Peoria Area Community Foundation
The community foundation of central Illinois will make a sustainable philanthropic impact in our community through visible leadership in connecting people who care with causes that matter.
Peoria Area Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Peoria Area Community Foundation gave $7.0M across 84 grants in 2025 (avg $83K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,965,614
- +71.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 84
- -10.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $82,924
- +91.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,957
- Total assets
- $82,405,650
- +5.8% 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 Peoria Area Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Look It's My Book ($1.9M). Together the top 10 received $5.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
181 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 157 grants of 181 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 84 itemized grants.
Cities
How Peoria Area Community Foundation gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $942K (2019) to $7.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 84 grants totaling $7.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Look It's My Book Peoria, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $1,947,808 |
| Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois Peoria, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $1,015,000 |
| Trillium Place West Peoria, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $883,952 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois Springfield, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $819,379 |
| Morton Community Foundation Morton, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $488,500 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Peoria Inc Peoria, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $264,400 |
| University United Methodist Church Peoria, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $179,000 |
| Christ Lutheran Church Peoria, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $100,000 |
| Forman Valley Community Foundation Manito, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $91,031 |
| Peoria Public Schools Foundation Peoria, IL | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $60,546 |
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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 | $82,405,650 | $7,453,539 | $8,496,154 | $6,965,614 | 84 | $2,914,174 |
| 2024 | $77,852,148 | $6,813,471 | $5,758,001 | $4,068,245 | 94 | $3,121,434 |
| 2023 | $71,896,059 | $5,441,018 | $2,867,170 | $1,265,109 | 1 | $2,674,486 |
| 2022 | $65,390,340 | $3,431,136 | $2,192,622 | $1,304,881 | 1 | $1,291,085 |
| 2021 | $70,450,154 | $11,998,612 | $2,824,911 | $1,907,609 | 1 | $5,797,580 |
| 2020 | $52,793,272 | $2,687,106 | $2,073,888 | $1,057,274 | 1 | $756,874 |
| 2019 | $51,120,518 | $2,850,696 | $1,749,447 | $941,848 | 1 | $1,149,822 |
About Peoria Area Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Peoria Area Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Peoria, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $82.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 84 grants totaling $7.0M. Net investment income was $2.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Peoria Area Community Foundation is led by Mark Roberts, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Roberts
President & CEO
Chief Executive Officer → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $126K (2025)
Chris Setti
Board Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Schifeling
Director
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Peterson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Woods Mills
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Wiest
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Givens
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shauna Musselman
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Waterworth
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Sanders
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Songo Dede
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Welch
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nora Sullivan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Beasley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina Ramirez
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Will Ball
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Fox
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Ryon
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lea Anne Miller
Board Vice Chair
Director → Board Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Don Forrest (2019–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Matt Gross (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Meenakshy Aiyer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tammy Woods-Duvendack (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Art Welch (2023) — Director
- Former: David Bailey (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Donald Shafer (2019–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Jay Walton (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Courtney Dean (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dianna Hunter (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Erik Christian (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Lange (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ray Lees (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Theresa Murphy (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Cindy Fischer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Disharoon (2019–2020) — Chairman
- Former: Alma Brown (2019) — Director
- Former: Leslie McKnight (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $126K, to Mark Roberts (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Peoria Area Community Foundation
How much does Peoria Area Community Foundation give each year?
Peoria Area Community Foundation gave $7.0M across 84 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.1M across 94 grants.
What is Peoria Area Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Peoria Area Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,957, and its average grant was $82,924, across 84 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Peoria Area Community Foundation give grants?
Peoria Area Community Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Peoria, IL (55 grants), Washington, IL (3 grants), Roanoke, IL (3 grants) and Princeton, IL (2 grants).
Who are Peoria Area Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Peoria Area Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Look It's My Book ($1,947,808), Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois ($1,015,000) and Trillium Place ($883,952), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Peoria Area Community Foundation?
Peoria Area Community Foundation reported $82.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.5M.
What is Peoria Area Community Foundation's EIN?
Peoria Area Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1185713. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
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