Downstate Infrastructure Awareness

Public charity · Grantmaker Peoria, IL EIN: 46-2683843

Promoting the development, establishment, and expansion of the construction industry.

Key facts about Downstate Infrastructure Awareness

EIN
46-2683843
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$1,003,956

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.0M

+15.3% YoY

Revenue

$136K

+41.1% YoY

Expenses

$3K

+1.6% YoY

About Downstate Infrastructure Awareness

Based on IRS filings

Downstate Infrastructure Awareness is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Peoria, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Chicago

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $150K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,003,956$870,690$777,058
Revenue$136,176$96,496$114,620
Expenses$2,910$2,864$4,582

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Downstate Infrastructure Awareness is led by Darren Smith- Past, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Darren Smith- Past

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony O'Brian

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Goldschmidt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Keeley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Elders

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Kilian

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chip Reyhan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Tyrolt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Raines

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Wombles

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Zeigler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Adams

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Buenker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Schultz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Cullinan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Arnold

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Rehbein- Past

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Rhoades- Past

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Bonifield

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Peters

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luke Ogan

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike High- Past

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Bruner

    Secretary Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Brian Rehbein (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Darren Smith (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Mike High (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jason Rhoades (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: David Stark- Past (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael McQuay- Past (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: David Stark (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael McQuay (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bret Scaggs- Past (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Dee Stahlhut- Past (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bret Scaggs (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Dee Stahlhut (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Bruner (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Holly Bailey (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Micheal McQuay (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom Ridge (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Bill Frey (2019) — Trustee

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 Downstate Infrastructure Awareness

How large is Downstate Infrastructure Awareness?

Downstate Infrastructure Awareness reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $136K.

What is Downstate Infrastructure Awareness?

Downstate Infrastructure Awareness is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Peoria, IL. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Downstate Infrastructure Awareness operate?

Downstate Infrastructure Awareness has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Downstate Infrastructure Awareness's EIN?

Downstate Infrastructure Awareness's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2683843. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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