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William E McElroy Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 376306920

William E McElroy Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $194,354 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $9,125 and the largest $48,900. 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 $182,000 the year before.

27% 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$182,00014$3.8 million
2024$194,35414$3.9 million

How to apply

ContactMary Jo Janssen U S Bank
PO Box 19264, Springfield, IL 62794
Phone or email(217) 753-7362
What to submitPlease contact the above person
RestrictionsBoys graduating from high school in sangamon county

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William E McElroy Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois10$161,354
Indiana1$9,125
Tennessee1$9,125
Florida1$7,425
Iowa1$7,325

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Siu School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
Scholarship$48,900
Individual
IL
Scholarship$25,000
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Scholarship$24,554
University of Illinois College of Med
Peoria, IL
Scholarship$21,000
Individual
IL
Scholarships$13,625
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Scholarship$9,125
Marion University
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$9,125
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Scholarship$9,125
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Scholarship$9,125
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Scholarship$7,425
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Scholarship$7,325
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Scholarship$4,625
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Scholarship$4,500
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Scholarship$900

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William E McElroy Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does William E McElroy Charitable Foundation give?

$194,354 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $9,125.

Who runs William E McElroy Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mary Jo Janssen (Vice President) and US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does William E McElroy Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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