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Miner Family Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Rockford, Illinois · EIN 367414569

Miner Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Rockford, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $142,685 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $15,048 and the largest $15,048. 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 $132,690 the year before.

0% 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$144,77011$3.4 million
2024$132,69010$3.5 million
2025$142,68510$3.7 million

How to apply

Miner Family Charitable Trust 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 Miner Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois6$90,288
Florida1$15,048
Tennessee1$15,048
Virginia1$15,048
Oregon1$7,253

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Walter J Lawson Childrens Home
Loves Park, IL
General funding$15,048
Goldie B Floberg Childrens Home
Rockford, IL
General funding$15,048
Shriners Hospitals Children Trust
Tampa, FL
General funding$15,048
Barbara Olson Center Of Hope
Rockford, IL
General funding$15,048
Noahs Ark Animal Sanctuary Inc
Rockford, IL
General funding$15,048
Northern Illinois Hospice
Rockford, IL
Community hospice care$15,048
Moose Charities Fbo Mooseheart
Mooseheart, IL
General funding$15,048
The Christian Broadcasting Network
Virginia Beach, VA
General funding$15,048
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General funding$15,048
Short Term Bible School Inc
Cannon Beach, OR
General funding$7,253

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Miner Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Miner Family Charitable Trust give?

$142,685 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $15,048.

Who runs Miner Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Midland States Bank (Co-trustee) and Brian Reese Esq (Co-trustee).

What does Miner Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, health and faith communities.

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