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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0476676

Miner Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Watseka, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 65 grants and $100,300 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
Noember 30 of each year
Restrictions
Grant application being updated

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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

    $100,300

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $3,354,338

  • Tax year 2024

    $98,500

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $3,198,967

  • Tax year 2023

    $758,100

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $3,288,595

  • Tax year 2022

    $48,600

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,439,069

  • Tax year 2021

    $52,924

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $1,389,553

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,100

    Grants listed
    102
    Assets, end of year
    $1,428,059

  • Tax year 2019

    $68,893

    Grants listed
    117
    Assets, end of year
    $1,462,367

  • Tax year 2018

    $74,353

    Grants listed
    119
    Assets, end of year
    $1,575,087

Grants paid in 2025

65 grants, largest first

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

  1. Iroquis Co FairCrescent City, IL

    Donation

    $17,500
  2. Watseka Food PantryWatseka, IL

    Donation

    $10,000
  3. Milford Christian ChurchMilford, IL

    Donation

    $5,000
  4. Crescent City United MethodistCrescent City, IL

    Donation

    $4,000
  5. Food From the HeartWatseka, IL

    Donation

    $2,500
  6. Village of WoodlandWoodland, IL

    Donation

    $2,500
  7. Watseka Family FestivalWatseka, IL

    Donation

    $2,500
  8. Ford Iroq 4-H FoundationOnarga, IL

    Donation

    $1,500
  9. Cissna Park American LegionCissna Park, IL

    Donation

    $1,000
  10. Salvation Army of KankakeeKankakee, IL

    Donation

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  24. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  25. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  27. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  28. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  29. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  30. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  31. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  32. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  33. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  34. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  35. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  36. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  37. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  38. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  39. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  40. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  41. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  42. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  43. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  44. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  45. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  46. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  47. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  48. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  49. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  50. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  51. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  52. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  53. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  54. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  55. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  56. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  57. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  58. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  59. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  60. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  61. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  62. Valley of Danville AasrDanville, IL

    Donation

    $500
  63. Watseka Elks LodgeWatseka, IL

    Donation

    $500
  64. Watseka Masons Lodge 446Watseka, IL

    Donation

    $500
  65. Watseka American LegionWatseka, IL

    Donation

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50050% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,50050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois14 grants $49,300

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Darrin FischerPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $25,000
  • Charles HopskinsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $10,000
  • Michael DooleySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $12,000
  • Julie FischerVP & TREASUR Hours 0Pay $20,000

The return

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