Funding search · EIN 611445596 · Rankin, IL

Wheeler Foundation

Name: Wheeler Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

44
grants reported: $4.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $28,577
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education scholarships furniture classroom greenhouse handicapped maple materials

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “toyota” · $563,000

$563,000
Worksource · Danville, IL · 2023
Charitable education purposes - noncash donation of 2016 toyota sienna, farm house, and land in rankin, il

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Illinois State University Foundation3 grants · $1.4M
Vermilion Association for Special Education3 grants · $636,155
Worksource2 grants · $618,000
Carle Health Center for Philanthropy1 grant · $462,874
Iroquois Special Education Association3 grants · $225,431
Crosspoint Human Services1 grant · $202,419
Danville Area Community College Foundation1 grant · $175,000
University of Illinois Foundation3 grants · $105,000
Human Resources Center of Edgarclark County1 grant · $71,990
Danville School District1 grant · $52,358

Giving over time

$598,592

2022

$1.4M

2023

$2.3M

2024

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$748,000
Illinois State University Foundation · Normal, IL · 2024
Scholarships and pulse program
$563,000
Worksource · Danville, IL · 2023
Charitable education purposes - noncash donation of 2016 toyota sienna, farm house, and land in rankin, il
$462,874
Carle Health Center for Philanthropy · Peoria, IL · 2024
Tuition support
$377,964
Vermilion Association for Special Education · Danville, IL · 2024
Greenhouse grant
$341,000
Illinois State University Foundation · Normal, IL · 2023
Scholarships and pulse program
$261,000
Illinois State University Foundation · Normal, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$202,419
Crosspoint Human Services · Danville, IL · 2024
Capital expenditures and community day service program expenditures
$175,000
Danville Area Community College Foundation · Danville, IL · 2024
Dsp program pilot and scholarships
$171,479
Vermilion Association for Special Education · Danville, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$123,654
Iroquois Special Education Association · Gilman, IL · 2023
Program grant
$86,712
Vermilion Association for Special Education · Danville, IL · 2023
Greenhouse grant
$73,592
Iroquois Special Education Association · Gilman, IL · 2024
Program grant
$71,990
Human Resources Center of Edgarclark County · Paris, IL · 2023
Furniture, smartboard, and van
$55,000
Worksource · Danville, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$52,358
Danville School District · Danville, IL · 2024
Vehicle for special education
$45,000
Eastern Illinois University Foundation · Charleston, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$45,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Annual scholarship grant
$44,500
Developmental Services Center · Champaign, IL · 2023
Mini van
$43,182
Donovan Community School District · Donovan, IL · 2024
Charitable education purposes
$30,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Annual scholarship grant
$30,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$28,969
Salt Fork Elementary · Catlin, IL · 2023
Playground components
$28,185
Iroquois Special Education Association · Gilman, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$25,559
Georgetown Ridge Farm Cusd #4 · Georgetown, IL · 2024
Charitable education purposes
$21,076
Georgetown Ridge Farm Cusd #4 · Georgetown, IL · 2023
Charitable education purposes
$19,590
Hoopeston Area Community School District #11 · Hoopeston, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$19,500
Iroquois County School District #9 · Watseka, IL · 2023
Handicapped bus
$17,059
Abra · Sheldon, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$16,741
Iroquois County School District #9 · Watseka, IL · 2024
Handicapped bus
$14,073
Oakwood Cusd #76 · Oakwood, IL · 2024
Furniture and supplies
$13,281
Arc of Iroquois County · Watseka, IL · 2023
Lawnmowers and snow plow
$11,616
Oakwood Cusd #76 · Oakwood, IL · 2023
Furniture and supplies
$8,631
Covington Community School Corporation · Covington, IN · 2024
Classroom materials
$8,631
Covington Community School Corporation · Covington, IN · 2023
Classroom materials
$6,400
Hoopeston Multi Agency Services Center · Hoopeston, IL · 2024
Painting grant
$5,210
Bismarck Henning Elementary School · Bismarck, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$5,022
Oakwood Cusd #76 · Oakwood, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$3,832
Armstrong-Ellis School District · Armstrong, IL · 2024
Charitable education purposes
$3,551
Hoopeston Area Community School District #11 · Hoopeston, IL · 2024
Maple school grant
$3,450
Georgetown Ridge Farm Cusd #4 · Georgetown, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$2,597
Armstrong Ellis Grade School · Armstrong, IL · 2022
Charitable education purposes
$1,866
Pine Village Elementary School · Pine Village, IN · 2024
Charitable education purposes
$1,318
Hoopeston Area Community School District #11 · Hoopeston, IL · 2023
Maple school grant
$500
Hoopeston Public Library · Hoopeston, IL · 2024
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