Parker Kemp Foundation

BLOOMINGTON, IL EIN: 23-7037957

The Parker Kemp Foundation is a private foundation established in 1969 and based in Bloomington, Illinois. The foundation operates as a grantmaking organization with no employees.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.9M

+3.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$250K

+15.4% YoY

Grant Count

69

+3.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+12.1% YoY

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

Grantmaking

The Parker Kemp Foundation made 70 grants in 2023. Recent grantees include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

ArlingtonBloomingtonBooneBoulderChicagoChicgoDallsDenverEvanstonFairburyHudsonLexingtonLilburnMemphisMorrisNormalPeoriaPortlandRockfordSanta Rosa

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 31, 2023:

  • Total Assets: $3,743,334
  • Total Revenues: $137,550
  • Total Expenses: $243,273

Revenue Composition (FY 2023):

  • Investment income and dividends: $127,364
  • Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets: $10,186

The foundation's primary revenue source is investment income, which increased 18.4% from the prior year ($107,564 in 2022).

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$260K$520K$780K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,877,589$3,743,334$3,849,057
Revenue$412,971$137,550$228,549
Expenses$278,716$243,273$259,234
Qualifying Distributions$249,975$216,625$212,100
Net Investment Income$389,645$116,667$207,244
Distributable Amount$255,959$236,211$249,370

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$68K$135K$203K$270K70 grants202078 grants202170 grants202267 grants202369 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CANINE COMPANIONS$30KLEXINGTON PARK DISTRICT$29KNORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FO…$22KILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVER…$20KCARLE CENTER FOR PHILANT…$10KLEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL$7KLEXINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER$5KLIFELONG ACCESS (FORMERL…$5KCOMMUNITY CANCER CENTER …$4KAMERICAN RED CROSS$4K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RENE' M SHAFFERTRUSTEE5
CHRISTOPHER KEMPTRUSTEE5

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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