Funding search · EIN 900181419 · Freeport, IL
Lewis H Stykel and Esther O Stykel
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 12
- grants reported
- $959,964
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $81,646
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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8 grants matching “german” · $639,976
- $92,292
German Valley Fire Protection · German Valley, IL · 2025
Community development
- $92,292
German Valley Park Fund · German Valley, IL · 2025
Community development
- $94,500
German Valley Fire Protection · German Valley, IL · 2024
Community development
- $94,500
German Valley Park Fund · German Valley, IL · 2024
Community development
- $62,196
German Valley Fire Protection · German Valley, IL · 2023
Community development
- $62,196
German Valley Park Fund · German Valley, IL · 2023
Community development
- $71,000
German Valley Fire Protection · German Valley, IL · 2022
Community development
- $71,000
German Valley Park Fund · German Valley, IL · 2022
Community development
Grant history
All 12 reported grants, largest first.
- $94,500
German Valley Fire Protection · German Valley, IL · 2024
Community development
- $94,500
German Valley Park Fund · German Valley, IL · 2024
Community development
- $94,500
Silver Creek Reformed Church · German Valley, IL · 2024
Community development
- $92,292
German Valley Fire Protection · German Valley, IL · 2025
Community development
- $92,292
German Valley Park Fund · German Valley, IL · 2025
Community development
- $92,292
Silver Creek Reformed Church · German Valley, IL · 2025
Community development
- $71,000
German Valley Fire Protection · German Valley, IL · 2022
Community development
- $71,000
German Valley Park Fund · German Valley, IL · 2022
Community development
- $71,000
Silver Creek Reformed Church · German Valley, IL · 2022
Community development
- $62,196
German Valley Fire Protection · German Valley, IL · 2023
Community development
- $62,196
German Valley Park Fund · German Valley, IL · 2023
Community development
- $62,196
Silver Creek Reformed Church · German Valley, IL · 2023
Community development
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