Funding search · EIN 876710340 · East Peoria, IL
Cundiff Scholarship Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 70
- grants reported
- $450,112
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,952
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Parkland College4 grants · $76,946
- Eastern Illinois University4 grants · $64,351
- University of Illinois Urbana4 grants · $61,286
- Lakeland College2 grants · $42,803
- Lake Land College2 grants · $30,084
- Illinois State University3 grants · $20,213
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale4 grants · $12,182
- Ball State University3 grants · $9,926
- Western Illinois University2 grants · $8,953
- Iowa State University2 grants · $7,753
Giving over time
Grant history
All 70 reported grants, largest first.
- $29,862
Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $27,525
Lakeland College · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $25,696
Parkland College · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $23,600
Parkland College · Champaign, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $21,032
University of Illinois Urbana · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $19,288
Parkland College · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $18,825
Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $16,900
University of Illinois Urbana · Champaign, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $15,894
Lake Land College · Mattoon, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $15,278
Lakeland College · Mattoon, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $14,931
University of Illinois Urbana · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $14,190
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $14,190
Lake Land College · Mattoon, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $10,596
Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $8,423
University of Illinois Urbana · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $8,362
Parkland College · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $6,250
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $5,828
Ball State University · Muncie, IN · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,828
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,828
Missouri State University · Springfield, MO · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,828
Western Illinois University · Macomb, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,775
Southern Illinois University Edwardsvill · Edwardsville, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $5,068
Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,068
Monmouth College · Monmouth, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,068
Olney Central College · Olney, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $4,350
Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $4,350
Illinois College · Jacksonville, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $4,350
Southern Illinois University Carbondale · Carbondale, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $3,850
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $3,125
Arthur High School · Arthur, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,125
Bethel University · St Paul, MN · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,125
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Prescott, AZ · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,125
University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,125
Western Illinois University · Macomb, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,125
Southern Illinois University Carbondale · Carbondale, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,778
Arizona Christian University · Glendale, AZ · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,778
Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,778
Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,778
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,534
Illinois College · Jacksonville, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,534
Kaskaskia College · Centrailia, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,534
Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,534
Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,534
Southern Illinois University Carbondale · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,534
University of Illinois Springfield · Springfield, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,534
University of Louisville (Ky) · Louisville, KY · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,534
Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,396
Alah School District #305 · Arthur, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,396
Tuscola School District #301 · Tuscola, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Ball State University · Muncie, IN · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Black Hawk College · Moline, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Franciscan University of Steubenville · Steubenville, OH · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Mount Mercy University · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Olivet Nazarene University · Bourbonnais, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Ozark Christian College · Joplin, MO · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
Southern Illinois University Carbondale · Carbondale, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
University of Indiana · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,173
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,925
Ball State University · Muncie, IN · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
Lincoln Land Community College · Springfield, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
North Central College · Naperville, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
Quincy University · Quincy, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
Rockford University · Rockford, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
Saint Louis University · St Louis, IL · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
St John'S College New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
Washington University St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2025
Scholarships
- $1,925
Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Scholarships
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- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
- The Big Ten Conference60 grants · $3.91B
Similar purposes
- The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund9,951 grants · $854.8M
- National Collegiate Athletic Association2,481 grants · $2.09B
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation1,530 grants · $3.56B
Similar grant size
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
- State Employees Credit Union Foundation7,131 grants · $63.0M
- Publix Super Markets Charities6,333 grants · $108.7M
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