Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program

501(c)(6) organization Ofallon, IL EIN: 37-1271841

To promote safety and accident prevention, education and training, economic development and diversity efforts, and conducting community education and public relations programs in the construction industry.

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program at a glance

In short: Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program gave $310K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $44K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$310,000
+34.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
-12.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$44,286
+53.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$5,284,864
+12.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Southwestern Illinois College: $125KSouthwestern Illinois College$125KLeadership Council of SW IL: $50KLeadership Council of SW IL$50KGreater St Louis Inc: $40KGreater St Louis Inc$40KBelleville Township District 201: $25KBelleville Township District201$25KCollinsville Area Foudation: $25KCollinsville Area Foudation$25KKaskaskia College: $25KKaskaskia College$25KTransport for IL Coalition: $20KTransport for IL Coalition$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Southwestern Illinois College ($125K). Together the top 7 received $310K.

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 32 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

Saint LouisSpringfieldBellevilleEdwardsvilleGlen CarbonCarbondaleChicagoMaryvilleCentraliaScott Air Force Base

How Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program gives

  • Giving fell 52% 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$200K$400K$600K$800K3 grants2020 4 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 8 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2020) to $647K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $310K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, ILEducational Advancement$125,000
Leadership Council of SW IL Glen Carbon, ILEconomic Development Assistance$50,000
Greater St Louis Inc Saint Louis, MOEconomic Development Assistance$40,000
Belleville Township District 201 Belleville, ILEducational Advancement$25,000
Collinsville Area Foudation Maryville, ILEconomic Development Assistance$25,000
Kaskaskia College Centralia, ILEducational Advancement$25,000
Transport for IL Coalition Springfield, ILTransportation & Infrastructure$20,000
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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$5,284,864$1,319,088$1,030,145$310,0007$150,927
2024$4,710,861$1,240,227$860,832$230,8958$170,479
2023$3,924,568$1,085,281$783,654$152,0007$187,570
2022$3,575,415$1,084,992$1,253,580$646,5006$297,173
2021$4,522,973$905,756$685,237$95,0004$170,850
2020$3,827,529$821,543$662,218$81,5003$98,891

About Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program

Based on IRS filings

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program is a public charity, based in Ofallon, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $310K. Net investment income was $151K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program is led by Bruce Holland, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bruce Holland

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Keeley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Kilian

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Schnoebelen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Bevis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Oller

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Plocher

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Richter

    Administrator

    On filings since 2020

    16 hrs/week

    $148K (2020) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Pam Burnham (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Totsie Bailey (2020–2021) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Donna Richter — Administrator: $172KDonna RichterAdministrator$172K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $172K, to Donna Richter (Administrator).

Frequently asked questions about Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program

How much does Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program give each year?

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program gave $310K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $231K across 8 grants.

What is Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program's typical grant size?

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $44,286, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program give grants?

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program gives mostly in Illinois: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Missouri (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Belleville, IL (2 grants).

Does Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Economic Development Assistance" (3 grants) and "Educational Advancement" (3 grants).

Who are Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program's largest grantees?

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program's largest 2025 grantees include Southwestern Illinois College ($125,000), Leadership Council of SW IL ($50,000) and Greater St Louis Inc ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program?

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program's EIN?

Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1271841. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 8, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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