Charleston Area Charitable Foundation

CHARLESTON, IL EIN: 37-1172293

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$185K

-67.1% YoY

Grant Count

11

-26.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

-55.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$499K$997K$1M$2M13 grants202113 grants202216 grants202315 grants202411 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

CITY OF CHARLESTON$50KLINCOLN LOG CABIN FOUNDA…$36KCITY OF CHARLESTON$30KIMMANUEL LUTHERAN$20KUNITED WAY OF COLES COUNTY$15KHEDWIG HAUS OF HOSPITALI…$11KEIU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$10KCOLES COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL$5KCITY OF CHARLESTON$4KSTANDING STONE COMM CENT…$3K

Grant Size Distribution

68 grants across all recorded years

54<$50K3$50–100K4$100–250K3$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARK BLUHMDirector0.5
JENNIFER L SIPESSecretary0.5
KELLY P MILLERTreasurer0.5
MICHAEL J METZGERPRESIDENT2
DEREK HENNIGDirector0.25
RICHARD J WILLIAMSAsst Treasurer0.25
JOHN INYARTVice President0.5
PAUL TOMSHACKDirector0.5
CHRISTOPHER SWINGDirector0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

CHARLESTONLERNAMATTOON

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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