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Lois and Leanore Linn Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Casey, Illinois · EIN 453176159

Lois and Leanore Linn Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Casey, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $68,348 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $16,174 and the largest $28,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $31,050 the year before.

25% 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$31,0503$1.0 million
2024$68,3484$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactLois and Leanore Linn Charitable Fo
PO Box 207, Martinsville, IL 62442
Phone or email(217) 232-3030
What to submitApplicants should submit a brief narrative describing the project and/or program for which funding is being reuested, a brief statement describing the organizations history, activities, objectives, and purpose, a detailed itemized budget, a brief financial report of the organization, a list of the organization's officers or directors and a signed application request certifying the information in the application is correct and accurate.
DeadlinesMay 1 and november 1
RestrictionsThe applying organization must be physically located in or near the city of martinsville, Illinois and the organization's project or activity must be for the direct benefit and enjoyment of the general public of the community of martinsville, il. All applying organizations must provide full and complete verification that it is either a qualified 501(c)(3) entity or is eligible for funding considerations by virtue of being a tax-supported governmental unit or entity.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lois and Leanore Linn Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois4$68,348

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Martinsville Agricultural Fair
Martinsville, IL
Facility improvements$28,000
Martinsville on the Move
Martinsville, IL
Park improvements and maintenance$22,348
City of Martinsville
Martinsville, IL
Park maintenance$10,000
Clark County Historical Society
Martinsville, IL
Restoration of historical site$8,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lois and Leanore Linn Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Lois and Leanore Linn Charitable Foundation give?

$68,348 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $16,174.

Who runs Lois and Leanore Linn Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Norma Calvert (Trustee), Brenda Littlejohn (Trustee), Kent Littlejohn (Trustee) and Joseph Schroeder (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Lois and Leanore Linn Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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