Alton Foundation
Private foundation · Wood River, IL · EIN 37-6045370 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Alton Foundation
120grants reported
$6,500median award
$3,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in IL. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 17 of its 120 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $205K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 168
Wood River, IL 62095-0168
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Church of Christ | Alton, IL | $56,316 |
| Evangelical Church of Christ | Alton, IL | $45,060 |
| Evangelical Church of Christ | Alton, IL | $38,673 |
| Hoyleton Youth and Family Services | Alton, IL | $37,544 |
| Crisis Food Center | Alton, IL | $35,000 |
| Hoyleton Youth and Family Services | Alton, IL | $31,076 |
| Crisis Food Center | Alton, IL | $30,000 |
| Crisis Food Center | Alton, IL | $30,000 |
| Hitz Memorial Home | Alton, IL | $28,158 |
| Hoyleton Youth and Family Services | Alton, IL | $26,671 |
| Operation Blessing | Alton, IL | $25,000 |
| Hitz Memorial Home | Alton, IL | $23,307 |
| Hitz Memorial Home | Alton, IL | $20,003 |
| Operation Blessing | Alton, IL | $20,000 |
| St Mary's School | Alton, IL | $20,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Alton | Alton, IL | $19,600 |
| Alton Salvation Army | Alton, IL | $18,772 |
| Father Flanagan's Boys Home | Alton, IL | $18,772 |
| Alton Salvation Army | Alton, IL | $15,538 |
| Father Flanagan's Boys Home | Alton, IL | $15,538 |
| Operation Blessing | Alton, IL | $15,000 |
| Alton Salvation Army | Alton, IL | $13,336 |
| Father Flanagan's Boys Home | Alton, IL | $13,336 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Alton | Alton, IL | $12,500 |
| The Restore Network | Alton, IL | $12,000 |
| WM Bedell Achievement & Resource Center | Alton, IL | $12,000 |
| American Red Cross | Alton, IL | $12,000 |
| WM Bedell Achievement & Resource Center | Alton, IL | $12,000 |
| American Red Cross | Alton, IL | $11,000 |
| The Alton Mission | Alton, IL | $11,000 |
| The Restore Network | Alton, IL | $11,000 |
| BE A Bridge | Alton, IL | $10,400 |
| Centerstone | Alton, IL | $10,000 |
| Riverbend Head Start | Alton, IL | $10,000 |
| The Restore Network | Alton, IL | $10,000 |
| Centerstone | Alton, IL | $10,000 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Alton, IL | $10,000 |
| Riverbend Head Start | Alton, IL | $10,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Alton, IL | $10,000 |
| St Mary's School | Alton, IL | $9,500 |
| Madison County American Cancer Society | Alton, IL | $9,386 |
| Beverly Farm Foundation | Alton, IL | $9,300 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Alton, IL | $9,000 |
| Riverbend Head Start | Alton, IL | $8,500 |
| WM Bedell Achievement & Resource Center | Alton, IL | $8,500 |
| Beverly Farm Foundation | Alton, IL | $8,000 |
| WM Bedell Achievement & Resource Center | Alton, IL | $8,000 |
| The Alton Mission | Alton, IL | $8,000 |
| WM Bedell Achievement & Resource Center | Alton, IL | $8,000 |
| Madison County Catholic Charities | Alton, IL | $8,000 |
| Madison County American Cancer Society | Alton, IL | $7,769 |
| Greater Alton Community Development | Alton, IL | $7,700 |
| Marquette Catholic High School | Alton, IL | $7,700 |
| Marquette Catholic High School | Alton, IL | $7,681 |
| St Ambrose School | Alton, IL | $7,055 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Alton, IL | $7,000 |
| St Ambrose School | Alton, IL | $7,000 |
| St Mary's School | Alton, IL | $7,000 |
| Madison County American Cancer Society | Alton, IL | $6,668 |
| American Red Cross | Alton, IL | $6,500 |
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