Willow Springs Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives by invitation only, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; a small charity should first look for a real link to the trust rather than writing in.
- Its recorded grants are mostly for general purposes and cover education, community foundations, arts and culture, conservation, food banks, and social, health and community services, so a broad case may fit, though no geographic focus is stated and the filing shows most giving in Illinois and Montana.
- About 8 in 10 grants fall between $20,000 and $335,000, and the median grant was $60,000, so a request near that level is typical, although the largest grant was $1,100,000.
- Repeat recipients dominate: 83% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups the foundation had also funded in an earlier filing, so an approach should be built around that existing relationship.
Overview
Willow Springs Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in MT Carroll, IL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust's recorded grants are overwhelmingly for general purposes, rather than a named field. Its recipients span educational institutions, community foundations, arts and cultural organisations, conservation and environmental groups, food banks, and organisations providing social, health and community services. Other recorded recipients work in humanitarian relief, legal advocacy, housing, youth development and emergency response. The filings show grants concentrated most heavily in Illinois, with further substantial giving in Montana and smaller shares across other states. The application information says grants go to preselected charitable organisations, but gives no public application steps or general eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois, Montana and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 242 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 15%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Willow Springs Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 81 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $95,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Southern Poverty Law Center · General purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Planned Parenthood · General purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Four Corners Community Foundation · General purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Catalyst for Change · General purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Motherland Rhythm Community · General purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Raue Center for the Arts · General purpose$450,0002024 tax year
- Mchenry Community College Foundation · General purpose$411,0002024 tax year
- Elpc · General purpose$400,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brodie Vogler — Trustee
- Jordan Brodie — Trustee
- Cooper Fosczcz — Trustee
- Joshua Fosczcz — Trustee
- Samuel Stoddard — Trustee
- Dr Elizabeth Stocks — Trustee
- Emily Nicolin — Trustee
- Suzy Brodie Vogler — Trustee
- Sara Smock Foszcz — Trustee
- Jenny B Stoddard — Trustee
- Kent Brodie — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,509,136 | $8,567,106 | $114,794,634 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $12,683,373 | $10,214,091 | $125,667,687 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,441,516 | $11,411,214 | $137,251,202 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- MT Carroll, IL