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Forest Park Foundation

Accepts applications Peoria Heights, Illinois · EIN 370650006

Forest Park Foundation is a private foundation in Peoria Heights, Illinois. In tax year 2023 it gave $3.3 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $3.3 million and the largest $3.3 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

ContactJames Tomlin
1314 W Marietta, Peoria Heights, IL 61616
Phone or email(309) 688-6631
What to submitApply in writing. Each case reviewed by directors in detail.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Forest Park Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$3.3 million

Grants paid in 2023

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park
Hanna City, IL
Endowment, capitalprojects and maintenance at park$3.3 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Forest Park Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Forest Park Foundation give?

$3.3 million in tax year 2023, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $3.3 million.

Who runs Forest Park Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Ladd Rutherford (President), Suzanne Smith (Secretary), James Tomlin (Vp/Treasurer) and Anne Fox (Director) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does Forest Park Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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