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Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Quincy, IL EIN: 27-0751878 Website

The Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation enhances the gift of catholic education.

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation at a glance

In short: Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation gave $127K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$126,774
+22.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$31,694
+22.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$32,677
Total assets
$1,602,476
+18.7% 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 Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Blessed Sacrament School: $38KBlessed Sacrament School$38KSt Peter School: $37KSt Peter School$37KSt Francis School: $29KSt Francis School$29KSt Dominic School: $23KSt Dominic School$23K

The largest 2025 recipient was Blessed Sacrament School ($38K). Together the top 4 received $127K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 20 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Quincy

How Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 30% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2021) to $127K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $127K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blessed Sacrament School Quincy, ILTuition Assistance$38,420
St Peter School Quincy, ILTuition Assistance$36,809
St Francis School Quincy, ILTuition Assistance$28,545
St Dominic School Quincy, ILTuition Assistance$23,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,602,476$500,686$266,201$126,7744$80,368
2024$1,349,694$443,476$236,647$103,4864$49,329
2023$1,116,169$371,519$243,078$113,4034$18,963
2022$972,482$326,864$205,603$97,6174$3,450
2021$864,610$310,182$166,808$89,5154$6,198

About Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Quincy, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $127K. Net investment income was $80K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation is led by Elizabeth Brown, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elizabeth Brown

    President

    Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Dreier

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Frazier

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Ann Petty

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Hale

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Awerkamp

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Gengenbacher

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Terwelp

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Lou Ann Weills

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Reuschel

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $12K (2022) → $76K (2025)

  • Christina Robb

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Bruns

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Scholz

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Jake Scholz (2022–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Michelle Terwelp (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Philip Krupps (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Beth Hayes (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Matt Bergman (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Lavery (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Eversman (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Patty Paxton (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sue Ann Gerveler (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Susan Stamerjohn (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Nick Phillips (2022) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Staff (2021) — Director
  • Former: Duane Venertloh (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jared Haugh (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Paul Rittof (2021) — Executive Di

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Sara Reuschel — Executive Di: $76KSara ReuschelExecutive Di$76K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $76K, to Sara Reuschel (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation

How much does Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation give each year?

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation gave $127K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $103K across 4 grants.

What is Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation's typical grant size?

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $32,677, and its average grant was $31,694, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation give grants?

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools 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 Quincy, IL (4 grants).

Does Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Tuition Assistance" (4 grants).

How large is Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation?

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $501K.

What is Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation?

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Quincy, IL. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation's EIN?

Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0751878. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)

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