Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation
Support of community activities
Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation gave $85K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $85,318
- -28.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $42,659
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $42,659
- Total assets
- $6,267,260
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was PLT Cusd #3 ($75K). Together the top 2 received $85K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation gives
- Giving grew 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2019) to $120K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $85K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| PLT Cusd #3 Prophetstown, IL | GRANTS | $75,318 |
| Prophetstown Lyndon Food Pantry Prophetstown, IL | GRANT | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,267,260 | $455,186 | $-85,010 | $85,318 | 2 | $241,293 |
| 2024 | $5,727,064 | $1,161,262 | $10,437 | $119,825 | 3 | $297,622 |
| 2023 | $4,576,239 | $217,103 | $-262,715 | $81,977 | 3 | $202,752 |
| 2022 | $4,096,421 | $146,760 | $666,425 | $63,260 | 4 | $83,338 |
| 2020 | $4,409,649 | $230,987 | $145,222 | $15,000 | 1 | $134,245 |
| 2019 | $4,078,089 | $321,177 | $141,600 | $15,000 | 1 | $113,174 |
About Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Prophetstown, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $85K. Net investment income was $241K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation is led by Garett Plumley, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Garett Plumley
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Goodell
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Williams
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Green
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Dewitte
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Connie Johnson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Thompson
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Judith Bryan (2019–2020) — Secretary
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 Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation
How much does Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation give each year?
Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation gave $85K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $120K across 3 grants.
How large is Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation?
Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $455K.
What is Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation?
Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Prophetstown, IL. It holds $6.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation operate?
Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation's EIN?
Funding New Beginnings Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0290901. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
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