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Galesburg Community Foundation

The GALESBURG COMMUNITY FOUNDATION works to improve the quality and health of our communities.

$1.1M
Granted FY2018
34
Grants FY2018
2
States reached
$289k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$9.2MEducation$634kRecreation & Sports$398kArts & Culture$306kCommunity Improvement$139kHuman Services$82kHealth$72kYouth Development$69kOther$0
02FY2018 · 34 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 34 grants below total $894,624, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,062,166 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $167,542 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2018

  • Under $10k12 grants · $71k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $322k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $212k
  • $250k+1 grant · $289k
$11,883
Median grant
2
States reached
$50M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE$289,101
FOREFRONT$120,000
WILLIAMSFIELD PARKS ASSOCIATION$91,912
DISCOVERY DEPOT$36,451
KCCDD INC$30,480
RAINBOW RIDERS$25,000
SALVATION ARMY$21,500
KNOX COUNTY YMCA$21,184
FISH OF GALESBURG$20,576
CASA OF KNOX COUNTY$19,000
CITY OF GALESBURG$16,265
RURAL SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE$15,500
ROWVA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$14,500
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE$14,000
WARREN ACHIEVEMENT CENTER$13,850
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–18, $107k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JAMIESON COMMUNITY CENTER: $6k → 16%JAMIESON COMMUNITY CENTER: $6k → 16%ROSEVILLE KIDS PLACE: $10k → 16%KNOX COUNTY YMCA: $21k → 15%LOVING BOTTOMS DIAPER BANK: $8k → 15%STONE HAYES CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT: $8k → 15%SAFE HARBOR FAMILY CRISIS CENTER: $5k → 15%LOVING BOTTOMS DIAPER BANK: $5k → 15%FISH OF GALESBURG: $21k → 15%FISH OF GALESBURG: $17k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 19 repeat orgs$381k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +68% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
12

Total granted

$1.5M
$116k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+68%
+33%

Still filing today

74%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2018, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $265k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18
Human ServicesArts & CultureRecreation & SportsHealthEducationCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • OT
    ORPHEUM THEATRE OF GALESBURG IL NFP INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $131k · revenue +344%
  • GM
    GALESBURG MUSEUMS INC DBA DISCOVERY DEPOT
    2× · 2017–2018 · $50k · revenue +2%
  • RR
    RAINBOW RIDERS NFP
    2× · 2017–2018 · $38k · revenue +131%

Funded once

  • CC
    CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
    one grant, 2017 · $27k
  • WI
    WESTERN ILLINOIS WORKS INC
    one grant, 2017 · $19k · revenue -5%
  • GR
    GALESBURG RESCUE MISSION & WOMENS SHELTER
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Central Illinois Services

To foster low income housing, develop and promote affordable homeownership and rental opportunities, support community develpment, social services, and educational opportunities for individuals and families throughout menard county and the…

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2
West Central Illinois Area Agency On Aging

Services for the elderly

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3
Senior Services Center of Will County

To enhance the quality of life of the older person, support theirindependence, encourage their involvement in the community, provide analternative to loneliness and isolation and provide a community focalpoint where older persons come…

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4
Seniors Assistance Center

Seniors Assistance Center provides necessary services to senior citizens of unincorporated Norwood Park Township, and the villages of Norridge and Harwood Heights. These services include home delivered meals, information and assistance,…

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5
Central Illinois Service Access Inc

Our mission is to maximize independence for individuals with disabilities through choice, advocacy and service access.

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6
West Central Illinois Aging & Disability Resource Center

Services for the aged.

Human Services
7
Galesburg Community Foundation

The galesburg community foundation works to improve the quality and health of our communities. we believe that connecting people to the causes they care about is a key ingredient to effective philanthropy.

Philanthropy
8
Childrens Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois

To assist children who have been victims of abuse

Crime & Legal
9
Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois

Voluntary Action Center, which serves Bureau, Dekalb, Kendall, Lasalle and Putnam counties provides high quality services that address the basic transportation and nutrition needs of its communities.

Philanthropy
10
Community Workshop & Training Center Inc

Our central Illinois organization provides programs and services to adults with disabilities; enriching their quality of life, promoting social change, and optimizing their potential for independence.

Human Services
11
Schuyler County Mental Health Associatio

Counseling & support to those in need

Health
12
Goodwill Industries of Northern Il and Wi Stateline Area Inc

The mission of goodwill is to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to enhance their lives. barriers include physical or mental disabilities, lack of education and job preparation, socio-economic disadvantages, and others.…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Kccdd Inc; the most unlike its peers is Monmouth Roseville Education Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 47 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
17
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/32
Grantees still filing
26/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Carl Sandburg College: $582,035 · OtherCarl Sandburg CollegeCITY OF GALESBURG: $340,431 · OtherCITY OF GALESBURG+23 more: $259,238 · Other+23 moreORPHEUM THEATRE OF GALESBURG IL NFP INC: $130,500 · Arts & CultureORPHEUM THEAT…GALESBURG MUSEUMS INC DBA DISCOVERY DEPOT: $49,960 · Arts & CultureGALESBURG MUS…CHORAL DYNAMICS OF GALESBURG INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCHORAL DYNAMI…GALESBURG SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $19,505 · Arts & CultureGALESBURG SYM…Buchanan Center for the Arts: $10,250 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $6,427 · Arts & CultureWILLIAMSFIELD PARKS ASSOCIATION: $137,981 · Recreation & SportsWILLIAMSFIEL…RAINBOW RIDERS NFP: $38,420 · Recreation & SportsRAINBOW RIDE…WHY NOT NOW INC: $20,133 · Recreation & SportsWHY NOT NOW …TRIUMPH SERVICES INC: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsTRIUMPH SERV…FOREFRONT: $120,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC: $5,100 · PhilanthropyFISH OF GALESBURG: $37,346 · Human ServicesTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KNOX COUNTY ILLINOIS: $21,184 · Human ServicesLOVING BOTTOMS DIAPER BANK: $13,100 · Human ServicesJAMIESON COMMUNITY CENTER: $12,400 · Human ServicesRoseville Kids Place: $10,000 · Human ServicesSTONE-HAYES CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $7,500 · Human ServicesSAFE HARBOR FAMILY CRISIS CENTER LTD: $5,250 · Human ServicesRURAL SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE INC: $15,500 · EducationROWVA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $14,500 · EducationCASA OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS: $29,500 · Crime & Legal
Other$1,181,704Arts & Culture$236,642Recreation & Sports$216,534Philanthropy$125,100Human Services$106,780Education$30,000Crime & Legal$29,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWILLIAMSFIELD PARKS ASSOCIATION: $137,981 over 2y, 96% of budgetGALESBURG MUSEUMS INC DBA DISCOVERY DEPOT: $49,960 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetRAINBOW RIDERS NFP: $38,420 over 2y, 23% of budgetKCCDD INC: $35,480 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCASA OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS: $29,500 over 2y, 22% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KNOX COUNTY ILLINOIS: $21,184 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTRIUMPH SERVICES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetCHORAL DYNAMICS OF GALESBURG INC: $20,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetGALESBURG SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $19,505 over 2y, 7.3% of budgetWESTERN ILLINOIS WORKS INC: $18,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetROWVA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $14,500 over 1y, 34% of budgetWarren Achievement Center Inc: $13,850 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS: $12,516 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJAMIESON COMMUNITY CENTER: $12,400 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBuchanan Center for the Arts: $10,250 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetFAMILY PLANNING SERVICE OF WESTERN ILLINOIS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetRoseville Kids Place: $10,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budget1ST STREET ARMOURY INC: $9,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetOSF Healthcare Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE HARBOR FAMILY CRISIS CENTER LTD: $5,250 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMONMOUTH ROSEVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $5,150 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC: $5,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOCUS IMPACT INVESTING: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

United Way of Knox Co…Addleman FoundationWarren County United …Donald E Fike Family …Pattee Foundation IncTwomey FoundationWestern Illinois Area…Bnsf Railway Foundati…The National Associat…The Chicago Community…Amazonsmile FoundationDonor Advised Charita…
United Way of Knox County IncIL22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Knox County Inc · Addleman Foundation · Warren County United Way · Donald E Fike Family Foundation · Pattee Foundation Inc · Twomey Foundation · Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging · Bnsf Railway Foundation · The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · Amazonsmile Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Galesburg Community Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Galesburg Community Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 47 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $3.6M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2018, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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