Funding search · EIN 911899860 · Carbondale, IL

John T Cherry Foundation

Name: John T Cherry Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

50
grants reported: $295,573
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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.

Boys Girls Club of Southern Il3 grants · $139,500
Victory Dream Center1 grant · $76,098
First United Methodist Church1 grant · $35,000
Vienna High School1 grant · $5,000
Mission Quest3 grants · $4,000
Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $4,000
Mercy Ships2 grants · $2,500
Salvation Army3 grants · $2,500
Survivor Empowerment Center3 grants · $2,500
American Red Cross2 grants · $2,500

Giving over time

$19,475

2022

$14,500

2023

$113,000

2024

$148,598

2025

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Boys Girls Club of Southern Il · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$76,098
Victory Dream Center · Carbondale, IL · 2025
Charitable activities
$37,500
Boys Girls Club of Southern Il · Carbondale, IL · 2025
Charitable activities
$35,000
First United Methodist Church · Carbondale, IL · 2025
Charitable activities
$5,000
Vienna High School · Vienna, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable activities
$2,000
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Charitable activities
$2,000
Boys Girls Club of Southern Il · Carbondale, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$2,000
Mission Quest · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,500
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,500
Mercy Ships · Lindale, TX · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,500
Salvation Army · Marion, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Cchs Education Fund · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
Centerstone · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospi · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
Kids for Christ · Freeburg, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
Mission Quest · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$1,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Good Samaritan Ministries · Carbondale, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Kids for Christ · Freeburg, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Mercy Ships · Tyler, TX · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Mission Quest · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Survivor Empowerment Center · Carbondale, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
The Poshard Foundation · Carterville, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$1,000
Bos Girls Clubs of Southern Illin · Carbondale, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Good Samaritan Ministries · Carbondale, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
Survivor Empowerment Center · Carbondale, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$1,000
The Poshard Foundation · Carterville, IL · 2022
Charitable activities
$500
African American Museum · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Cardinal Glennon Childrens Foundati · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Good Samaritan Ministries · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Pray in Jesus Name Ministries · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Salvation Army · Marion, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Survivor Empowerment Center · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Charitable activities
$500
Centerstone · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hosp · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Marion Medical Mission · Marion, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Mayo Clininc · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Midwest Mission · Pawnee, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Salvation Army · Marion, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Senior Adult Services · Carbondale, IL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Charitable activities
$500
Project Hope · Harlan, IA · 2022
Charitable activities
$475
Marion Medical Mission · Marion, IL · 2022
Charitable activities

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