Private foundation · EIN 37-6026794 · Taylorville, Illinois

Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (N/A) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $305K total, median $10K. 48% of grants stayed in Illinois. Stated restrictions: N/A

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
23
$305K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in IL
48%
of grants
Deadline
N/A
Assets
$4.9M

How to apply

N/A Contact: William B Hopper, 1221 Springfield Road, Taylorville, Il, 2172871820 Deadlines: N/A Restrictions: N/A

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Christian County YMCATaylorville, ILGeneral operating purposes$49K
Taylorville Community Unit Schools Dist 3Taylorville, ILScholarship$40K
Lincoln Land Community College FoundationSpringfield, ILGeneral operating purposes$25K
Howard Young FoundationWoodruff, WIGeneral operating purposes$25K
Providence Saint Johns Health CenterSanta Monica, CAGeneral operating purposes$20K
Parents Defending EducationArlington, VAGeneral operating purposes$20K
Taylorville Public Schools FoundationTaylorville, ILGeneral operating purposes$20K
Do No HarmGlen Allen, VAGeneral operating purposes$20K
Christian County Ceo ProgramTaylorville, ILGeneral operating purposes$10K
Christian County Economic DevelopmentTaylorville, ILGeneral operating purposes$10K
Taylorville Memorial Hospital FoundationTaylorville, ILGeneral operating purposes$10K
Sharp LiteracyMilwaukee, WIGeneral operating purposes$10K
Scholl Community Impact GroupWinchester, WIGeneral operating purposes$10K
Texas Hill Country Community FoundationKerville, TXGeneral operating purposes$10K
Fond du Lac Area FoundationFond du Lac, WIVeterans Memorial Project$10K
United Way of DecaturDecatur, ILGeneral operating purposes$5,000
Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolMahomet, ILTablets for third grade$4,142
Swim With HeartSanta Monica, CAGeneral operating purposes$2,500
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PAScholarships$2,500
New Day Club IncMequon, WIGeneral operating purposes$1,000
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationIndianapolis, INGeneral operating purposes$1,000
Ic FundJacksonville, ILGeneral operating purposes$300
McKendree UniversityLebanon, ILGeneral operating purposes$300

By state: Illinois 11 · Wisconsin 5 · Virginia 2 · California 2 · Texas 1 · Pennsylvania 1

About this foundation

Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Taylorville, Illinois, administered in care of Jim Adcock, tax-exempt since 1958. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. N/A Deadlines: N/A.

How much does Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $305K across 23 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation give?

Illinois (11 grants), Wisconsin (5 grants), Virginia (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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