Hedden Charitable Trust

PEKIN, IL EIN: 47-6904267

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$5.5M

+10.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$241K

-5.4% YoY

Grant Count

-9.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+4.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hedden Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $261K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

Illinois $635K (56%)

Minnesota $179K (16%)

Texas $110K (10%)

Florida $100K (9%)

Michigan $31K (3%)

Kentucky $26K (2%)

Colorado $19K (2%)

Georgia $13K (1%)

+5 more states

States

Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Iowa Illinois Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Jersey Tennessee Texas

Cities

AmesBartonvilleBloomingtonChillicotheClarkstonColorado SpringsDallasEast PeoriaEdwardsEurekaFarmingtonGalesburgGrand RapidsGreen ValleyHollandInternational FallsKansas CityKerrvilleLaconLaura

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	$5,539,886	$5,019,487	$4,573,459
Revenue	$388,449	$102,753	$-220,666
Expenses	$349,351	$362,796	$357,168
Qualifying Distributions	$293,046	$306,723	$299,102
Net Investment Income	$332,144	$92,144	$63,531
Distributable Amount	$260,641	$235,630	$243,572

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

199 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest include Ross Crow Ministries ($30,000), Geffrey Gichure AF Inland Church KE ($21,200), Cru ($20,000).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
Geffrey Gichure AF Inland Church KE	Missionary	$21,200
Ross Crow Ministries Ray, MN	Missionary	$30,000
CRU Orlando, FL	Missionary	$20,000
Pekin Union Mission Pekin, IL	Missionary	$5,000
River City Mission Paducah, KY	Services for the Poor	$5,000
Great Oaks Lacon, IL	Missionary	$3,000
RHMA Morton, IL	Missionary	$2,000
Brazil Gospel Fellowship Mission Springfield, IL	Missionary	$8,000
ASM Audio Scripture Ministry Holland, MI	Missionary	$3,000
Salvation Army Pekin, IL	Services for the Poor	$1,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
Donald M Spangler	Co-Trustee	15	—
William C Batek	Co-Trustee	52	$82,000
Pamela S Morris	Co-Trustee	20	$24,000

Frequently Asked Questions

What size grants does Hedden Charitable Trust award?

In 2024, Hedden Charitable Trust awarded 37 grants totaling $241K — an average of about $7K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

How much is Hedden Charitable Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Hedden Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $261K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.