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Illinois · Public charity

Heart of Illinois United Way Inc

To increase the organized capacity of people in central Illinois to care for one another.

$5.4M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
50
Itemized grants FY2025
46
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$5.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$76,498
Largest grant, FY2025
$433,000
Organizations funded a year
46 to 70
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$17M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Heart of Illinois United Way Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
PhilanthropyHuman ServicesHealthOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving49$5.2M6%
FY202446$6.7M0%
FY202352$6.3M2%
FY202262$6.5M11%
FY202170$6.2Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Human Services$7.8MHealth$6.3MYouth Development$4.3MEmployment$3.2MHousing & Shelter$2.4MCrime & Legal$2.3MReligion$1.3MCommunity Improvement$953kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Center for Prevention of Abuse$2,118,09956%
South Side Office of Concern$1,597,87556%
Crittenton Center$1,574,0185n/a
Easterseals Central Illinois$1,572,47743%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria Inc$1,505,999522%
Prairie State Legal Services Inc$1,470,35752%
Epic$1,365,4145n/a
The Salvation Army$1,362,7905n/a
Children's Home Association of Illinois$1,355,71451%
Advanced Medical Transport Inc$1,316,9415n/a
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All grantees of Heart of Illinois United Way Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Center for Prevention of Abuse$2,118,09956%
South Side Office of Concern$1,597,87556%
Crittenton Center$1,574,0185n/a
Easterseals Central Illinois$1,572,47743%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria Inc$1,505,999522%
Prairie State Legal Services Inc$1,470,35752%
Epic$1,365,4145n/a
The Salvation Army$1,362,7905n/a
Children's Home Association of Illinois$1,355,71451%
Advanced Medical Transport Inc$1,316,9415n/a
Hult Center for Healthy Living Inc$1,091,466527%
Dream Center of Peoria Nfp$981,81157%
Neighborhood House Association$909,35658%
Casa of the Tenth Judicial Circuit$869,767522%
Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois$845,18252%
George Washington Carver Association$770,206525%
Counseling and Family Services Inc Dba Familycore$695,51653%
OSF Healthcare Foundation$664,74951%
Heart of Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters$586,473523%
Community Workshop & Training Center Inc$557,40351%
Central Illinois Friends of PWA Inc$542,26655%
Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service$521,70559%
Heartland Community Health Clinic D/B/A Heartland Health Services$520,43451%
Tri-County Urban League$497,244512%
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions$475,58850%
American Red Cross$466,6844n/a
Freedom House Inc$441,84954%
Tazewell County Resource Centers Inc$434,53851%
Boy Scounts WD Boyce$433,7805n/a
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Peoria Area Inc$394,43255%
Midwest Food Bank Nfp$358,92550%
Alzheimer's Association$245,4215n/a
Tazwood Mental Health Center Inc$208,29951%
United Way of Pekin$193,313524%
Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Inc$166,47856%
Greater Peoria Family YMCA$166,28631%
United Way of McLean County$141,330311%
Peoria Promise Foundation$111,356510%
Richwoods Christian Church$97,6505n/a
Bradley University$91,15330%
Planned Parenthood of Illinois$86,66950%
Peoria Park District Foundation$77,4271n/a
United Way for Spoon River Country$73,499160%
Blessed Sacrament Church$72,3353n/a
Pearce Community Center Inc$67,54651%
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois$55,58850%
Peoria Riverfront Museum$53,18050%
Girl Scouts$52,0715n/a
United Way of Knox County Inc$42,32125%
United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc$40,55840%
Maui United Way$36,69111%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois$34,03811%
United Way of Forsyth County Inc$32,98721%
United Way of Central Illinois Inc$32,82650%
We Care Inc of Morton$31,00612%
United Way of Greenville County Inc$28,15140%
Methodist Medical Center Foundation$28,00440%
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$26,75330%
United Way of Palm Beach County Inc$25,60830%
Metec$23,61012%
Northwoods Community Church$22,5002n/a
Imago Dei Church Inc$20,0001n/a
Anoopam Mission Inc$20,00011%
Northminster Presbyterian Church$19,2801n/a
Catholic Diocese of Peoria$16,2821n/a
Trustees of Boston College$15,00010%
Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park$14,67221%
United Way of Illinois Valley$12,76314%
Greater Twin Cities United Way$11,70920%
United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties Inc$11,70320%
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc$11,23220%
The Church of the Resurrection Inc$10,0001n/a
American Heart Association Inc$10,00010%
Kewanee Area United Way$9,87618%
Apps Co Nfp$7,5001n/a
Valley of the Sun United Way$6,21610%
United Way Inc$6,01910%
St Jude Catholic Church$6,0001n/a
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare$6,0001n/a
Friends of the Children of Haiti Foundation$5,5001n/a
Little Sisters of the Poor of Washington DC Inc$5,20010%

Where it is load-bearing

Heart of Illinois United Way Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 61 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Center for Prevention of Abuse: $2,118,099 over 5y, 6.2% of budgetSouth Side Office of Concern: $1,597,875 over 5y, 6.2% of budgetEasterseals Central Illinois: $1,572,477 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria Inc: $1,505,999 over 5y, 22% of budgetPrairie State Legal Services Inc: $1,470,357 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetChildren's Home Association of Illinois: $1,355,714 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetHult Center for Healthy Living Inc: $1,091,466 over 5y, 27% of budgetDream Center of Peoria Nfp: $981,811 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetNeighborhood House Association: $909,356 over 5y, 8.4% of budgetCasa of the Tenth Judicial Circuit: $869,767 over 5y, 22% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Central Illinois: $845,182 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetGeorge Washington Carver Association: $770,206 over 5y, 25% of budgetCounseling and Family Services Inc Dba Familycore: $695,516 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetOSF Healthcare Foundation: $664,749 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetHeart of Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters: $586,473 over 5y, 23% of budgetCommunity Workshop & Training Center Inc: $557,403 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetCentral Illinois Friends of PWA Inc: $542,266 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetPeoria Friendship House of Christian Service: $521,705 over 5y, 9.2% of budgetHeartland Community Health Clinic D/B/A Heartland Health Services: $520,434 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetTri-County Urban League: $497,244 over 5y, 12% of budgetThe Center for Youth and Family Solutions: $475,588 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFreedom House Inc: $441,849 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetTazewell County Resource Centers Inc: $434,538 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of the Greater Peoria Area Inc: $394,432 over 5y, 5.4% of budgetMidwest Food Bank Nfp: $358,925 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTazwood Mental Health Center Inc: $208,299 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetUnited Way of Pekin: $193,313 over 5y, 24% of budgetJunior Achievement of Central Illinois Inc: $166,478 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetGreater Peoria Family YMCA: $166,286 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetUnited Way of McLean County: $141,330 over 3y, 11% of budgetPeoria Promise Foundation: $111,356 over 5y, 9.6% of budgetBradley University: $91,153 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Illinois: $86,669 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way for Spoon River Country: $73,499 over 1y, 60% of budgetPearce Community Center Inc: $67,546 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetLutheran Social Services of Illinois: $55,588 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPeoria Riverfront Museum: $53,180 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetUnited Way of Knox County Inc: $42,321 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Atlanta Inc: $40,558 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMaui United Way: $36,691 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois: $34,038 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetUnited Way of Forsyth County Inc: $32,987 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetUnited Way of Central Illinois Inc: $32,826 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWe Care Inc of Morton: $31,006 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greenville County Inc: $28,151 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMethodist Medical Center Foundation: $28,004 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc: $26,753 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Palm Beach County Inc: $25,608 over 3y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 61.

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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.

Peoria Area Community…Barton Family Foundat…Commerce Bancshares F…Doug and Diane Oberhe…Gilmore FoundationThe Bielfeldt Foundat…United Way of PekinShare FoundationOtto Baum Company Inc…Morgan Stanley Founda…The Miles C Hauter Fo…Methodist Medical Cen…
Peoria Area Community FoundationIL47× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Peoria Area Community Foundation · Barton Family Foundation Dtd 4242013 · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Doug and Diane Oberhelman Family Foundation · Gilmore Foundation · The Bielfeldt Foundation · United Way of Pekin · Share Foundation · Otto Baum Company Inc Foundation · Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc · The Miles C Hauter Foundation · Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

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.

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About Heart of Illinois United Way Inc

How much does Heart of Illinois United Way Inc give?
Heart of Illinois United Way Inc reported 50 itemized grants totaling $5,248,780, out of $5,383,296 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 70 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does Heart of Illinois United Way Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (25%), Health (20%), Youth Development (14%).
Who are Heart of Illinois United Way Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: The Center for Prevention of Abuse ($2.1M), South Side Office of Concern ($1.6M), Crittenton Center ($1.6M).
Does Heart of Illinois United Way Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Heart of Illinois United Way Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Peoria Area Community Foundation, Barton Family Foundation Dtd 4242013, Commerce Bancshares Foundation.
Where is Heart of Illinois United Way Inc based?
Heart of Illinois United Way Inc is based in IL.

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 81 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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