Richland Community College Foundation
To benefit richland community college.
Richland Community College Foundation at a glance
In short: Richland Community College Foundation gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.1M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,120,884
- +1540.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,120,884
- +1540.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,120,884
- Total assets
- $28,220,647
- +1.7% 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 Richland Community College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Richland Community College ($1.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Richland Community College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 139% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2024) to $1.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Richland Community College Decatur, IL | Support of Programs | $1,120,884 |
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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 | $28,220,647 | $2,671,065 | $3,480,140 | $1,120,884 | 1 | $775,519 |
| 2024 | $27,748,374 | $3,198,324 | $2,207,103 | $68,343 | 1 | $1,273,506 |
| 2023 | $24,070,589 | $6,253,163 | $1,520,989 | $112,018 | 1 | $2,649,221 |
| 2022 | $19,744,278 | $3,240,550 | $1,790,539 | $468,083 | 1 | $1,198,245 |
| 2021 | $21,317,812 | $2,226,841 | $1,558,701 | $306,797 | 1 | $1,085,563 |
| 2020 | $17,516,704 | $1,242,969 | $1,530,206 | $376,607 | 1 | $357,964 |
About Richland Community College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Richland Community College Foundation is a public charity, based in Decatur, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $776K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Richland Community College Foundation is led by Julie Melton, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie Melton
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Young
Chair
Director → Vice Chairman, 2024
Vice Chairman → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Whitehead
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trent Thompson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Jackson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Roach
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Dubblede
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Gray
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Kitchens
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marci Rockey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Fairchild
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Baylor
Student Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Applegate
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Herman
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Clevenger
Past Chair
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamar Kutz
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shamika Madison
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Dawn Yuhas (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff Dase (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: James Rhodes (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Joshua Dubbelde (2024) — Director
- Former: Ryan Dobey (2024) — Director
- Former: James Schroeder (2020–2023) — Past Chairman
- Former: Joseph Brown (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Julie Brilley (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Matt Naber (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nicole Bateman (2020–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Nikki Garry (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Avery (2020–2022) — Past Chairman
- Former: Sally Duncan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: David Koshinski (2020) — Past Chairman
- Former: Jennifer Preston (2020) — Director
- Former: John Waddock (2020) — Chairman
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Richland Community College Foundation
How much does Richland Community College Foundation give each year?
Richland Community College Foundation gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $68K across 1 grant.
How large is Richland Community College Foundation?
Richland Community College Foundation reported $28.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
Where does Richland Community College Foundation operate?
Richland Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Richland Community College Foundation's EIN?
Richland Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1210583. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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