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The Harry L Crisp II & Rosemary Berkel Crisp Foundation

Accepts applications Marion, Illinois · EIN 371336250

The Harry L Crisp II & Rosemary Berkel Crisp Foundation is a private foundation in Marion, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $275,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $200,000. 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 $305,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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$305,0005$176,271
2024$305,0004$7,087
2025$275,0003$9,143

How to apply

ContactJohn Rains
PO Box 1070, Marion, IL 62959
Phone or email(618) 997-1377

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Harry L Crisp II & Rosemary Berkel Crisp Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota2$250,000
Illinois1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
General fund$200,000
Bethel University
St Paul, MN
General fund$50,000
Camp Ondessonk
Ozark, IL
General fund$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Harry L Crisp II & Rosemary Berkel Crisp Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Harry L Crisp II & Rosemary Berkel Crisp Foundation give?

$275,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs The Harry L Crisp II & Rosemary Berkel Crisp Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Harry L Crisp II (President), John Rains (V.p./Secretary/Treasurer), Cynthia Crisp Dickens (Director) and Keith Dickens (Director).

What does The Harry L Crisp II & Rosemary Berkel Crisp Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.

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