John P Cadle Foundation
Danville, IL · EIN 37-1389249. Reported 233 grants totalling $1,764,500 to 102 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. John P Cadle Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,943 and $10,000; the smallest was $473 and the largest $83,707. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army | Danville, IL | $83,707 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rossville Alvin School District | Rossville, IL | $75,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | $65,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army - Champaign | Champaign, IL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mustard Seed Christian Daycare | Rossville, IL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bismarck-Henning School District | Bismarck, IL | $59,369 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Schlarman High School | Danville, IL | $56,840 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Potomac School District | Potomac, IL | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Danville | Danville, IL | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Danville Family YMCA | Danville, IL | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Verm Co Museum Soc | Danville, IL | $42,700 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Prairielands Council of Boy Scouts | Champaign, IL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rossville UMC | Rossville, IL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bismark Little League | Bismarck, IL | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Potomac Nazarene Church | Potomac, IL | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army - Dnville | Danville, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Save the Lorraine Fdn | Hoopeston, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rossville Church of Christ | Rossville, IL | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carroll Township Fire Protection District | Indianola, IL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Verm Co Fair | Danville, IL | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Balloons Over Vermilion | Danville, IL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bismarck UMC | Bismarck, IL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Help Ministries Inc | Danville, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Church of Christ | Danville, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vermilion Heritage Foundation | Danville, IL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Womens Care Clinic | Danville, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rossville Community Ambulance Service | Rossville, IL | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rosssouth Ross Cemetery Assoc | Rossville, IL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rossville Fire Protect District | Rossville, IL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Danville, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Danville Art League | Danville, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gateway Family Services of Illinois | Potomac, IL | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hoopeston Multi-Agency | Hoopeston, IL | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cunningham Children's Home | Urbana, IL | $18,923 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Danville | Danville, IL | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Love Inc of Vc (love in the Name of Christ) | Danville, IL | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Danville Area Community College Foundation | Danville, IL | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dlo Musical Theater | Danville, IL | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Chruch of Hoopeston | Hoopeston, IL | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Central Illinois | Peoria, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Danville, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Vermilion County War Musuem | Danville, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Potomac | Potomac, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fair Hope Children's Ministry | Danville, IL | $14,900 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bismarck Youth Football | Bismarck, IL | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hooves of Hope | San Pedro, CA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Allerton Fire Protection District | Allerton, IL | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Success of Vermillion County | Danville, IL | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Vermilion County Farm Bureau | Danville, IL | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Red Mask Players | Danville, IL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Danville Bears Youth Football | Danville, IL | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Village of Alvin | Alvin, IL | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sidell Fire & Rescue | Sidell, IL | $10,943 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Danville Chargers Youth Sports | Danville, IL | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alvin Christan Church | Alvin, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Danville Symphony Orchestra | Danville, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Potomac Public Library | Potomac, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermilion County Conservation District | Danville, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worksouce Enterprises | Danville, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Danville Heat Youth Hockey | Danville, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Vermilion Valley Fellowship of Christian Athletics | Danville, IL | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bismarck Women's Club | Bismarck, IL | $8,473 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bismarck Fire Protection District | Bismarck, IL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Festival of Trees | Danville, IL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame De La Salette Academy | Georgetown, IL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St James United Methodist Church | Danville, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Sidell | Sidell, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Legion #428 | Potomac, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christmas Park | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Danville Area United Way | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Danville First Church of the Nazarene | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Danville Foundation for Industrial Growth | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Danville School District 118 | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Christian School of Danville | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois Genealogical Society | Springfield, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Danville Dans Baseball Team | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lynch Area Fire Protection | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Creations | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oakwood High School | Fithian, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rosecrance Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rossville Cemtary Association | Alvin, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe Families for Children in Danville | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trinity Lutheran School | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vermilion Valley Fellowship of Christian Athletes (fca) | Danville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sons of American Legion | Danville, IL | $4,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brother Big Sister | Danville, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Immanuel Lutheran School | Danville, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Newell Township Historical Society | Bismarck, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rossville Historical Society | Rossville, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Dwelling Place of Vermilion County | Danville, IL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgetown Lyons Club | Georgetown, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southside Church of Nazarene | Tilton, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Woodlawn Cemetery of Indianola | Indiana, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hoopeston Area School District | Hoopeston, IL | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oakwood Emergency Rescue | Oakwood, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grace Lutheren Church | Rankin, IL | $1,595 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermilion Valley Conference Art Show | Armstrong, IL | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rossville Alvin School District Backpack Program | Rossville, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winterview Youth League | Danville, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermilion County Child Advocacy Center | Danville, IL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs of Bismarck | Bismarck, IL | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
61 of 102 (60%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Salvation Army
OPERATING/CAPITAL EXPENDITURES - Boys and Girls Club of Danville
OPERATING/CHARITABLE EXPENDITURES - Balloons Over Vermilion
OPERATING/CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 48 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 56 | $422,207 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 58 | $443,316 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $445,977 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 55 | $453,000 | $6,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from John P Cadle Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 220 N Vermilion St, Danville, IL, 61832. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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