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Katherine Bogardus Trust UW Heartland Bank & Trust Trustee

Accepts applications Normal, Illinois · EIN 376062479

Katherine Bogardus Trust UW Heartland Bank & Trust Trustee is a private foundation in Normal, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $54,385 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $7,146 and the largest $10,092. 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 $72,500 the year before.

14% 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$85,0001$2.1 million
2024$72,50013$2.1 million
2025$54,3858$2.1 million

How to apply

ContactLaura Dunton Wealth Advisor
200 W College Ave, Normal, IL 61761
Phone or email(309) 664-8921
What to submitApplicants must submit a letter of acceptance at their chosen school along with a tuition billing and credit report authorization for both the applicant and their co-signer. Decisions are based solely on credit scores and the maximum loan amount is $20,000.
RestrictionsStudent loans are granted to pay tuition and made for one term or academic period to dewitt county, Illinois residents so that they may attend or may continue attending educational institutions that are described in section 170(b)(1)(a)(II) of the internal revenue code and/or descendants of the first cousins of the creator of this trust. The trustee has the discretion to continue loaning trust funds to the applicant.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Katherine Bogardus Trust UW Heartland Bank & Trust Trustee funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois7$49,385
Indiana1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Education at institution listed$10,092
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Education at institution listed$10,000
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Education at institution listed$10,000
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Education at institution listed$8,500
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Education at institution listed$5,793
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Education at institution listed$5,000
Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
Education at institution listed$2,500
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
Education at institution listed$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Katherine Bogardus Trust UW Heartland Bank & Trust Trustee accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Katherine Bogardus Trust UW Heartland Bank & Trust Trustee give?

$54,385 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $7,146.

Who runs Katherine Bogardus Trust UW Heartland Bank & Trust Trustee?

Its 2025 filing lists Heartland Bank Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Katherine Bogardus Trust UW Heartland Bank & Trust Trustee fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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