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The Bielfeldt Foundation

Accepts applications Peoria Heights, Illinois · EIN 371188243

The Bielfeldt Foundation is a private foundation in Peoria Heights, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $345,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $295,000 the year before.

54% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$295,00012$13.1 million
2024$345,00013$13.7 million

How to apply

ContactCarlotta Bielfeldt
4700 N Prospect Rd 10, Peoria Heights, IL 61616
Phone or email(309) 685-6050
What to submitRequest application form from carlotta bielfeldt
RestrictionsMight be organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, or scientific purposes and qualify as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Bielfeldt Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois13$345,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Carle Health Center for Philanthropy
Peoria, IL
Child & adolescent behavioral health center$100,000
Easterseals Central Illinois
Peoria, IL
Centennial capital campaign$55,000
Greater Peoria Leadership Council
Peoria, IL
General operations$50,000
Heart of Illinois United Way
Peoria, IL
Annual campaign and annual support$45,000
Peoria Riverfront Museum
Peoria, IL
Blockbusters, american president's exhibition, christmas in the village, & every student initiative$42,000
Bradley University Athletics Department
Peoria, IL
Athletic department/ men's & women's basketball & endowments$34,500
Central Illinois Casa
Peoria, IL
General operations$5,000
Midwest Food Bank
Peoria, IL
General operations$2,500
Peoria Public Schools Foundation
Peoria, IL
Horizons$2,500
Salvation Army
Peoria, IL
Tree of lights$2,500
Peoria Friendship House
Peoria, IL
General operations$2,000
Peoria Zoological Society
Peoria, IL
General operations$2,000
The Peoria Playhouse
Peoria, IL
General operations$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bielfeldt Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Bielfeldt Foundation give?

$345,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Bielfeldt Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Douglas S Stewart (Vice President), Gary Anna (Secretary/Treasurer), Carlotta Bielfeldt (Executive Director) and John Morris (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The Bielfeldt Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and human services.

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