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Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Tr D/B/A Staley Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Springfield, Illinois · EIN 376055435

Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Tr D/B/A Staley Family Foundation is a private foundation in Springfield, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $443,000 in 47 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $175,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $426,000 the year before.

7% 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$407,34550$3.7 million
2024$426,00050$4.5 million
2025$443,00047$4.1 million

How to apply

Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Tr D/B/A Staley Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Tr D/B/A Staley Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois38$381,500
Iowa1$30,000
Kentucky1$10,000
Virginia1$7,000
Tennessee1$5,000
District of Columbia1$3,500
Massachusetts1$2,000
North Carolina1$2,000
Minnesota1$1,000
North Dakota1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 47 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Decatur
Decatur, IL
Decatur lake fest$175,000
Staley Museum
Decatur, IL
Support$40,000
American Heart Assn
Hiawatha, IA
Earmark for go red for women$30,000
Milikin University
Decatur, IL
Endowed scholarship: baseball field$22,000
American Cancer Society
Chicago, IL
Colorectal cancer learning lab$15,000
Siu Foundation
Carbondale, IL
1/2 college of mass comm, 1/2 for wsiu$15,000
Community Foundation Leaders Fund
Decatur, IL
Support$10,000
Cumberland College
Williamsburg, KY
Support$10,000
United Way of Decatur & Macon County
Decatur, IL
Support$10,000
Decatur Memorial Hospital Foundation
Decatur, IL
Support$8,000
Illinois Policy Institute
Chicago, IL
Support$8,000
Mercatus Center
Arlington, VA
Support$7,000
Good Samaritan Inn
Decatur, IL
Support$6,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Chicago, IL
Support$6,000
Boys & Girls Club
Decatur, IL
Support$5,000
Decatur Area Arts Council
Decatur, IL
Support$5,000
Individual
TN
Scholarship$5,000
Friends of St Mary's
Decatur, IL
Support$5,000
St John's Lutheran Church
Springfield, IL
Support$5,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Decatur, IL
Support$5,000
Meals on Wheels
Decatur, IL
Support$4,000
Northeast Community Fund
Decatur, IL
Support$4,000
Alzheimer's Assoc
Washington, DC
Support$3,500
Dove Inc
Decatur, IL
Support$3,000
Kemmerer Village
Assumption, IL
Support$3,000
Salvation Army
Decatur, IL
Support$3,000
St Jude's Childres's Hospital
Peoria, IL
Support$3,000
Uifuis Dept of Athletics
Urbana, IL
Scholarship$2,500
Decatur Macon County Animal Shelter
Decatur, IL
2025 wiskers & tails gala$2,000
Friends of Historic Patterson Cottage Museum
Liberty, NC
Support$2,000
Old King's Orchard Community Center
Decatur, IL
Supportsupport$2,000
Sparc
Springfield, IL
Support$2,000
The Governor's Academy
Byfield, MA
Support$2,000
Uifwuis
Springfield, IL
Support$2,000
Richland Community College Foundation
Decatur, IL
Support$2,000
Mri - Independence Pointe
Decatur, IL
Support$1,500
University of Illinois Foundation
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$1,500
Central Il Christians in Mission
Mt Zion, IL
Support$1,000
Delta Waterfowl
Bismark, ND
Support$1,000
Macon County Conservation Fdn
Decatur, IL
Support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Tr D/B/A Staley Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Tr D/B/A Staley Family Foundation give?

$443,000 in tax year 2025, across 47 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Tr D/B/A Staley Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Mark E Staley (Trustee).

What does Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Tr D/B/A Staley Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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