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Gloyd Family Foundation

Accepts applications Peoria, Illinois · EIN 364140796

Gloyd Family Foundation is a private foundation in Peoria, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $209,000 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $205,100 the year before.

8% 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$184,00028$3.7 million
2024$205,10030$3.7 million
2025$209,00026$4.0 million

How to apply

ContactSherry Burdick
6708 Oak Hill Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76132
Phone or email(281) 246-4510
What to submitApplicants must provide a written financial statement and explanation of what the grant would be used for.
DeadlinesNovember 1
RestrictionsApplicants must be a 501(c) organization.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Gloyd Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois26$209,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rockford, IL
Building and Annual Funds$30,000
Rosecrance
Rockford, IL
Addiction Services$25,000
Family Peace Center
Rockford, IL
programs$15,000
Crusader Comm Health
Rockford, IL
Health care services$12,000
Rock River Valley Pantry
Rockford, IL
food$12,000
Boys and Girls Club
Rockford, IL
Youth services$12,000
KFact Inc
Rockford, IL
Mentoring services$12,000
United Way
Rockford, IL
Provide humanitarianassitance$12,000
Salvation Army
Rockford, IL
Womens transition$11,000
Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity
Rockford, IL
House construction$10,000
Midway Village Museum
Rockford, IL
Historical exhibitprovisioncamp$10,000
Carpenter Place
Rockford, IL
programs$10,000
YMCA
Rockford, IL
Youth education and services$5,000
Rockford Area Arts Council
Rockford, IL
programs$5,000
Lifescape Comm Serv
Rockford, IL
Services for individuals with disabilities$5,000
Literacy Council
Rockford, IL
Literacy services$5,000
Northern Illinois Hospice
Rockford, IL
programs$5,000
Coronado
Rockford, IL
Provision of performing arts$3,000
Rockford Symphony Orchestra
Rockford, IL
programs$2,500
Discovery Center
Rockford, IL
Exhibit provisionand preservation$1,500
Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Rockford, IL
Environmental upkeep$1,500
Rockford Art Museum
Rockford, IL
Art maintenance$1,000
Girl Scouts
Rockford, IL
Child development$1,000
Severson Dells Nature Center
Rockford, IL
Environmentalprotection andeducation$1,000
Burpee Museum
Rockford, IL
Art displays$1,000
Junior Achievement of Central Illinois
East Peoria, IL
programs$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gloyd Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: November 1.

How much does Gloyd Family Foundation give?

$209,000 in tax year 2025, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Gloyd Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Sheryl Burdick (Director), Susan Crowell (Director) and Julia Buchanan (Director).

What does Gloyd Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, youth programs and human services.

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