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Walter H Beers & Dorris Ann Beers Private Foundati

Accepts applications Bushnell, Illinois · EIN 852250531

Walter H Beers & Dorris Ann Beers Private Foundati is a private foundation in Bushnell, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $105,756 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $26,276 and the largest $35,470. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $90,225 the year before.

100% of its 2025 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$91,6087$2.1 million
2024$90,2254$2.2 million
2025$105,7564$2.3 million

How to apply

ContactBPC High School Guidance Counselor
845 Walnut Street, Bushnell, IL 61422
Phone or email(309) 772-2113
What to submitProvide financial assistance to graduating seniors from bushnell prairie city unit 170. Submit applications to advisory committee consisting of high school principal, guidance counselor, & full time teacher selected by the district school board
DeadlinesMarch 1
RestrictionsResident of school district be of good moral character good scholarship records and evidence of some extracurricular activities

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Walter H Beers & Dorris Ann Beers Private Foundati funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$70,286
Iowa1$35,470

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Scholarships$35,470
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Scholarships$34,816
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
Scholarships$17,735
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Scholarships$17,735

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Walter H Beers & Dorris Ann Beers Private Foundati accept grant applications?

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

How much does Walter H Beers & Dorris Ann Beers Private Foundati give?

$105,756 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $26,276.

Who runs Walter H Beers & Dorris Ann Beers Private Foundati?

Its 2025 filing lists Brian Holland (President), Chad Hensley (Vptreasurer), Stacy Batson (Secretary) and Farmers and Merchants State Bank (Trustee).

What does Walter H Beers & Dorris Ann Beers Private Foundati fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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