Funding search · EIN 376306920 · Milwaukee, WI
William E McElroy Charitable 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.
- 44
- grants reported
- $544,354
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,500
- 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.
- University of Illinois4 grants · $199,500
- Siu School of Medicine3 grants · $89,900
- University of Illinois Chicago2 grants · $29,179
- Siu Carbondale1 grant · $25,000
- Loyola University Chicago3 grants · $22,625
- Southern Illinois University2 grants · $22,000
- University of Illinois College of Med1 grant · $21,000
- University of Tennessee3 grants · $20,125
- Marion University3 grants · $20,125
- Nova Southeastern University3 grants · $19,125
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $97,500
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
General operating
- $87,500
University of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating
- $48,900
Siu School of Medicine · Springfield, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $28,000
Siu School of Medicine · Springfield, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
Siu Carbondale · Carbondale, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $24,554
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $21,000
University of Illinois College of Med · Peoria, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $15,000
Southern Illinois University · Edwardsville, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $13,625
Siu Edwardsville · Edwardsville, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $13,000
Siu School of Medicine · Springfield, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $11,000
University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $10,000
University of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Schloarship
- $9,125
Bradley University · Peoria, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $9,125
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $9,125
Marion University · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $9,125
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,500
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $7,500
Marion University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarships
- $7,500
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $7,425
Nova Southeastern University · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,325
Coe College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,000
Southern Illinois University · Edwardsville, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $6,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $6,000
Nova Southeastern University · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Scholarships
- $5,700
Nova Southeastern University · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Scholarships
- $5,000
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Scholarships
- $4,625
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Bradley University · Peoria, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,500
Marion University · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Schloarship
- $3,500
Uic Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,500
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Schloarship
- $2,700
Coe College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,700
Hardin-Simmons University · Abilene, TX · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,500
Benedictine College · Atchison, KS · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,500
Bradley University · Peoria, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,500
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2022
Scholarhips
- $2,500
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,000
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
Schloarship
- $1,000
Southeast Missouri State University · Cape Girardeau, MO · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
Southeast Missouri State University · Cape Girardeau, MO · 2022
Scholarships
- $900
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $400
Augustana College · Rock Island, IL · 2023
Scholarships
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