Funding search · EIN 367191409 · Decatur, IL

Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust

Name: Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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: $269,500
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,150
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.

What they fund

scholarship scholarships

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Eastern Illinois University2 grants · $33,750
Parkland College2 grants · $25,750
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign1 grant · $16,500
A Pettry Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust1 grant · $11,500
University of Illinois1 grant · $10,650
Parkland College1 grant · $9,450
University of Illinois-Chicago1 grant · $8,500
Illinois Wesleyan University2 grants · $7,850
Eastern Illinois University1 grant · $6,025
University of Illinois1 grant · $6,025

Giving over time

$50,000

2022

$61,550

2023

$78,000

2024

$79,950

2025

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$17,750
Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL · 2023
Scholarships
$17,750
Parkland College · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships
$16,500
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign · Urbana, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$16,000
Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$11,500
A Pettry Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$10,650
University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships
$9,450
Parkland College · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$8,500
University of Illinois-Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Parkland College · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$6,025
Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$6,025
University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$5,750
E Powell Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,750
J Ford Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,750
J Kibler Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,750
J Mooney Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,750
M Boyer Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,750
M Phillips Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,750
M Stahler Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,750
R Vanausdoll Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,750
S Moss Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$5,500
R Boyer Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$4,500
Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine · Wichita, KS · 2024
Scholarships
$4,500
Midwestern University · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$4,300
Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$4,300
Southeast Missouri State University · Cape Girardeau, MO · 2022
Scholarship
$4,000
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
University of Illinois-Springfield · Springfield, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Valparaiso University · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$3,550
Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington, IL · 2023
Scholarships
$3,550
Jackson College · Jackson, MI · 2023
Scholarships
$3,550
Lakeland College · Mattoon, IL · 2023
Scholarships
$3,550
Murray State University · Murray, KY · 2023
Scholarships
$2,800
B Stahler Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$2,800
E Knofsky Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$2,800
K Clodfelder Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$2,800
S Kremitzki Co Lenore Cletcher-Wessale Trust · Decatur, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$2,150
Cal State University - Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,150
Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
Scholarship
$2,150
Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine · Wichita, KS · 2022
Scholarship
$2,150
Lakeland College · Mattoon, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$2,150
Lakeview College of Nursing · Danville, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$2,150
Midwestern University · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$2,150
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$2,150
Murray State University · Murray, KY · 2022
Scholarship
$2,150
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Scholarship
$2,000
Illinois College · Jacksonville, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Olney Central College · Olney, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$1,200
Aspen University · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Scholarships
$550
Aspen University · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Scholarship

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