Whitney Foundation
Private foundation · Elmwood, IL · EIN 37-1312678 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Whitney Foundation
28grants reported
$1,650median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$92Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 28 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,500 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
102 N Towne Ave
Elmwood, IL 61529-9541
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Historical Group FOR PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORICAL ITEMS | Elmwood, IL | $11,000 |
| Elmwood Police Department TO SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ELMWOOD, IL | Elmwood, IL | $10,000 |
| Elmwood Police Department TO SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ELMWOOD, IL | Elmwood, IL | $9,000 |
| Elmwood Police Department TO SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ELMWOOD, IL | Elmwood, IL | $8,000 |
| Icon Collective | Urbana, IL | $6,000 |
| Elmwood Historical Group FOR PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORICAL ITEMS | Elmwood, IL | $6,000 |
| Bye Ambulance Service TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE | Elmwood, IL | $5,000 |
| Elmwood Fire Department TO SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF ELMWOOD, IL | Elmwood, IL | $5,000 |
| Elmwood Fire Department TO SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF ELMWOOD, IL | Elmwood, IL | $5,000 |
| Elmwood Historical Group FOR PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORICAL ITEMS | Elmwood, IL | $5,000 |
| Elmwood Fire Department TO SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF ELMWOOD, IL | Elmwood, IL | $5,000 |
| Bye Ambulance Service TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE | Elmwood, IL | $3,300 |
| Bye Ambulance Service TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE | Elmwood, IL | $3,000 |
| Peoria County Animal Protection Services | Peoria, IL | $2,000 |
| Elmwood Community Foundation SUPPORT OF THE CLAUDE W KEEFER INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING | Elmwood, IL | $1,300 |
| Wheels of Time Museum | Dunlap, IL | $1,000 |
| St Mark Catholic Church | Peoria, IL | $1,000 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $750 |
| Easterseals - Central Illinois | Peoria, IL | $750 |
| Shriners Children's Hopsital | Tampa, FL | $750 |
| Prison Fellowship | Merrifield, VA | $750 |
| Elmwood Business Women | Elmwood, IL | $500 |
| Graham Hospital Foundation | Canton, IL | $500 |
| Graham Hospital Foundation | Canton, IL | $500 |
| Elmwood Business Women | Elmwood, IL | $500 |
| St Peter Lutheran Church | Emden, IL | $500 |
| Elmwood Community Foundation SUPPORT OF THE CLAUDE W KEEFER INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING | Elmwood, IL | $200 |
| Scouting America | Peoria, IL | $100 |
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