Funding search · EIN 207218642 · Springfield, IL
Clarence & Ida Klassen Charitable Foundation
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
- $362,460
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $16,210
- 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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Grant history
All 12 reported grants, largest first.
- $65,670
Illinois State Museum · Springfield, IL · 2025
Ethnoloty curatorship
- $64,000
Illinois State Museum · Springfield, IL · 2022
Ethnoloty curatorship
- $57,300
Illinois State Museum · Springfield, IL · 2023
Ethnoloty curatorship
- $54,700
Illinois State Museum · Springfield, IL · 2024
Ethnoloty curatorship
- $16,420
Reading Is Fundamental · Springfield, IL · 2025
Book purchase
- $16,420
Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Macular research
- $16,000
Reading Is Fundamental · Springfield, IL · 2022
Book purchase
- $16,000
Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Macular research
- $14,300
Reading Is Fundamental · Springfield, IL · 2023
Book purchase
- $14,300
Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Macular research
- $13,675
Reading Is Fundamental · Springfield, IL · 2024
Book purchase
- $13,675
Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Macular research
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