Private foundation · Cherry Valley, IL

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Typical grant size
$500 – $4K – $10K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
45
Repeat grantees
32
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Erin Beto
TRUSTEE
$25K
Steven Brubaker
TRUSTEE
Suzanne M Brubaker
TRUSTEE
Jay Baker
TRUSTEE
John D Brubaker
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
11.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
258
Total grants awarded
$5.4M
Total amount
$21K
Average grant
$404K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$225K
13 grants
2023
$437K
15 grants
2022
$871K
18 grants
2021
$892K
22 grants
2020
$807K
19 grants
2019
$676K
12 grants
2017
$641K
13 grants
2016
$210K
45 grants
2015
$500K
38 grants
2014
$69K
32 grants
2013
$61K
31 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$1.1M
Rockford Cemetary Association
3 grants · IL
$526K
Uic College of Medicine
2 grants · IL
$425K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$424K
Litchfield Park District
2 grants · IL
$410K
2 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$300K
Burpee Museum of Natural History
3 grants · IL
$227K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$196K
3 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$155K
Discovery Center Museum
4 grants · IL
$147K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Friends of the Coronado
GENERAL
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Severson Dells Nature Center
TO ENSURE IT CAN STAY OPEN & PROVIDE PROGRAMMING TO THE COMMUNITY.
IL · TY 2024
$40K
Wisdom Sports & Scholars
GENERAL
AZ · TY 2024
$40K
Rockford Area Convention
GENERAL
IL · TY 2024
$20K
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
GENERAL
IL · TY 2024
$15K
Tubac Pickleball Club
GENERAL
AZ · TY 2024
$10K
Rockford Dance Company
ARTISTIC
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary
GENERAL
AZ · TY 2024
$10K
Salem Lutheran Church
GENERAL
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Rockford Rescue Mission
SOCIAL WELFARE
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Music Academy Foundation
ARTISTIC
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Samaritans Purse
GENERAL
NC · TY 2024
$5K
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding
GENERAL
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Rockford Promise
TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT MENTOR PROGRAMS
IL · TY 2023
$200K
Discovery Center Museum
FOR THE "STEM FOR SUCCESS" PROGRAM.
IL · TY 2023
$50K
Friends of the Coronado
GENERAL
IL · TY 2023
$42K
Severson Dells Nature Center
TO ENSURE IT CAN STAY OPEN & PROVIDE PROGRAMMING TO THE COMMUNITY.
IL · TY 2023
$40K
Wisdom Sports & Scholars
GENERAL
AZ · TY 2023
$30K
Tubac Pickleball Club
GENERAL
AZ · TY 2023
$10K
Rockford Dance Company
ARTISTIC
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Rockford Rescue Mission
SOCIAL WELFARE
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Music Academy Foundation
ARTISTIC
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding
GENERAL
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Salem Lutheran Church
GENERAL
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
GENERAL
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Ramp Center for Independent Living
SOCIAL WELFARE
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Carpenter's Place
GENERAL
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Pegasus Special Riders Inc
GENERAL
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Uic College of Medicine
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$225K
Rockford Promise
EDUCATION
IL · TY 2022
$200K
Boys and Girls Club of Rockford
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$117K
Burpee Museum of Natural History
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$75K
Northern Illinois University Foundation
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$50K
Wisdom Sports and Scholars
GENERAL
AZ · TY 2022
$40K
Friends of the Coronado
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$29K
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$25K
Rockford Area Convention
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$25K
Rockford Dance Company
ARTISTIC
IL · TY 2022
$15K
Rockford Rescue Mission
SOCIAL WELFARE
IL · TY 2022
$15K
Midway Village Museum
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$10K
Salem Lutheran Church
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$10K
Ramp
SOCIAL WELFARE
IL · TY 2022
$10K
Klehm Arboretum
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$10K
Pegasus Special Riders
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$6K
Stars of Light Stepping Stones
GENERAL
IL · TY 2022
$5K
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ARTISTIC
IL · TY 2022
$5K
Rockford Promise
EDUCATION
IL · TY 2021
$200K
Uic College of Medicine
GENERAL
IL · TY 2021
$200K
Boys and Girls Club of Rockford
GENERAL
IL · TY 2021
$140K
Burpee Museum of Natural History
GENERAL
IL · TY 2021
$83K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.