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Funding search · EIN 237037957 · Bloomington, IL

Parker Kemp 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.

261
grants reported: $949,900
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
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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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Northwestern Memorial Foundation4 grants · $110,750
Canine Companions4 grants · $97,000
Illinois Wesleyan University4 grants · $85,125
University of Colorado Foundation4 grants · $76,000
Lexington Park District4 grants · $47,000
Tara Performing Arts High School3 grants · $36,000
Lexington High School4 grants · $29,000
Carle Center for Philanthropy4 grants · $27,600
Susan G Komen for the Cure4 grants · $27,300
Lexington Community Center4 grants · $23,200

Giving over time

$212,100

2022

$216,625

2023

$249,975

2024

$271,200

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 261 grants.

$32,000
Canine Companions · Santa Rosa, CA · 2025
Donation
$30,250
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Donation
$30,000
Canine Companions · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
Donation
$30,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
$29,000
Lexington Park District · Lexington, IL · 2024
Donation
$28,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
$25,125
Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington, IL · 2023
Donation
$25,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2025
Donation
$25,000
Canine Companions · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
Donation
$22,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$20,000
Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington, IL · 2024
Donation
$20,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2023
Donation
$20,000
Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington, IL · 2022
Donation
$16,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
Donation
$15,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024
Donation
$15,000
Tara Performing Arts High School · Boulder, CO · 2022
Donation
$12,000
Lexington High School · Lexington, IL · 2025
Donation
$12,000
Lexington Park District · Lexington, IL · 2022
Donation
$11,000
Tara Performing Arts High School · Boulder, CO · 2025
Donation
$10,100
Carle Center for Philanthropy · Normal, IL · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Lexington Community Center · Lexington, IL · 2025
Donation
$10,000
McLean County Swcd Foundation · Normal, IL · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Susan G Komen for the Cure · Dalls, TX · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Carle Center for Philanthropy · Normal, IL · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Tara Performing Arts High School · Boulder, CO · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Canine Companions · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
Donation
$9,100
Lexington Food Pantry · Lexington, IL · 2025
Donation
$9,000
Midwest Food Bank · Normal, IL · 2025
Donation
$9,000
Susan G Komen for the Cure · Dalls, TX · 2024
Donation
$7,000
Lexington High School · Lexington, IL · 2024
Donation
$6,750
St Patrick Church of Merna · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$6,000
Racing for Mental Health · Chicago, IL · 2025
Donation
$6,000
Racing for Mental Health · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
$5,500
Lexington Genealogical & Historical Scty · Lexington, IL · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Home Sweet Home Ministries · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Lifelong Access (Formerly Marcfirst) · Normal, IL · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Lexington Community Center · Lexington, IL · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Lifelong Access (Formerly Marcfirst) · Normal, IL · 2024
Donation
$5,000
McLean County Swcd Foundation · Normal, IL · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Midwest Food Bank · Normal, IL · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Lexington Community Center · Lexington, IL · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Lexington High School · Lexington, IL · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Marcfirst · Normal, IL · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Carle Center for Philanthropy · Normal, IL · 2022
Donation
$5,000
Lexington High School · Lexington, IL · 2022
Donation
$5,000
Osf Healthcare Foundation · Peoria, IL · 2022
Donation
$4,300
Susan G Komen for the Cure · Dalls, TX · 2022
Donation
$4,000
Lexington Park District · Lexington, IL · 2025
Donation
$4,000
Community Cancer Center Foundation · Normal, IL · 2024
Donation
$4,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Donation
$4,000
Susan G Komen for the Cure · Dalls, TX · 2023
Donation
$4,000
W D Boyce (Boy Scouts) · Peoria, IL · 2023
Donation
$3,750
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Donation
$3,750
St Vincent De Paul · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$3,500
Miller Park Zoological Society · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$3,500
Wish Bone Canine Rescue · Normal, IL · 2025
Donation
$3,500
American Red Cross · Bloomington, IL · 2024
Donation
$3,500
Home Sweet Home Ministries · Bloomington, IL · 2024
Donation
$3,500
St Patrick Church of Merna · Bloomington, IL · 2024
Donation
$3,200
Lexington Community Center · Lexington, IL · 2022
Donation
$3,000
Community Health Care Clinic · Normal, IL · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Baby Fold · Normal, IL · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Baby Fold · Normal, IL · 2023
Donation
$3,000
Community Cancer Center Foundation · Normal, IL · 2023
Donation
$3,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Donation
$3,000
Baby Fold · Normal, IL · 2022
Donation
$3,000
Community Cancer Center Foundation · Normal, IL · 2022
Donation
$3,000
Lexington Food Pantry · Lexington, IL · 2022
Donation
$3,000
National Psoriasis Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
Donation
$3,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Donation
$3,000
St Vincent De Paul · Bloomington, IL · 2022
Donation
$2,800
American Heart Association · Springfield, IL · 2024
Donation
$2,800
Illinois State University Foundation · Normal, IL · 2022
Donation
$2,575
Osf Healthcare Foundation · Peoria, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,500
Baby Fold · Normal, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,500
Carle Center for Philanthropy · Normal, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,500
Lexington Fire Department · Lexington, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,500
W D Boyce (Boy Scouts) · Peoria, IL · 2024
Donation
$2,500
American Red Cross · Bloomington, IL · 2023
Donation
$2,500
St Patrick Church of Merna · Bloomington, IL · 2023
Donation
$2,500
American Red Cross · Bloomington, IL · 2022
Donation
$2,500
Marcfirst · Normal, IL · 2022
Donation
$2,500
W D Boyce (Boy Scouts) · Peoria, IL · 2022
Donation
$2,150
Lexington Fire Department · Lexington, IL · 2024
Donation
$2,100
Lexington Fire Department · Lexington, IL · 2022
Donation
$2,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Brightpoint · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Celiac Disease Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Easter Seals · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Girl Scouts of Central Illinois · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
National Psoriasis Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Pheasants Forever · St Paul, MN · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Prairielands Preservation Foundation · Normal, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
W D Boyce (Boy Scouts) · Peoria, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Ymca McLean County · Bloomington, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Bloomington, IL · 2024
Donation
$2,000
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
$2,000
Arthritis Foundation · Peoria, IL · 2024
Donation
$2,000
Children'S Discovery Museum · Normal, IL · 2024
Donation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.