Cone Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sherrard, IL EIN: 83-2388251

Cone Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Sherrard, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $292K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $46K.

Key facts about Cone Family Charitable Foundation

In short: Cone Family Charitable Foundation gave $18K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
83-2388251
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$18,000
Grants made (2025)
8
Average grant
$2,250
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$291,831
Primary geography
Minnesota (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$292K

+10.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$18K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

8

+14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-12.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cone Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Cone Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

MolineRock IslandEast MolineRochesterChicagoDavenportCoal Valley

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K8 grants2019 6 grants2020 9 grants2021 6 grants2022 8 grants2023 7 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2022) to $19K (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $18K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Mayo Clinic: $10KMayo Clinic$10KYouth Hope: $2KYouth Hope$2KGigi Playhouse: $1KGigi Playhouse$1KQC Paws: $1KQC Paws$1KMake-a-Wish: $1KMake-a-Wish$1KYouth Life: $1KYouth Life$1KChildren's Therapy Center: $1KChildren's Therapy Center$1KEast Moline Community: $1KEast Moline Community$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mayo Clinic ($10K). Together the top 8 received $18K.

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 38 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mayo Clinic Rochester, MNHelping People in Our Community$10,000
Youth Hope Moline, ILHelping Youth in Our Community$2,000
Gigi Playhouse Moline, ILHelping to Empower, Educate and Inspire Children$1,000
QC Paws Moline, ILHelping Animals in the Quad Cities$1,000
Make-a-Wish Chicago, ILCreate Life-Changing Wishes for Children with Critical Illnesses$1,000
Youth Life Coal Valley, ILHelping Youth in Our Community$1,000
Children's Therapy Center Rock Island, ILHelps children in our communityeast moline community fund c/o$1,000
East Moline Community Moline, ILHelping People in Our Community$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$291,831$264,303$278,795
Revenue$50,778$9,197$9,553
Expenses$23,250$23,689$22,288
Qualifying Distributions$18,000$18,000$17,500
Net Investment Income$45,582$3,903$4,999
Distributable Amount$16,010$16,221$15,393

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 10, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cone Family Charitable Foundation is led by Carrel Sagon, Director, President & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carrel Sagon

    Director, President & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory T. Sagon

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin M. Sagon

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Anderson

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Cone Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Cone Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Cone Family Charitable Foundation gave $18K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 7 grants.

What is Cone Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Cone Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,250, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Cone Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

Cone Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (44%). The most frequent recipient cities were Moline, IL (4 grants).

Does Cone Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Cone Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Cone Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Cone Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mayo Clinic ($10,000), Youth Hope ($2,000) and Gigi Playhouse ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Cone Family Charitable Foundation?

Cone Family Charitable Foundation reported $292K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Cone Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Cone Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2388251. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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