Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Bloomington, IL · EIN 23-7022709 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation is a private foundation based in Bloomington, IL (EIN 23-7022709). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $2.3M paid in 39 grants, with a median grant of $5K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $22M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
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- Total grants paid
- $2.3M
- Grants reported
- 39
- Typical grant
- $5K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $22M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- 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.
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.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/russell-and-betty-shirk-foundation-237022709
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-N YMCA Charitable Foundation NFP | Bloomington, IL | YMCA Building | Tax year 20252025 | $832.5K |
| B-N YMCA Charitable Foundation | Bloomington, IL | YMCA Building | Tax year 20242024 | $767.1K |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | Shirk Center Endowment | Tax year 20242024 | $257K |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | Shirk Center Endowment | Tax year 20252025 | $250K |
| Prairie Cities Soccer League | Bloomington, IL | Program Expense | Tax year 20252025 | $20K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (39 reported in all).
About this data
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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