Funding search · EIN 261927300 · Decatur, IL

The Erwin and Linda Arends Foundation

Name: The Erwin and Linda Arends Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

84
grants reported: $136,291
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
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

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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.

Top recipients

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Millikin University7 grants · $27,500
Richland Community College Foundati3 grants · $16,300
University of Illinois Foundation3 grants · $16,000
Decatur Parks Foundation5 grants · $14,500
Five Cities Baroque Foundation2 grants · $7,000
First United Methodist Church2 grants · $6,000
Chaddock Childrens Foundation3 grants · $6,000
Decatur Public Schools1 grant · $5,000
Cunningham Childrens Home3 grants · $5,000
First United Methodist1 grant · $3,250

Giving over time

$53,620

2022

$42,296

2023

$40,375

2024

Grant history

All 84 reported grants, largest first.

$13,000
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2022
Scholarship donations
$8,000
Richland Community College Foundati · Decatur, IL · 2022
Arends family scholarship
$6,300
Richland Community College Foundati · Decatur, IL · 2024
Life membership howard brown society
$6,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$5,000
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$5,000
Decatur Parks Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2023
Scholarship donation
$5,000
Decatur Public Schools · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$5,000
First United Methodist Church · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$5,000
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$5,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$5,000
Decatur Parks Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$5,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$4,000
Five Cities Baroque Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$3,250
First United Methodist · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$3,000
Five Cities Baroque Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$3,000
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$3,000
Chaddock Childrens Foundation · Quincy, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$3,000
Cunningham Childrens Home · Urbana, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$2,500
Decatur Parks Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2023
Scholarship donation
$2,000
Chaddock Childrens Foundation · Quincy, IL · 2024
Memorial and charitable activities
$2,000
Richland Community College Foundati · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,125
Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,100
Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,005
Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Cunningham Childrens Home · Urbana, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
First United Methodist Church · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
The Salvation Army · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Chaddock Childrens Foundation · Quincy, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Cunningham Childrens Home · Urbana, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Decatur Parks Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Soc · Evanston, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Illinois Public Media · Urbana, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Maui Health Foundation · Wailuku, HI · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Northeast Community Fund · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Symphony Orcestra Guild of Decatur · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
American Red Cross · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Decatur Parks Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Decatur Public Library Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Soc · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Good Samaritan Inn · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Meals On Wheels Macon County · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Northeast Community Fund · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Scout Troop 102 · Mendota, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$700
United Way · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Dove · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Meals On Wheels Macon County · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2024
Associates scholarship
$500
Northeast Community Fund · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Shriners Hopital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Dove · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
United Way · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Decatur Area Arts Council · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$500
Decatur Macon County Animal Shelter · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$500
Dove · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$500
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2022
Scholarship donation
$500
Millkin Associates Scholarships · Decatur, IL · 2022
Scholarship donation
$500
United Way Community Impact Fund · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$400
Decatur Public Library Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$400
Macon County Casa · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$396
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Charitable activities
$300
United Way · Decatur, IL · 2024
Community food drive
$300
Meals On Wheels Macon County · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$300
The Salvation Army · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$300
Decatur Public Library Foundation · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$250
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$250
Decatur Area Arts Council · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$250
Sertoma Annual Fund · Springfield, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$250
Baby Talk · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$200
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023
Charitable activities
$200
Luke Bowman - Laura Bowman Memorial · Hudson, WI · 2023
Laura bowman childrens memorial
$200
Mri · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$200
Shriners Hopital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
Charitable activities
$200
The Salvation Army · Decatur, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$200
Salvation Army · Decatur, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$200
The National Wwii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable activities
$100
Macon County Honor Guard · Decatur, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$100
Omicron Delta Kappa · Lexington, VA · 2024
Charitable activities
$100
Decatur Municipal Band · Decatur, IL · 2023
Memorial donation
$100
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
Charitable activities
$100
Vfw · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable activities
$15
Illinois Charity Bureau Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable activities

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