Everett McKinley Dirksen Endowment Fund
Private foundation · Pekin, IL · EIN 36-6132816 · reported 2023–2025
31grants reported
$4,955median award
$2,863lower quartile
$1,965smallest grant
$160Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
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
2815 Broadway St
Pekin, IL 61554-2678
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Baer CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS | Durham, NH | $11,808 |
| Bradley University LAHOOD SCHOLARS | Peoria, IL | $10,500 |
| Bradley University RAY LAHOOD SCHOLARSHIPS | Peoria, IL | $10,000 |
| Wonderfilm LLC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH GRANT | New York, NY | $9,947 |
| Mridu Chandra CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REWARD | Los Angeles, CA | $8,971 |
| The Ohio State University Foundation CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH GRANT | Chicago, IL | $8,000 |
| Bradley University RAY LAHOOD SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY TO DISPURSE TO TWO STUDENTS | Peoria, IL | $8,000 |
| Patricia Gibbons CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS | Monroe, VA | $5,691 |
| Pchs Closeup PCHS CLOSEUP | Pekin, IL | $5,050 |
| James Madison University CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REWARD | Harrisonburg, VA | $5,000 |
| Pekin Community High School CLOSE UP FOUNDATION GRANTS TO HELP SUPPORT TWELVE STUDENTS | Pekin, IL | $5,000 |
| University of Kansas PARTNERSHIP/SUBVENTION | Lawrence, KS | $5,000 |
| Robin Bates CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS | Durham | $5,000 |
| Trinity University CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REWARD | San Antonio, TX | $4,997 |
| Michael Fortner CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REWARD | Pekin, IL | $4,963 |
| Henry Tonks CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REWARD | Pekin, IL | $4,955 |
| Jennifer Standish CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS | Redondo Beach, CA | $4,875 |
| William Bilups CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH GRANT | Gainesville, FL | $4,569 |
| University of KY Research Foundation CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH GRANT | Cleveland, OH | $3,965 |
| Dean Kotlowski CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS | Salisbury, MD | $3,924 |
| Duke University CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REWARD | Durham, NC | $3,500 |
| Daniel de Varona Brennan CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH GRANT | Baltimore, MD | $3,350 |
| Bentley University CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REWARD | Waltham, MA | $3,217 |
| Kenna Delahanty MICHEL LAHOOD SCHOLARSHIPS | Grand Junction, CO | $2,863 |
| Sarrah Denton MICHEL LAHOOD SCHOLARSHIPS | Mokena, IL | $2,863 |
| Adalia Yeung MICHEL LAHOOD SCHOLARSHIPS | Rockford, IL | $2,863 |
| Patricia McAdams Gibbons CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REWARD | Pekin, IL | $2,500 |
| Bobby Cervantes CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 |
| Annabel Lomeli M/L INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | New Lenox, IL | $2,288 |
| Chase Wildermuth M/L INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | Geneseo, IL | $2,000 |
| Will Cypert M/L INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | Galesburg, IL | $1,965 |
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