Wheeler Foundation
Private foundation · Rankin, IL · EIN 61-1445596 · reported 2023–2025
49grants reported
$30Kmedian award
$8,631lower quartile
$291smallest grant
$5.2Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 49 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $182K 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 305
Rankin, IL 60960-0305
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois State University Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS AND PULSE PROGRAM | Normal, IL | $748,000 |
| Worksource CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES - NONCASH DONATION OF 2016 TOYOTA SIENNA, FARM HOUSE, AND LAND IN RANK | Danville, IL | $563,000 |
| Illinois State University Foundation | Normal, IL | $468,000 |
| Carle Health Center for Philanthropy TUITION SUPPORT | Peoria, IL | $462,874 |
| Vermilion Association for Special Education GREENHOUSE GRANT | Danville, IL | $377,964 |
| Illinois State University Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS AND PULSE PROGRAM | Normal, IL | $341,000 |
| Human Resources Center of Edgarclark County VEHICLES FOR SPEICAL EDUCATION | Paris, IL | $311,711 |
| Carle Health Center for Philanthropy SCHLOARSHIPS | Peoria, IL | $228,000 |
| Crosspoint Human Services CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND COMMUNITY DAY SERVICE PROGRAM EXPENDITURES | Danville, IL | $202,419 |
| Hanging Rock Christian Camp ADDITIONS AT CHRISTIAN CAMP AND FULL REPLACEMENT OF LAUNDRY SPRINKLER SYSTEM | West Lebanon, IN | $182,407 |
| Danville Area Community College Foundation | Danville, IL | $175,000 |
| Danville Area Community College Foundation DSP PROGRAM PILOT AND SCHOLARSHIPS | Danville, IL | $175,000 |
| Iroquois Special Education Association PROGRAM GRANT | Gilman, IL | $123,654 |
| Vermilion Association for Special Education GREENHOUSE GRANT | Danville, IL | $86,712 |
| Iroquois Special Education Association PROGRAM GRANT | Gilman, IL | $73,592 |
| Human Resources Center of Edgarclark County FURNITURE, SMARTBOARD, AND VAN | Paris, IL | $71,990 |
| Danville School District VEHICLE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION | Danville, IL | $52,358 |
| Milford Area Public Schools #124 VEHICLE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION | Milford, IL | $51,750 |
| Eastern Illinois University Foundation | Charleston, IL | $45,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANT | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANT | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| Eastern Illinois University Foundation | Charleston, IL | $45,000 |
| Developmental Services Center MINI VAN | Champaign, IL | $44,500 |
| Donovan Community School District CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES | Donovan, IL | $43,182 |
| University of Illinois Foundation ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANT | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Salt Fork Elementary PLAYGROUND COMPONENTS | Catlin, IL | $28,969 |
| Danville School District VECHILE AND SUPPLIES | Danville, IL | $28,669 |
| Georgetown Ridge Farm Cusd #4 CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES | Georgetown, IL | $25,559 |
| Georgetown Ridge Farm Cusd #4 CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES | Georgetown, IL | $21,076 |
| Abra VEHICLE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION | Sheldon, IL | $20,000 |
| Iroquois County School District #9 HANDICAPPED BUS | Watseka, IL | $19,500 |
| Iroquois County School District #9 HANDICAPPED BUS | Watseka, IL | $16,741 |
| Oakwood Cusd #76 FURNITURE AND SUPPLIES | Oakwood, IL | $14,073 |
| Arc of Iroquois County LAWNMOWERS AND SNOW PLOW | Watseka, IL | $13,281 |
| Oakwood Cusd #76 FURNITURE AND SUPPLIES | Oakwood, IL | $11,616 |
| Hoopeston Area Community School District #11 VISION/HEARING SCREENER | Hoopeston, IL | $8,687 |
| Covington Community School Corporation CLASSROOM MATERIALS | Covington, IN | $8,631 |
| Covington Community School Corporation CLASSROOM MATERIALS | Covington, IN | $8,631 |
| Hoopeston Multi Agency Services Center PAINTING GRANT | Hoopeston, IL | $6,400 |
| Douglas Discovery Gardens CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES | Danville, IL | $4,382 |
| Armstrong-Ellis School District CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES | Armstrong, IL | $4,358 |
| Burt Co PHOTOS OF CHALLENGER BASEBALL EVENT | Danville, IL | $4,168 |
| Armstrong-Ellis School District CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES | Armstrong, IL | $3,832 |
| Hoopeston Area Community School District #11 MAPLE SCHOOL GRANT | Hoopeston, IL | $3,551 |
| Pine Village Elementary School CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES | Pine Village, IN | $1,866 |
| Hoopeston Area Community School District #11 MAPLE SCHOOL GRANT | Hoopeston, IL | $1,318 |
| Hoopeston Public Library BOOKS | Hoopeston, IL | $500 |
| Armstrong Township High School CHARITABLE EDUCATION PURPOSES | Armstrong, IL | $379 |
| Iroquois Special Education Association SUPPLIES | Gilman, IL | $291 |
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