Private foundation (trust)EIN 611445596Est. 2003-08

WHEELER FOUNDATION

RANKIN, IL 60960

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$33.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

19

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$121K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$748K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.2M

Total Expenses

$2.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.3M

Distributable Amount

$1.7M

Min. Investment Return

$1.7M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $43K to maximum $748K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.3M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

56 grants

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$1.4M
3 grants
VERMILION ASSOCIATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
$636K
3 grants
WORKSOURCE
$618K
2 grants
CARLE HEALTH CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY
$463K
1 grant
IROQUOIS SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
$225K
3 grants
CROSSPOINT HUMAN SERVICES
$202K
1 grant
DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$175K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$165K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants

<$10K
16
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Illinois
$4.6M
100% of total
Indiana
$19K
0% of total

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