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Eleos Foundation

Accepts applications Normal, Illinois · EIN 872934139

Eleos Foundation is a private foundation in Normal, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $321,076 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $49,886 and the largest $212,708. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $330,918 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$262,0434$4.1 million
2024$330,9184$6.0 million
2025$321,0764$6.2 million

How to apply

ContactMatthew Hughes
618 E Lincoln Street, Normal, IL 61761
Phone or email(309) 828-3100
What to submitLetter along with charitable exemption

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eleos Foundation funds

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Africa Inland Church Tanzania AictProject assistance - assistance with water filtration products, materenity ward, testing projects, poultry house expansion, new dispensary and clinic$212,708
Africa Inland Church Tanzania AictMinistry assistance - assistace with choir equipment and school bus$51,980
IndividualIndividual assistance - assistance with medical expenses, burial costs, and housing projects$47,793
Africa Inland Church Tanzania AictEducational assistance - assistance with tuition, room, and board$8,595

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eleos Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Eleos Foundation give?

$321,076 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $49,886.

Who runs Eleos Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Matt Hughes (President), Amy Hughes (Secretary) and Linda Rader (Treasurer).

What does Eleos Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international, faith communities and health.

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