State Farm Companies Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's grants are aimed at community improvement, scholarship programmes and education, and its scholarship money goes to national, established programmes rather than to individuals, so an individual student should not apply.
- Its filing lists typical grants between $500,000 and $2,000,000, with a median of $750,000 and half of its six organisational grants at $750,000 or less, so a request should be sized to that range and not treated as a ceiling.
- Its filing shows that all of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in an earlier filing, so the route in is likely to be relationship-led, and a first approach should explain clearly how the work fits its stated themes.
- The Matching Gift Program and the Good Neighbor Grant both have fixed deadlines of January 31, and the Good Neighbor Grant requires at least 40 hours of volunteering.
- No geographic focus is stated in the filing.
Overview
State Farm Companies Foundation is a US private foundation based in Bloomington, IL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports initiatives, scholarships and associate-directed programmes intended to improve communities where its people live and work. It offers grants connected with volunteerism and matching gifts to charitable organisations, including two- and four-year colleges and universities. Its scholarship funding goes to national, established scholarship programmes rather than directly to individuals. Through matching gifts, it bolsters associates’ support for education institutions and nonprofits by matching contributions to qualifying organisations. The Good Neighbor Grant Individual and Team Programmes encourage associates to volunteer with qualifying organisations. The filing identifies qualified nonprofits, schools and accredited U.S. colleges and universities as eligible recipients for its employee-linked programmes.
Themes
- Community improvement
- Scholarship programmes
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.
How to apply
For the Matching Gift Program, the filing lists a Specific Application Form.
Deadlines:
- Matching Gift Program applications are due January 31 for donations from the previous year.
- Good Neighbor Grant applications are due January 31 for volunteer hours from the previous year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 6 grants to organisations were $750,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Good Neighbor grants require at least 40 hours of volunteering for a qualified nonprofit, school or accredited U.S. college or university.
- Matching Gift requests must be linked to an eligible State Farm associate, active employee, agent or board member and a qualified nonprofit, school or accredited college or university.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 77% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations State Farm Companies Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 100% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- National Merit Scholarship Corporation · Education Award$1,925,1812025 tax year
- E4E Relief · Employee Assistance Hardship Fund$750,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert Stephan — Vice President - Investments
- Rich Garcia — Vice President
- Maria Wilkins — Assistant Secretary
- Allison Bertsche — Assistant Secretary
- Rasheed Merritt — Assistant Secretary
- Justin Tipsord — Assistant Treasurer
- Sonya Robinson — Vice President
- Vicki O'Meara — Director
- Alana Reimer — Assistant Treasurer
- Mark Schwamberger — Vice President and Treasurer
- Joseph P Young — Vice President - Investments
- Michele Russo — Vice President and Secretary
- Dr W H Knight Jr — Director
- Jon C Farney — Chairman of the Board and President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $12,578,692 | $12,000,588 | $6,956,960 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $8,956,985 | $8,447,972 | $15,872,750 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $9,518,058 | $8,602,994 | $47,540,282 | Filing for 2025 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.
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