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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366132816Est. 1965-07

EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN ENDOWMENT FUND

PEKIN, IL 61554

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$8.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$55K

FY 2023

Grants Made

11

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$12K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$200K

Research and archival program services - the center awards congressional research grants to scholars from the disciplines of history, political science, and public policy to assist in their writing and teaching about congress. The center also maintains nearly 4,000 linear feet of historical manuscript collections documenting the careers of four members of congress. These collections are complemented by more than 75 smaller collections.

Program 2

$67K

Public program services - the center co-sponsors an annual public policy symposium with bradley university's institute for principled leadership, awards a scholarship annually to students at bradley university, serves in leadership positions in such professional organizations as the association of centers for the study of congress, and uses a variety of social media platforms to promote its programs and services.

Program 3

$141K

General and public education activities by the dirksen center includes disseminating historical information via social media platforms, aiding younger students who are conducting research and writing papers about everett dirksen, providing materials to students and educators alike who are teaching/ learning about congress and its members (both past and present), participating in educational programs organized by other not-for-profit organizations, and offering presentations (both virtually and in-person) to the broader community on topics such as congress, government, history, and leadership.

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$458K

Total Expenses

$580K

Qualifying Distributions

$408K

Distributable Amount

$312K

Min. Investment Return

$316K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $5K to maximum $12K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $55K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

65 grants

BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
$18K
2 grants
EMILY BAER
$12K
1 grant
MRIDU CHANDRA
$9K
1 grant
SELIN JENNIFER
$7K
1 grant
WEBSTER JOEL
$6K
1 grant
PATRICIA GIBBONS
$6K
1 grant
ROBIN BATES
$5K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
$5K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants

<$10K
64
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$166K
67% of total
California
$21K
8% of total
New Hampshire
$12K
5% of total
Virginia
$11K
4% of total
North Carolina
$8K
3% of total
Maryland
$7K
3% of total
Massachusetts
$6K
2% of total
Kansas
$5K
2% of total
Texas
$5K
2% of total
New York
$4K
1% of total

+1 more states

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