Messick Family Foundation
Messick Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Quincy, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $96K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $172.
Messick Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Messick Family Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $3K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $3,000
- -40.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $3,000
- +20.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $96,237
- -3.3% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Messick Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Quincy University ($3K).
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Messick Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 40% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 41% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $7K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy University Quincy, IL | Scholarship | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $96,237 | $1,559 | $4,808 | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | $172 | $7,269 |
| 2023 | $99,487 | $-524 | $5,985 | $5,000 | 2 | $5,000 | — | $5,882 |
| 2022 | $105,995 | $-665 | $7,549 | $6,000 | 3 | $6,550 | — | $5,762 |
| 2021 | $114,209 | $5,686 | $6,625 | $5,000 | 3 | $5,500 | $2,773 | $6,266 |
| 2020 | $115,147 | $3,466 | $8,219 | $6,200 | 3 | — | $2,472 | $6,022 |
| 2019 | $119,902 | $1,487 | $7,669 | $6,500 | 4 | — | $265 | $6,169 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Messick Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Messick Family Foundation is led by Sue Gray, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Sue Gray
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Reis
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Reis
Treaserer
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Messick Family Foundation
How much does Messick Family Foundation give each year?
Messick Family Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $5K across 2 grants.
How large is Messick Family Foundation?
Messick Family Foundation reported $96K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Messick Family Foundation operate?
Messick Family Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Indiana.
What is Messick Family Foundation's EIN?
Messick Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4145896. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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