John P & Dorothy S Illges Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Columbus, GA · EIN 58-0691476 · reported 2023–2025 · files as John P and Dorothy S Illges
36grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 36 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $160K 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 1673
Columbus, GA 31902-1673
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $241,264 |
| National Infantry Museum GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $185,772 |
| Truth Spring Inc GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $165,000 |
| Feeding the Valley GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $150,000 |
| Feeding the Valley GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $150,000 |
| National Infantry Foundation GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $140,750 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $133,736 |
| St Luke School GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $120,000 |
| The Columbus Museum Inc GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $113,362 |
| Safehouse Ministries GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $50,000 |
| Girls Inc 2 DEFIBRILLATORS AND 40 IPADS | Columbus, GA | $30,000 |
| Auburn University Foundation RURAL STUDIO | Newbern, AL | $30,000 |
| Calvary Christian School SPORTS COMPLEX SOFTBALL FIELD | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| Mercymed of Columbus GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| West Central Georgia Fellowship of Christian Athletes GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| Wynnton Neighborhood Network GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| Highland Community Church TRUTH SPRING | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes of West Central Georgia GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| Neighborworks Columbus HEART PROGRAM | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| Springer Opera House GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $20,000 |
| Columbus Hospice GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $20,000 |
| Historic Linwood Foundation GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $15,000 |
| House of Heroes HEART OF SERVING CAMPAIGN | Columbus, GA | $15,000 |
| House of Heroes HEART OF SERVING CAMPAIGN | Columbus, GA | $15,000 |
| Sara Spano PTA Clothing Bank GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $15,000 |
| Columbus Regional Tennis Association GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Columbus Technical College STUDENT SUCCESS FUND | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Young Life GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Columbus Hospice GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Columbus Technical College STUDENT SUCCESS FUND | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Safehouse Ministries GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Stewart Community Home GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Columbus Technical College STUDENT SUCCESS FUND | Columbus, GA | $10,000 |
| Animal Ark Rescue GENERAL USE OF DONEE | Columbus, GA | $5,000 |
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