Heart of Illinois United Way Inc
Peoria, IL · EIN 37-0661504. Reported 284 grants totalling $30.9M to 81 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 81 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 84% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $77,052. Half of what it reported fell between $13,045 and $168,637; the smallest was $5,017 and the largest $521,962. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Prevention of Abuse | Peoria, IL | $2,118,099 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| South Side Office of Concern | Peoria, IL | $1,597,875 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Crittenton Center | Peoria, IL | $1,574,018 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Easterseals Central Illinois | Peoria, IL | $1,572,477 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Peoria Inc | Peoria, IL | $1,505,999 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Rockford, IL | $1,470,357 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Epic | Peoria, IL | $1,365,414 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | $1,362,790 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Childrens Home Association of Illinois | Peoria, IL | $1,355,714 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Advanced Medical Transport | West Peoria, IL | $1,316,941 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hult Center for Healthy Living Inc | Urbana, IL | $1,091,466 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Dream Center of Peoria Nfp | Peoria, IL | $981,811 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood House Association | Peoria, IL | $909,356 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| CASA of the Tenth Judicial Circuit | Peoria, IL | $869,767 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries | Peoria, IL | $845,182 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| George Washington Carver Assn | Peoria, IL | $770,206 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Counseling & Family Services of Peoria Il Inc | Peoria, IL | $695,516 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Osf Healthcare Foundation | Peoria, IL | $664,749 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Heart of Illinois Big Brothers/Big Sisters | Peoria, IL | $586,473 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Workshop & Training Center Inc | Peoria, IL | $557,403 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Central Illinois Friends of Pwa Inc | Peoria, IL | $542,266 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service | Peoria, IL | $521,705 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Heartland Community Health Clinic | Peoria, IL | $520,434 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Urban League Inc | Peoria, IL | $497,244 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Center for Youth and Family Solutions | Peoria, IL | $475,588 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Peoria, IL | $466,684 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Freedom House | Princeton, IL | $441,849 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tazewell County Resource Centers Inc | Pekin, IL | $434,538 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boy Scounts Wd Boyce | Peoria, IL | $433,780 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Peoria, IL | $394,432 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Midwest Food Bank Nfp Inc | Normal, IL | $358,925 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Peoria, IL | $245,421 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tazwood Mental Health Center Inc | Urbana, IL | $208,299 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of Pekin | Pekin, IL | $193,313 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Illinois | East Peoria, IL | $166,478 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Greater Peoria Family YMCA | Peoria, IL | $166,286 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Mclean County | Bloomington, IL | $141,330 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peoria Promise Foundation | Peoria, IL | $111,356 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Richwoods Christian Church | Peoria, IL | $97,650 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $91,153 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $86,669 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Peoria Park District Foundation | Peoria, IL | $77,427 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way for Spoon River Country | Canton, IL | $73,499 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blessed Sacrament Church | Quincy, IL | $72,335 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pearce Community Center Inc | Chillicothe, IL | $67,546 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | $55,588 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Peoria Riverfront Museum | Peoria, IL | $53,180 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts | Peoria, IL | $52,071 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of Knox County Inc | Galesburg, IL | $42,321 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $40,558 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maui United Way Inc | Kahului, HI | $36,691 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Illinois | Springfield, IL | $34,038 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Forsyth County Inc | Cumming, GA | $32,987 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| United Way of Central Illinois Inc | Springfield, IL | $32,826 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| We Care Inc | Morton, IL | $31,006 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Greenville County Incorporated | Greenville, SC | $28,151 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carle Health Center for Philantropy - Greater Peoria | Peoria, IL | $28,004 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $26,753 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| United Way of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $25,608 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metec | Peoria, IL | $23,610 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwoods Community Church | Peoria, IL | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anoopam Mission Inc | Coplay, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Imago Dei Church Inc | Peoria, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northminster Presbyterian Church | Peoria, IL | $19,280 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Diocese of Peoria | Peoria, IL | $16,282 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park | Hanna City, IL | $14,672 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| United Way of Illinois Valley Inc | Peru, IL | $12,763 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $11,709 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties Inc | Leesburg, FL | $11,703 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc | Memphis, TN | $11,232 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Church of the Resurrection Inc | Lakewood, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kewanee Area United Way | Kewanee, IL | $9,876 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Appsco | Peoria, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Valley of the Sun United Way | Phoenix, AZ | $6,216 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $6,019 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Jude Catholic Church | Redmond, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Children of Haiti | Morton, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor of Washington DC Inc | Washington, DC | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
59 of 81 (73%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Center for Prevention of Abuse
Domestic Violence, Designations - Prairie State Legal Services
Legal Services, Designations - Salvation Army
Shelter, Child care, Designations - Epic
Job Training, Designations - Crittenton Center
Crisis Nursery, Designations - Boys & Girls Club of Peoria
Youth Devel, Designations
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 57 of 81 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 71 | $6,229,016 | $36,496 |
| 2021 | 63 | $6,490,644 | $44,830 |
| 2022 | 53 | $6,252,280 | $91,175 |
| 2023 | 47 | $6,667,944 | $110,437 |
| 2024 | 50 | $5,248,780 | $75,249 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $77,052 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Heart of Illinois United Way Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 50 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 50 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 509 W High Street, Peoria, IL, 61606.
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