Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Tremont, IL EIN: 37-1139997

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust is a private foundation, based in Tremont, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $108K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $10K.

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust at a glance

In short: Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust gave $40K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
-13.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,000
+4.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$108,100
-22.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Peoria Food and Wine Festival Inc: $10KPeoria Food and Wine FestivalInc$10KPeoria Riverfront Museum: $10KPeoria Riverfront Museum$10KWTVP: $10KWTVP$10KSalvation Army: $8KSalvation Army$8KJunior Achievement of Central Illinois: $3KJunior Achievement of CentralIllinois$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Peoria Food and Wine Festival Inc ($10K). Together the top 5 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 31 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

PeoriaEast PeoriaAlexandriaGalesburgNew YorkPrinceville

How Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust gives

  • Giving grew 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 130% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K6 grants2019 6 grants2020 9 grants2021 4 grants2022 7 grants2023 6 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2022) to $107K (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Peoria Food and Wine Festival Inc Peoria, ILTo enable the organization to carry on its charitable activities$10,000
Peoria Riverfront Museum Peoria, ILTo enable the organization to carry on its charitable activities$10,000
WTVP Peoria, ILTo enable the organization to carry on its charitable activities$10,000
Salvation Army Peoria, ILTo enable the organization to carry on its charitable activities$7,500
Junior Achievement of Central Illinois East Peoria, ILTo enable the organization to carry on its charitable activities$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$108,100$15,724$46,638$40,0005$41,008$10,079$31,501
2024$139,014$26,961$52,260$46,0006$47,013$19,704$28,959
2023$164,313$16,067$51,940$45,5007$46,565$10,677$25,846
2022$200,186$68,219$34,415$28,0004$29,065$10,754$23,986
2021$166,382$66,661$113,415$106,6509$107,665$6,174$26,246
2020$263,271$77,439$40,945$35,0006—$5,359$20,648
2019$262,800$52,096$45,816$39,5006—$6,555$20,969

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael N. Cullinan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen A. Cullinan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Elizabeth A. Mathers (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 Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust

How much does Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust give each year?

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust gave $40K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $46K across 6 grants.

What is Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust's typical grant size?

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $8,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust give grants?

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Peoria, IL (4 grants).

Does Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust's largest grantees?

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Peoria Food and Wine Festival Inc ($10,000), Peoria Riverfront Museum ($10,000) and WTVP ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust?

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust reported $108K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust's EIN?

Duane a Cullinan Memorial Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1139997. 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.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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