The Robert Gilliam Memorial
The Robert Gilliam Memorial is a private foundation, based in Elgin, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $68K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K.
The Robert Gilliam Memorial at a glance
In short: The Robert Gilliam Memorial gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,376
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,376
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,376
- Total assets
- $68,343
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Robert Gilliam Memorial funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How The Robert Gilliam Memorial gives
- Giving grew 74% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 755% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF 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 $7K (2020) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $25,376 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $68,343 | $26,806 | $26,976 | $25,376 | 1 | $25,406 | — | $3,366 |
| 2024 | $68,513 | $23,707 | $26,039 | $24,510 | 1 | $24,544 | — | $3,430 |
| 2023 | $70,657 | $29,063 | $17,059 | $15,422 | 1 | $16,639 | — | $3,070 |
| 2022 | $58,653 | $36,217 | $16,066 | $14,596 | 1 | $15,751 | — | $2,009 |
| 2021 | $38,502 | $11,354 | $16,847 | $14,590 | 6 | $15,612 | $4 | $2,130 |
| 2020 | $43,995 | $8,100 | $7,792 | $6,777 | 7 | — | — | $2,239 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Robert Gilliam Memorial reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Robert Gilliam Memorial is led by Marianne Gilliam, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marianne Gilliam
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
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 The Robert Gilliam Memorial
How much does The Robert Gilliam Memorial give each year?
The Robert Gilliam Memorial gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.
How large is The Robert Gilliam Memorial?
The Robert Gilliam Memorial reported $68K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does The Robert Gilliam Memorial operate?
The Robert Gilliam Memorial has awarded grants in Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska.
What is The Robert Gilliam Memorial's EIN?
The Robert Gilliam Memorial's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0919327. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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