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $472,965

  • Tax year 2021

    $39,131

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $495,699

  • Tax year 2020

    $31,440

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $524,279

  • Tax year 2019

    $33,340

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $550,894

  • Tax year 2018

    $36,455

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $471,680

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Village of OblongOblong, IL

    Install fenced play area 308 s range

    $10,000
  2. Palestine Cusd 3Palestine, IL

    Implementation of zero eyes

    $10,000
  3. Crawford County Saddle ClubRobinson, IL

    For consolidated new building facili

    $2,500
  4. Palestine Preservation Project SociPalestine, IL

    Purchase new commercial diswasher

    $2,500
  5. Palestine Development AssociationPalestine, IL

    Replace awnings along main street

    $2,500
  6. Oblong Children's Christian HomeOblong, IL

    Purchase boots for horse therapy

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $2,50050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Doug FlorkowskiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michelle MeeseTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian BradburyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melanie CornTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert QuickTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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