Accepts applications
Can I apply?
Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $362,416 | $218,295 | $203,211 | $1,600,802 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 26% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCK RIVER CENTEROREGON, IL | RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISADVANTAGED | $5,008 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Davis | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Justine Stenzel | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Heather Payton | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Kathryn Ferb | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,600,802 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $301,900 | $203,647 | $187,477 | $1,467,960 | $1,467,960 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $306,494 | $188,776 | $176,622 | $1,373,674 | $1,373,674 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $359,172 | $118,778 | $106,358 | $1,266,242 | $1,266,242 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $73,820 | $120,728 | $114,027 | $1,031,187 | $1,031,187 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $4,934 | $67,734 | $63,075 | $1,087,132 | $1,087,132 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $215,108 | $67,766 | $64,596 | $1,147,375 | $1,147,375 |
| Exempt purpose of organization |
| $5,000 |
| 2022 |
| VFW Post 8076Hartwell, GA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Ogle CountyOregon, IL | Exempt purpose of organization | $5,000 | 2022 |
| United Way Rock River ValleyRockford, IL | Exempt purpose of organization | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Senior LivingPhoenix, AZ | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Lee County Council on AgingDixon, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Severson Dells Education FoundationRockford, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Cancer Association of AndersonAnderson, SC | Medical | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Superhero Center for AutismLoves Park, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Kennedy Middle SchoolRockford, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Freedom HousePrinceton, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Bonafied Dog RescueMt Morris, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| City of CarbondaleCarbondale, PA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Senior LivingPhoenix, AZ | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Teen Turf IncAmboy, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Northern Illinois Blood Bank IncRockford, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois Blood BankRockford, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Bond Public Library - WenonaWenona, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2023 |
| The Cancer Association of AndersonAnderson, SC | Medical | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Almost Home KidsNaperville, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Minonk Fire Protection DistrictMinonk, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Wickenburg Community Services CorporationWickenburg, AZ | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Toluca Coal Mine Preservation & DevelopmentToluca, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Franklin Creek Conservation AssociationFranklin Grove, IL | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Karen Anuszewski | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Michael Lonesome-Etnyre | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Melissa Masters | Officer | 1.00 | $6,000 |
| Michael Gelande | Officer | 1.00 | $0 |
| Greg Ball | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Taylor Dietz Through 125 | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jennifer Shaffer Through 125 | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Sep 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202510709349100021
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Sep 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202420399349101502
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Sep 30, 2022
Filing id 202340469349100219
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Sep 30, 2021
Filing id 202220849349100702
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Sep 30, 2020
Filing id 202110159349100301
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Sep 30, 2019
Filing id 202040419349100509
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.