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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 48-1201690

The Damien Foundation

A private foundation in Peoria, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $82,916 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $82,916

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,373,906
  • Tax year 2023

    $84,260

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,393,794
  • Tax year 2022

    $93,868

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,435,232
  • Tax year 2021

    $81,648

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,480,180
  • Tax year 2020

    $79,779

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,482,825
  • Tax year 2019

    $80,112

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,531,473
  • Tax year 2018

    $82,130

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,557,911

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denver Police Officer's FoundationDenver, CO

    General operations

    $20,729
  2. Community Needs Agency ChillicotheChillicothe, IL

    General operations

    $9,000
  3. Chillicothe Public LibraryChillicothe, IL

    General operations

    $7,000
  4. St Jude Catholic SchoolPeoria, IL

    General operations

    $7,000
  5. Friendship PlaceWashington, DC

    General operations

    $5,000
  6. Our Lady of Victory SchoolWashington, DC

    General operations

    $5,000
  7. Catholic Dioces of PeoriaPeoria, IL

    General operations

    $5,000
  8. Our Lady of Victory Catholic ChurchWashington, DC

    General operations

    $4,000
  9. Standing Up to PotsNorth Hampton, OH

    General operations

    $3,365
  10. Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD

    General operations

    $3,364
  11. 2nd Hand RanchPrinceton, IL

    General operations

    $2,729
  12. Diocese of WichitaWichita, KS

    General operations

    $2,000
  13. Guadalupe Clinic IncWichita, KS

    General operations

    $2,000
  14. Sophia's Kitchen Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchPeoria, IL

    General operations

    $2,000
  15. The Ark Humane SocietyLacon, IL

    General operations

    $2,000
  16. The Lord's Diner-Catholic DioceseWichita, KS

    General operations

    $2,000
  17. St Vincent de Paul SocietyPeoria, IL

    General operations

    $729

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,72971% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,00017% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $3,36412% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois8 grants $35,458
  2. Colorado1 grant $20,729
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $14,000
  4. Kansas3 grants $6,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $3,365
  6. Maryland1 grant $3,364

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Rosemary WeberPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • John L WeberTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul D WeberDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joel T WeberDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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