Foundations that fund organizations in Normal, Illinois
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Normal nonprofits
213 private foundations gave $5.5M to Normal organizations in their latest filings; 34 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
311 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Normal around $12K. 57 of these funders are based in Illinois; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 213
- Accept applications
- 34
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Normal
- $5.5M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 311
- Typical median grant
- $12K
- Based in IL
- 57%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Normal organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T & W Foundation Inc | Clarksville, MD | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | To support student success at illinois state university |
| Wheeler Foundation | Rankin, IL | 1 | $468K | $468K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $325K | $325K | Preselected only | Fish welfare in asia |
| The Surplus Line Association of Arizona Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | AZ Food Bank; Arizona Food Bank Operations |
| Dew Foundation | Tyler, TX | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Food procurement - texas |
| The Owen Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 6 | $136K | $3,000 | Yes | Charitable purposes; Educational purposes |
| The Growmark Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 12 | $101K | $2,000 | Preselected only | For support of community charitable activities; For student scholarships; For support of education |
| Core Construction Foundation | Peoria, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Miller Family Memorial Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Garden, FL | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Paul a Funk Foundation C/O Striegel Knobloch & Co LLC | Bloomington, IL | 9 | $82K | $2,000 | Preselected only | Food pantry; Educational fund; Adoption services |
| The Duchossois Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating |
| John Ullrich Foundation Trust Busey Trust Co - Trustee | Decatur, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General charitable |
| The Jobson Family Foundation | Wellesey, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | To support education programs |
| George L Parker Trust | Clayton, MO | 1 | $71K | $71K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| The Selma J Hartke Community Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $67K | $67K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Reardon Family Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | 2 | $56K | $28K | Preselected only | Support of charitable purpose |
| Thomas Campbell Trust | Clayton, MO | 1 | $54K | $54K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $53K | $53K | Yes | General operating support and pdta |
| Funks Grove Foundation | Clayton, MO | 2 | $51K | $25K | Preselected only | General operations; General purpose |
| Founders Pledge Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Community services |
| The Poetry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Equity in verse grant for obsidian: literature & arts in th… |
| Lorene and Ben Maibach Foundation | Southfield, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Myers Family Foundation | Gridley, IL | 4 | $50K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Donation |
| Cole-Crone Family Foundation Inc C/O Mr Marvin Crone | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Donald L Abbott Perpetual Charitable Trust | Terre Haute, IN | 7 | $44K | $6,500 | Yes | Education |
| Parker Kemp Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 12 | $42K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Donation |
| Ann O'Donnell Trumbull Perpetual Charitable Trust | Peoria, IL | 2 | $36K | $18K | Yes | Tuition |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Earmarked for operating support to provide meaningful progr… |
| Sally Lorraine Sedlak Vaughan Irrevocable Charitable Trust | Springfield, IL | 2 | $33K | $16K | Preselected only | Contribution to promote animal welfare. |
| Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $31K | $31K | Yes | Education |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $31K | $15K | Yes | Matching gifts; 80582 supporting continued publication of the local power &… |
| Donald E Fike Family Foundation | Galesburg, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Provide year-round sports training and athletic competition… |
| Rivian Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Auerbach Schiro Foundation | West Hartford, CT | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 4 | $30K | $6,575 | Yes | Program Expense |
| Commerce Bancshares Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 8 | $29K | $2,250 | Yes | Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustee…; General operating support for their capital campaign; Capital campaign support |
| Odyssey Group Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Cottrell Lectureships: Seeding Speaker-Sharing Between R1s… |
| The Howe Foundation | Muscatine, IA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General charitable operations |
| The Jerome Mirza Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Support of operations |
| Efaw Family Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Support of charitable purpose |
| Hewitt M Jane Irr | Dundee, IL | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | General operating fund |
| Genevieve Moyer Trust | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Nina May Bozarth Testamentary Trust | Clayton, MO | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Frank S and Julia M Ladner Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Ketenbrink Animal Foundation | Decatur, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Gladys Stratton Trust | Paris, IL | 1 | $19K | $19K | Yes | General support |
| Maude Scranton Trust Xxxxx7009 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General |
| Tornquist Family Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 3 | $18K | $3,250 | Preselected only | Support of charitable purpose |
| Snyder Family Foundation Nfp | Bloomington, IL | 4 | $18K | $3,500 | Preselected only | Support of org.'s charitable purpose; Support of org's charitable purpose |
| Charles S & Millicent P Brown Family Foundation | Germantown Hills, IL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | To alleviate hunger and malnutrition and providing disaster… |
| Lucy Lucile Tasher Tuw Fbo Isu | Dallas, TX | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | Scholarships for upperclass |
| Katherine Bogardus Trust UW Heartland Bank & Trust Trustee | Normal, IL | 3 | $17K | $5,793 | Yes | Education at institution listed |
| Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust | Taylorville, IL | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Kh Dominion Foundation 5507-21-40 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Mitsubishi Motors USA Foundation | Franklin, TN | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | Payment to an organization that provides therapeutic servic…; Payment aids the economic development council of Bloomingto… |
| The Renaissance Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | Food rescue and delivery programs; Health education and medical services for the athletes |
| The Gertrude E Skelly Charitable Foundation | Orlando, FL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General support |
| Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund Xxxxx1008 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $14K | $6,984 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Ethan Allen Johnson & Caroline Johnson Educational Trust | Decatur, IL | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Elizabeth D Holder Foundation C/O Susan H Sears | Bloomington, IL | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Elizabeth holder foundation; Elizabeth d. holder endowment scholarship fund for nursing… |
| Sheila Murphy Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Evansville, IN | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Hansen-Furnas Foundation Inc | Batavia, IL | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Stephen S and Anne E K Matter Foundation | Hudson, IL | 3 | $11K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support of charitable purpose |
| Edith Masters Testamentary Trust | Petersburg, IL | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | Fbo riley womble carter jacobus karl hoke |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 3 | $11K | $500 | Yes | Matching gifts; Human Services Grants |
| P&f Mc Courtney Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Lakshmi Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Brakebush Family Foundation Inc | Westfield, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable gift |
| Gianaras Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General donation |
| Haley Sperling Memorial Foundation C/O Timothy Sperling | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Perkins Malo Hunter Foundation | Holland, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating expenses |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Culture & arts |
| Adele Braun Charitable Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | For general charitable purposes of the organization |
| Shodeen Family Foundation | Geneva, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Donation |
| John L Berberich Charitable Trust | Pontiac, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation | Plainfield, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To further the organization's exempt purpose |
| Stack Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General Support |
| The Woods Foundation | Lincoln, IL | 1 | $9,186 | $9,186 | Yes | College scholarships |
| Ada Belle Welsh Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Bound to Stay Bound Books Foundation | Jacksonville, IL | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 | Preselected only | Scholarship for Liam Lane |
| O Vaughan Douglass Trust | Clayton, MO | 1 | $7,554 | $7,554 | Preselected only | General operations |
| The a Montgomery Ward Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Prog for chicago suburbs |
| J & V Flynn Foundation | Peoria, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Educational |
| D G Brungard Foundation | West Dundee, IL | 1 | $7,325 | $7,325 | Preselected only | Operations |
| Executive Construction Foundation | Hillside, IL | 1 | $7,300 | $7,300 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general operating support |
| William a Arnold Trust 1045000479 | Champaign, IL | 1 | $6,700 | $6,700 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| The Westfield Insurance Foundation | Westfield, OH | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Yes | General operating support |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 3 | $6,300 | $750 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| Ladies Education Society | Jacksonville, IL | 1 | $6,129 | $6,129 | Yes | Scholarship for Bella Evans and Lexi Baker |
| Edith Andrew and Francis W Burchell Scholarship Fund | Rockford, IL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Educational |
| Schweinfurth Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | General operating |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 6 | $5,635 | $150 | Preselected only | Matching gifts; Volunteer program |
| Clune Cares Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,528 | $5,528 | Preselected only | General support |
| J Logan Gover Scholarship Fund FIRST Mid Wealth Management | Mattoon, IL | 1 | $5,250 | $5,250 | Preselected only | Higher education expenses |
| Block Family Foundation | Niles, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | For operations |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Normal, Illinois?
T & W Foundation Inc, Wheeler Foundation, Good Ventures Foundation, The Surplus Line Association of Arizona Foundation, Dew Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Normal organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Normal. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.