Erwin and Linda Arends Foundation
Private foundation · Decatur, IL · EIN 26-1927300 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Erwin and Linda Arends Foundation
69grants reported
$500median award
$200lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$88Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 69 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $8,300 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
1925 W Wood St
Decatur, IL 62522-2501
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richland Community College Foundati LIFE MEMBERSHIP HOWARD BROWN SOCIETY | Decatur, IL | $6,300 |
| University of Illinois Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Urbana, IL | $6,000 |
| Decatur Public Schools CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $5,000 |
| First United Methodist Church CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $5,000 |
| Millikin University CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $5,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Urbana, IL | $5,000 |
| Decatur Parks Foundation SCHOLARSHIP DONATION | Decatur, IL | $5,000 |
| Millikin University CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $5,000 |
| Five Cities Baroque Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $4,000 |
| Millikin University CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $3,000 |
| Five Cities Baroque Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $3,000 |
| Decatur Parks Foundation SCHOLARSHIP DONATION | Decatur, IL | $2,500 |
| Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur MEMORIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $2,055 |
| Chaddock Childrens Foundation MEMORIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Quincy, IL | $2,000 |
| Richland Community College Foundati CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $2,000 |
| Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $1,125 |
| Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $1,100 |
| First United Methodist Church CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $1,000 |
| Illinois Public Media CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Urbana, IL | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Cunningham Childrens Home CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Urbana, IL | $1,000 |
| Symphony Orcestra Guild of Decatur CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $1,000 |
| Northeast Community Fund CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $1,000 |
| Chaddock Childrens Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Quincy, IL | $1,000 |
| Maui Health Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Wailuku, HI | $1,000 |
| Decatur Parks Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $1,000 |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Soc CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Evanston, IL | $1,000 |
| First United Methodist Church CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $1,000 |
| The Salvation Army CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $1,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 |
| Cunningham Childrens Home CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Urbana, IL | $1,000 |
| United Way CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $700 |
| Northeast Community Fund CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Decatur Macon County Animal Shelter CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Millikin University ASSOCIATES SCHOLARSHIP | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| United Way CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Millikin University CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Dove Inc CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Meals on Wheels Macon County CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Northeast Community Fund CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Dove Inc CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Shriners Hopital for Children CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Tampa, FL | $500 |
| Millikin University ASSOCIATES SCHOLARSHIP | Decatur, IL | $500 |
| Decatur Public Library Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $400 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Staten Island, NY | $396 |
| Meals on Wheels Macon County CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $300 |
| The Salvation Army CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $300 |
| United Way COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE | Decatur, IL | $300 |
| Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $275 |
| Decatur Area Arts Council CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $250 |
| Sertoma Annual Fund CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Springfield, IL | $250 |
| Feeding America CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Garrett Evangelical Theological Sem CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Evanston, IL | $200 |
| Mri CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $200 |
| Habitat for Humanity CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Americus, GA | $200 |
| Luke Bowman - Laura Bowman Memorial LAURA BOWMAN CHILDRENS MEMORIAL | Hudson, WI | $200 |
| The Salvation Army CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Decatur, IL | $200 |
| Shriners Hopital for Children CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Tampa, FL | $200 |
| Chaddock Childrens Foundation MEMORIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Quincy, IL | $100 |
| American Farmland Trust CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $100 |
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