Funders to approach for Illinois Railway Museum Inc

Union, Illinois$3.2M revenue25 funders on file

The mission of the Illinois Railway Museum is to educate the public as to our nation's railroad and railway history by collecting, preserving, and restoring rolling stock, artifacts, structures, and related transportation equipment for display to the public; exhibiting and operating restored rolling stock and equipment on a demonstration rail line; and collecting, preserving, and maintaining a reference library of publications, technical information, and other materials regarding railroads, railways, and related forms of transportation for research and other…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$22k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$1k$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →

Expected from this list$200–$52kover two years, from 1–2 new funders

Last two years (2023–24)$500from 2 new funders

Half the value is in your top 5 funders, of 158

FunderWay inChanceLikely grant

1Foglia Family FoundationGives in Illinois (85 of 117)Similar grantees: Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago ($210k/yr)1 in 30$58k
2Ruth Family FoundationGives in Illinois (2 of 3) · First year of givingSimilar grantees: McHenry County Historical Society ($1k/yr)1 in 24$540
3NCRC Community Development Fund IncSimilar grantees: Fox River Trolley Association Inc ($10k/yr), Evanston History Center ($160k/yr), Illinois Music Education Association ($65k/yr)1 in 51$85k

155 more funders on the list for Illinois Railway Museum Inc

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