Gilmore Foundation

• If your work is in Peoria, Tazewell or Woodford counties in Illinois and touches arts and culture, youth development, human services, abuse prevention, education, shelters, or job creation through capital improvement, it fits the foundation's stated priorities.
• Half of its 78 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $10,000 and $350,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic, although its largest grant was about $2,500,000.
• There is no formal application form, and the filing gives no deadlines and says it accepts applications.
• Repeat funding is strong, with 69% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded earlier, so building a relationship before asking may help; being new to the foundation or having received nothing from it so far is not a reason to hold back.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Greater Peoria Leadership Council · Matching gift/support organizational missions
  $640,0002025 tax year
• University of Illinois College of Medicine–Peoria · Educational program support
  $580,7852025 tax year
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · Educational exhibit support/lsc designated/america250
  $510,0002025 tax year
• DAF360 Giving · Local community charitable support
  $345,2782025 tax year
• Illinois Central College · Workforce equity initiative-heartland health start-up
  $333,3332025 tax year
• Peoria Symphony Orchestra · Musical program support
  $200,0002025 tax year
• Center for Prevention of Abuse · Local community charitable support
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Bradley University · Educational/athletics program support
  $150,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.