Private foundation · EIN 59-2235907 · Jacksonville, Illinois

Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Incorporated Welden Associates

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 1 grants paid, $1.8M total, median $1.8M. 100% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
1
$1.8M
Median grant
$1.8M
Stays in IL
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$11M

About this foundation

Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Incorporated Welden Associates is a private grantmaking foundation in Jacksonville, Illinois, administered in care of C Wolcott Henry III, tax-exempt since 1983. 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 Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Incorporated Welden Associates accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Incorporated Welden Associates give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.8M across 1 grants, a median of $1.8M.

Where does Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Incorporated Welden Associates give?

Illinois (1 grants), per its latest filing.

More foundations near Jacksonville that accept applications

All in Illinois
FoundationBased inGrants paidMedian grantAccepts applicationsAssets
The Henry Foundation Incsince 1987 Jacksonville, IL $1.3M1 grants · 2025 $1.3MPreselected only $12M
Nelson Mead Fundsince 1967 Jacksonville, IL $461K1 grants · 2023 $461KPreselected only $5.6M
Bound to Stay Bound Books Foundationsince 1985 Jacksonville, IL $200K40 grants · 2025 $2,610Preselected only $4.7M
Bruce and Emilie Reid Family Foundation Incsince 2023 Jacksonville, IL $292K1 grants · 2025 $292KPreselected only $2.1M
The Hobbs Foundationsince 1987 Jacksonville, IL $440K1 grants · 2025 $440KPreselected only $1.3M
Howard G Buffett Foundationsince 1999 Decatur, IL $699M1 grants · 2025 $699MPreselected only $721M
John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundationsince 1971 Chicago, IL $356M1,086 grants · 2024 $160KPreselected only $8.7B
Arie and Ida Crown Memorialsince 1962 Chicago, IL $115M897 grants · 2024 $55KYes $2.4B
Email me matching grants