B-N YMCA Charitable Foundation NFP
Bloomington, IL
$832.5KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
YMCA Building
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Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 23-7022709 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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- Contact
- James A Shirk
- Phone
- (309) 827-8580
- Deadlines
- May 1 and October 1 of each year
- Application materials
- Contact James A Shirk for Further Information
- Restrictions
- Grants are primarily considered for Youth Programs and for Organizations located in Mclean County Illinois
Original filing text
- Contact
- James A Shirk
- Address
- 103 N Robinson Bloomington, IL, 61701
- Phone
- 3098278580
- Deadlines
- May 1 and October 1 of each year
- Application materials
- Contact James A Shirk for Further Information
- Restrictions
- Grants are primarily considered for Youth Programs and for Organizations located in Mclean County Illinois
Reported organization name: Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 21 | $1.1M |
Where Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
B-N YMCA Charitable Foundation
Bloomington, IL
$767.1KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
YMCA Building
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
$257KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Shirk Center Endowment
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
$250KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Shirk Center Endowment
Prairie Cities Soccer League
Bloomington, IL
$20KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Program Expense
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Figures are aggregated from Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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