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Grant recipient EIN 82-2006671Jobs and employment

Who funds Mercer County Better Together?

2 private foundations gave Mercer County Better Together in Aledo, IL $412,906 across 14 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

14 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2025

    2025 backbone support &

    $50,000
  2. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2025

    Admin grant for creative

    $30,000
  3. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2024

    2024 backbone support &

    $75,000
  4. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2024

    Admin grant for creative

    $5,000
  5. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2023

    2023 backbone support &

    $75,000
  6. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2023

    Golden eagle music

    $13,364
  7. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2023

    Admin grant for creative

    $5,000
  8. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2023

    Sponsor of aledo rhubard

    $5,000
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  10. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2022

    Grant to support 2021 backbone support & challenge

    $54,500
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $16
  12. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2021

    Grant to support 2021 backbone support & challenge

    $50,000
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $10
  14. Looser-Flake Charitable FoundationMoline, IL 2020

    Grant to support MCBT community planning process

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other jobs and employment organizations in Illinois and are not among Mercer County Better Together’s funders above.

  1. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 89 grants Accepts applications $3,683,687 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 87 grants Accepts applications $2,176,842 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 70 grants Preselected only $11,705,136 to similar organizations
  4. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 36 grants Accepts applications $3,279,868 to similar organizations
  5. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 71 grants Accepts applications $2,519,250 to similar organizations
  6. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 52 grants Accepts applications $2,061,100 to similar organizations
  7. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 34 grants Preselected only $2,025,721 to similar organizations
  8. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 23 grants Preselected only $243,054 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-2006671 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.