Funding search · EIN 854027069 · Springfield, IL
Horace Mann Educators 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.
- 127
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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.
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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.
- United Way of Central Illinois2 grants · $245,000
- The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education2 grants · $200,000
- The Nea Foundation for Improvement of Education1 grant · $100,000
- United Way of Central Il1 grant · $100,000
- Donorschooseorg2 grants · $40,000
- Madison Public Schools Foundation2 grants · $40,000
- Teach for America1 grant · $30,000
- Springfield School District 1861 grant · $30,000
- Lincoln Land Community College Foundation1 grant · $25,000
- Donors Choose1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 127 grants.
- $145,000
United Way of Central Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $100,000
The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $100,000
United Way of Central Il · Springfield, IL · 2024
Social services
- $100,000
The Nea Foundation for Improvement of Education · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
- $100,000
United Way of Central Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2023
Social services
- $100,000
The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
- $30,000
Springfield School District 186 · Springfield, IL · 2024
Education
- $30,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Lincoln Land Community College Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2022
Education
- $20,000
Central Il Foodbank · Springfield, IL · 2024
Social services
- $20,000
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2024
Social services
- $20,000
Madison Public Schools Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Education
- $20,000
Donorschooseorg · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $20,000
Madison Public Schools Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Education
- $20,000
Donorschooseorg · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $20,000
Madison Public Schools Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Education
- $20,000
Risd Excellence in Education Foundation · Richardson, TX · 2022
Education
- $16,000
Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $15,000
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Isd · Carrollton, TX · 2024
Education
- $15,000
Firefighter Cancer Support Network · Burbank, CA · 2024
Social services
- $15,000
Bless Your Heart Nonprofit Corporation · Larose, LA · 2022
Social services
- $12,500
University of Illinois Foundation · Champaign, IL · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Active Minds · Washington, DC · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Compass for Kids · Springfield, IL · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Fisk University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Risd Excellence in Education Foundation · Richardson, TX · 2024
Education
- $10,000
United Way of Dane Co · Madison, WI · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Thurgood Marshall College Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Social services
- $10,000
Central Illinois Foodbank · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $10,000
Cherry Hill School District · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Granville County Public Schools · Oxford, NC · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Springfield School District #186 · Springfield, IL · 2022
Education
- $8,000
Food Bank of South New Jersey · Pennsauken, NJ · 2024
Social services
- $7,697
The Outlet · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $7,500
Lewiston Public Schools · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Education
- $7,127
Compass for Kids · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $6,742
Mini O'Beirne Crisis Nursery · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $6,000
United Way of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Childrens Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Manna Food Bank · Mills River, NC · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Metrocrest Services · Carrollton, TX · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Occupaws Guide Dog Assoc · Madison, WI · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Madison, WI · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network Charitable Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
The Education Foundation of Baltimore · Towson, MD · 2024
Education
- $5,000
The Outlet · Springfield, IL · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Triton Elementary · Dodge Center, MN · 2024
Education
- $5,000
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Wounded Warriors Family Support · Omaha, NE · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
American Red Cross South Central Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2023
Social services
- $5,000
Wounded Warriors Family Support · Omaha, NE · 2023
Social services
- $5,000
Impact On Education · Louisville, CO · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Regional Office of Career & Technical Education · Springfield, IL · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Westminster Public Schools Foundation · Westminster, CO · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2022
Social services
- $3,852
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $3,500
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2022
Social services
- $3,136
Rotary Club of Springfield South · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $3,082
Helping Hands of Springfield · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $3,000
Access To Independence · Madison, WI · 2023
Social services
- $3,000
Bancroft · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2023
Social services
- $3,000
Hope School Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2023
Social services
- $3,000
Triangle Cultural Awareness Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
Social services
- $2,500
Armistead Gardens Elementary School · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Baker Middle School · Columbus, GA · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Social services
- $2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star · Dallas, TX · 2024
Social services
- $2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Il · Decatur, IL · 2024
Social services
- $2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane Co · Madison, WI · 2024
Social services
- $2,500
Blythe Street Elementary · Reseda, CA · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Cannons Elementary · Spartanburg, SC · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Chester Park Elementary School · Chester, SC · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Cleburne Isd · Cleburne, TX · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Eddy Middle School · Columbus, GA · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Franklin Regional Intermediate School Pto · Murrysville, PA · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Gibsonton Elementary School · Gibsonton, FL · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Greene County Local Educational Advancement Foundation · Greeneville, TN · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Hemingway Elementary · Hemingway, SC · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Jeannette Hs · Jeannette, PA · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Lincoln Elementary School · Nogales, AZ · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Monticello Cusd 25 · Monticello, IL · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Pillager Public School Dist · Pillager, MN · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Quincy Sr High School · Quincy, IL · 2024
Edcuation
- $2,500
Roberts Naylor · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Rosman High School · Rosman, NC · 2024
Education
- $2,500
School District 12 Education Foundation · Thornton, CO · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Splendora Isd Ed Foundation · Splendora, TX · 2024
Social services
- $2,500
The Foundation for Leon Co Schools · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Topeka Public Schools · Topeka, KS · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Big Brothers & Big Sisters Lone Star · Dallas, TX · 2023
Social services
- $2,500
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Central Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2023
Social services
- $2,500
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
Social services
- $2,500
The Outlet · Springfield, IL · 2023
Social services
- $2,500
Girls On the Run of Central Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $2,500
Memorial Health System · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $2,500
One in a Million · Springfield, IL · 2022
Social services
- $2,500
The Blair Foundation · Duncanville, TX · 2022
Social services
- $2,500
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2022
Social services
- $2,500
Unrappin the Gift · Oxford, NC · 2022
Social services
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Similar purposes
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