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Hedden Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Pekin, Illinois · EIN 476904267

Hedden Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Pekin, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $241,200 in 37 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 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $254,900 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$254,90041$5.0 million
2024$241,20037$5.5 million

How to apply

ContactDonald M Spangler
904 Easling Court, Pekin, IL 61554
Phone or email(309) 620-6579
What to submitThere is no specific form of application. However a written request should be submitted to the Hedden Charitable Trust. The request should provide specific information which describes the dollar amount and the purpose of financial assistance requested and should include but not be limited to the benefit it will provide the applicant and how the funds will be accounted for. Current financial information of the applicant should be included with the request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hedden Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Illinois. It also paid $26,200 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois21$114,500
Minnesota2$33,000
Texas3$25,000
Florida1$20,000
Michigan2$9,000
Kentucky1$5,000
Colorado2$3,500
Georgia1$2,500
Tennessee1$2,000
Missouri1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ross Crow Ministries
Ray, MN
Missionary$30,000
Geffrey Gichure AF Inland Church KEMissionary$21,200
Cru
Orlando, FL
Missionary$20,000
Community Needs Agency
Chillicothe, IL
Services for the Poor$18,000
Operation Once in a Lifetime
Plano, TX
Services For Veterans$12,000
Commission Every Nation
Kerrville, TX
Missionary$12,000
Peoria Area Youth for Christ
Peoria, IL
Missionary$10,000
Living Alternatives
Pekin, IL
Missionary$10,000
The Christian Center
Peoria, IL
Missionary$10,000
Ask and Ye Shall Receive
Bartonville, IL
Services for the Poor$9,000
Brazil Gospel Fellowship Mission
Springfield, IL
Missionary$8,000
Resonate Global Mission
Grand Rapids, MI
Missionary$6,000
Pekin Union Mission
Pekin, IL
Missionary$5,000
River City Mission
Paducah, KY
Services for the Poor$5,000
WBNH Central IL Radio Fellowship
Pekin, IL
Missionary$5,000
WCIC Radio
Peoria, IL
Missionary$5,000
Bible Telling
Bloomington, IL
Missionary$5,000
Peoria Christian School
Peoria, IL
School$5,000
Cadre Ministries
Sycamore, IL
Missionary$5,000
Midwest Food Bank
Peoria, IL
Emergency FoodServices for the Poor$5,000
Victory Baptist ChurchChurch$5,000
Great Oaks
Lacon, IL
Missionary$3,000
ASM Audio Scripture Ministry
Holland, MI
Missionary$3,000
Peoria Rescue Ministry
Peoria, IL
Services for the Poor$3,000
Bible Baptist Church
Farmington, MN
Church$3,000
Focus on the Family
Colorado Springs, CO
Family and Individual Services$3,000
Global Frontier Missions
Clarkston, GA
Missionary$2,500
Rhma
Morton, IL
Missionary$2,000
St Jude Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
Childrens Hospital$2,000
Flutes for Vets
McNabb, IL
Services for Veterans$2,000
Scott Flick and Tanya Rae Fuller
Pekin, IL
Individual Needs: Help Pay Utility Bills$1,500
Salvation Army
Pekin, IL
Services for the Poor$1,000
XPONENT Ministries
Plano, TX
Missionary$1,000
Seven Circles Heritage Center
Edwards, IL
Native American Cultural & Historical$1,000
Individual
IL
Boy Scouts$1,000
Peoria FCA
Kansas City, MO
Missionary$500
Foundations Church
Loveland, CO
Church$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hedden Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Hedden Charitable Trust give?

$241,200 in tax year 2024, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Hedden Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Donald M Spangler (Co-Trustee), William C Batek (Co-Trustee) and Pamela S Morris (Co-Trustee).

What does Hedden Charitable Trust fund?

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

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