Bound to Stay Bound Books Foundation
Private foundation · Jacksonville, IL · EIN 37-6227827 · reported 2023–2025
123grants reported
$2,720median award
$1,000lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$625Ktotal paid
20states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 123 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K 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
1880 W Morton Ave
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2619
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prairieland United Way | Jacksonville, IL | $25,000 |
| Prairieland United Way | Jacksonville, IL | $25,000 |
| Jacksonville Area Museum | Jacksonville, IL | $25,000 |
| Prairieland United Way | Jacksonville, IL | $25,000 |
| Dollywood Foundation Imagination Library Donation | Sevierville, TN | $18,000 |
| Texas Library Assocation Bluebonnet Program Support | Austin, TX | $15,000 |
| Morgan County Historical Society | Jacksonville, IL | $15,000 |
| Texas Library Association | Austin, TX | $15,000 |
| Aasl Travel Grants | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| American Assocation of School Librarians Travel Grants | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| American Association of School Librarians | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Washington, DC | $11,000 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,000 |
| Educational Book & Media Association | Warrenton, VA | $10,000 |
| Texas Library Assocation | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| Morgan County Historical Society | Jacksonville, IL | $10,000 |
| Ala Library Champion and United for Libraries | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| The Dollywood Foundation | Seiverville, TN | $9,000 |
| American Library Association | Chicago, IL | $9,000 |
| Moravian University Scholarship for Smantha Meskilll | Bethlehem, PA | $8,500 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Scholarship for Lexi Lane | Rolla, MO | $8,500 |
| Illinois State University Scholarship for Liam Lane | Normal, IL | $8,500 |
| Bradley University Robert F. Sibert Scholarship | Peoria, IL | $8,400 |
| Catholic University of America Robert F. Sibert Scholarship | Washington, DC | $8,400 |
| Loyola University Maryland Robert F. Sibert Scholarship | Baltimore, MD | $8,400 |
| Northeastern State University American Library Association Scholarship | Tahlequah, OK | $8,400 |
| University of Alabama American Library Association Scholarship | Tuscaloosa, AL | $8,400 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro American Library Association Scholarship | Greensboro, NC | $8,400 |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison American Library Association Scholarship | Madison, WI | $8,400 |
| Catholic University of America Scholarship for Ashleigh Meskill | Washington, DC | $8,400 |
| Illinois State University Scholarship for Liam Augustus Lane | Normal, IL | $8,400 |
| Loyola University Maryland Scholarship for Samantha Meskill | Baltimore, MD | $8,400 |
| Missouri S& T Scholarship for Lexi Lane | Rolla, MO | $8,400 |
| San Jose University ALA Scholarship for Amber Katherine OBrien | San Jose, CA | $8,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison ALA Scholarship for Allison Alcena | Madison, WI | $8,000 |
| University of Buffalo ALA Scholarship for Haley Neil | Buffalo, NY | $8,000 |
| Rutgers University ALA Scholarship for Ruadhan Quartz Lee Hettrich | New Brunswick, NJ | $8,000 |
| San Jose State University Scholarship for Shannon O-Brien | San Jose, CA | $8,000 |
| University of Southern Mississippi Scholarship for Kesye Baudoin | Hattiesburg, MS | $8,000 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Scholarship for Clair Enk | Champaign, IL | $8,000 |
| University of Kentucky Scholarship for Sarah Henckel | Lexington, KY | $8,000 |
| Illinois Nature Conservancy | Lewiston, IL | $7,500 |
| American Library Association Library Champion | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Illinois Nature Conservancy | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Illinois Nature Conservancy | Chicago, IL | $7,500 |
| Jacksonville Area Museum | Jacksonville, IL | $6,100 |
| Jacksonville Area Museum | Jacksonville, IL | $5,000 |
| Texas Libarary Association | Austin, TX | $5,000 |
| Grand Valley State University Robert F. Sibert Scholarship | Allendale, MI | $4,200 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Robert F. Sibert Shcolarship | Rolla, MO | $4,200 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Washington, DC | $4,100 |
| Alsc | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Jacksonville Public Library | Jacksonville, IL | $3,000 |
| Jacksonville Food Center | Jacksonville, IL | $3,000 |
| New Directions Warming and Cooling Center | Jacksonville, IL | $3,000 |
| Jacksonville Food Center | Jacksonville, IL | $3,000 |
| Jacksonville Public Libarary | Jacksonville, IL | $3,000 |
| New Directions Warming and Cooling Center | Jacksonville, IL | $3,000 |
| Jacksonville Food Center | Jacksonville, IL | $3,000 |
| Jacksonville Public Library | Jacksonville, IL | $3,000 |
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