Rucker Family Charitable Trust | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 37-1457914

Foundation Overview

Based in Peoria, IL, Rucker Family Charitable Trust has awarded 198 grants totaling $840,981 to organizations in Illinois, Minnesota and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $55 to $50,000, with a median award of $2,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$840,981
Total Assets
$3,358,832
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
18
Median Grant
$2,000
% Median Grant Growth
+100% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 17%

3 of 18 recipients (17%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Illinois

52% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 8 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Peoria (59%), Hanna City (8%), Washburn (7%).

Funding Trajectory
-9%

Stable funding levels with 9% change over 5 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (71%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Rucker Family Charitable Trust's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
East Peoria Festival Of Lights $500 East Peoria, IL, US General 2023
Peoria Ymca $500 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2023
Amherst County Museum & Historical Society $1,000 Amherst, VA, US General 2023
Peoria Historical Society $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2023
Alzheimer's Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2023
Rails To Trails $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2023
Peoria Public Radio Wcbu $2,000 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable Donation 2023
Phoenix Community Development Services $2,000 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2023
Minnesota Public Radio $2,000 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable Donation 2023
Look It's My Book $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2023
Wtvp Pbs $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2023
Minneapolis Art Institute $2,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General 2023
Move 2 Learn $3,500 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable Donation 2023
Bradley University $5,000 Peoria, IL, US Education 2023
Mass Inst Of Technology Sloan School $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US General 2023
Sun Foundation $5,000 Washburn, IL, US Conservation 2023
Wildlife Prairie Park $16,950 Hanna City, IL, US General 2023
Peoria Riverfront Museum $50,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2023
Act For Alexandria $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2022
Alzheimer's Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2022
Amherst County Museum & Historical Society $500 Amherst, VA, US General 2022
Boys And Girls Club Of Leech Lake $4,000 Cass Lake, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation $1,000 Peorial, IL, US Preservation 2022
Environmental Law & Policy Center $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable Contribution 2022
Friends Of Rocky Glen $1,000 Chillicothe, IL, US Conservation 2022
Migizi Communications $3,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Minnesota Public Radio $1,000 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Minnestar $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Ms Society (Mary's Marchers For Ms) $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2022
Northwest Indian Community $3,000 Bemidji, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Peoria Historical Society $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Peoria Riverfront Museum $50,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Peoria Ymca $500 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2022
St Paul Academy $10,000 St Paul, MN, US General 2022
Sun Foundation $1,000 Washburn, IL, US Conservation 2022
The Works Museum $20,000 Bloomington, MN, US General Purpose 2022
Wheels O'time Museum $1,000 Dunlap, IL, US General 2022
Wildlife Prairie Park $2,050 Hanna City, IL, US General 2022
Wtvp Pbs $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Heart Of Illinois Sierra Club $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
A Hand Up Peoria $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Va Tech Pylon Society $500 Blacksburg, VA, US General 2022
Illinois State Univ Wcbu-fm $7,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Mit $2,500 Cambridge, MA, US General 2022
Folepi For Float Maintenance $500 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Minneapolis Art Institute $2,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General 2022
Colonial Williamsburg $1,000 Williamsburg, VA, US General 2022
Trust For Public Land $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General 2022
Kusc Fm Public Radio $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
Act For Alexandria $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2022
Alzheimer's Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2022
Amherst County Museum & Historical Society $500 Amherst, VA, US General 2022
Boys And Girls Club Of Leech Lake $4,000 Cass Lake, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation $1,000 Peorial, IL, US Preservation 2022
Environmental Law & Policy Center $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable Contribution 2022
Friends Of Rocky Glen $1,000 Chillicothe, IL, US Conservation 2022
Migizi Communications $3,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Minnesota Public Radio $1,000 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Minnestar $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Ms Society (Mary's Marchers For Ms) $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2022
Northwest Indian Community $3,000 Bemidji, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Peoria Historical Society $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Peoria Riverfront Museum $50,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Peoria Ymca $500 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2022
St Paul Academy $10,000 St Paul, MN, US General 2022
Sun Foundation $1,000 Washburn, IL, US Conservation 2022
The Works Museum $20,000 Bloomington, MN, US General Purpose 2022
Wheels O'time Museum $1,000 Dunlap, IL, US General 2022
Wildlife Prairie Park $2,050 Hanna City, IL, US General 2022
Wtvp Pbs $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Heart Of Illinois Sierra Club $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
A Hand Up Peoria $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Va Tech Pylon Society $500 Blacksburg, VA, US General 2022
Illinois State Univ Wcbu-fm $7,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Mit $2,500 Cambridge, MA, US General 2022
Folepi For Float Maintenance $500 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Minneapolis Art Institute $2,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General 2022
Colonial Williamsburg $1,000 Williamsburg, VA, US General 2022
Trust For Public Land $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General 2022
Kusc Fm Public Radio $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
Act For Alexandria $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2022
Alzheimer's Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2022
Amherst County Museum & Historical Society $500 Amherst, VA, US General 2022
Boys And Girls Club Of Leech Lake $4,000 Cass Lake, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation $1,000 Peorial, IL, US Preservation 2022
Environmental Law & Policy Center $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable Contribution 2022
Friends Of Rocky Glen $1,000 Chillicothe, IL, US Conservation 2022
Migizi Communications $3,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Minnesota Public Radio $1,000 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Minnestar $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Ms Society (Mary's Marchers For Ms) $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2022
Northwest Indian Community $3,000 Bemidji, MN, US Charitable Donation 2022
Peoria Historical Society $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Peoria Riverfront Museum $50,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Peoria Ymca $500 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2022
St Paul Academy $10,000 St Paul, MN, US General 2022
Sun Foundation $1,000 Washburn, IL, US Conservation 2022
The Works Museum $20,000 Bloomington, MN, US General Purpose 2022
Wheels O'time Museum $1,000 Dunlap, IL, US General 2022
Wildlife Prairie Park $2,050 Hanna City, IL, US General 2022
Wtvp Pbs $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Heart Of Illinois Sierra Club $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
A Hand Up Peoria $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Va Tech Pylon Society $500 Blacksburg, VA, US General 2022
Illinois State Univ Wcbu-fm $7,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Mit $2,500 Cambridge, MA, US General 2022
Folepi For Float Maintenance $500 Peoria, IL, US General 2022
Minneapolis Art Institute $2,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General 2022
Colonial Williamsburg $1,000 Williamsburg, VA, US General 2022
Trust For Public Land $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General 2022
Kusc Fm Public Radio $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
Peoria Riverfront Museum $25,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2021
The Works Museum $20,000 Bloomington, MN, US General Purpose 2021
St Paul Academy $11,000 St Paul, MN, US General 2021
Towerside Innovation District $10,000 St Paul, MN, US General 2021
Springdale Historic Preservation Foundation $5,000 Peoria, IL, US Conservation 2021
Wcbu Illinois State University $4,000 Normal, IL, US General 2021
Northwest Indian Community $4,000 Bemidji, MN, US Charitable Donation 2021
Wildlife Prairie Park $3,500 Hanna City, IL, US General 2021
Minnestar $3,104 Minneapolis, MN, US Charitable Donation 2021
Migizi Communications $3,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Charitable Donation 2021
Boys And Girls Club Of Leech Lake $3,000 Cass Lake, MN, US Charitable Donation 2021
Mass Inst Of Technology Sloan School $2,500 Cambridge, MA, US General 2021
Peoria Historical Society $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2021
Rails To Trails $2,000 Washington, DC, US General 2021
Build Peoria Donovan Sculpture Garden $2,000 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2021
Peoria Park District $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2021
Build The Hanna City Trail $1,500 Hanna City, IL, US Charitable Donation 2021
Bike Peoria Nfp $1,500 Peoria, IL, US General 2021
Wheels O'time Museum $1,500 Dunlap, IL, US General 2021
Wtvp Pbs $1,500 Peoria, IL, US General 2021
Running Brooke $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2021
Peoria Riverfront Museum $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2021
Sun Foundation $1,000 Washburn, IL, US Conservation 2021
Virginia Canals & Navigations Society $1,000 Madison Heights, VA, US Charitable Donation 2021
Alzheimer's Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2021
Great Plains Institute $1,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Conservation 2021
Peoria Garden Club $550 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2021
Peoria Ymca $500 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2021
East Peoria Festival Of Lights $500 East Peoria, IL, US General 2021
Ms Society (mary's Marchers For Ms) $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable Donation 2021
Appalachian Trail Conservancy $1,000 Harpers Ferry, WV, US Conservation 2020
Bradley University $1,000 Peoria, IL, US Education 2020
Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation $1,000 Peorial, IL, US Preservation 2020
East Peoria Festival Of Lights $500 East Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Friends Of Rocky Glen $2,000 Chillicothe, IL, US Conservation 2020
Galapagos Conservancy $1,000 Fairfax, VA, US Conservation 2020
Keep Peoria Beautiful $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Look It's My Book $1,900 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation $2,000 Roanoke, VA, US General Purpose 2020
Mass Inst Of Technology Sloan School $2,000 Cambridge, MA, US General 2020
Peoria Historical Society $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Peoria Park District $2,500 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Peoria Riverfront Museum $25,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Rails To Trails $2,000 Washington, DC, US General 2020
St Paul Academy $10,000 St Paul, MN, US General 2020
Sun Foundation $2,000 Washburn, IL, US Conservation 2020
The Works Museum $20,000 Bloomington, MN, US General Purpose 2020
Towerside Innovation District $20,000 St Paul, MN, US General 2020
Virginia Tech University $2,000 Blacksburg, VA, US General 2020
Wheels O'time Museum $1,000 Dunlap, IL, US General 2020
Hand Up Peoria Inc $1,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Wtvp Pbs $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Running Brooke $2,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2020
University Of Southern California Kusc $2,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2020
Friends Of Wcbu Fund $2,000 Normal, IL, US General 2020
University Of Pittsburgh $1,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General 2020
First Unitarian Church $1,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General 2020
Wcbu Illinois State University $2,000 Normal, IL, US General 2020
Friends Of The Rock Island Trail $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Bike Peoria Nfp $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park $2,000 Hanna City, IL, US General 2020
Build Peoria Donovan Sculpture Garden $2,000 Peoria, IL, US Charitable Donation 2020
Minnesota Public Radio $1,000 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable Donation 2020
American Hiking Society $1,000 Silver Spring, MD, US Charitable Donation 2020
Environmental Law & Policy Center $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable Contribution 2020
Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation $500 Roanoke, VA, US General Purpose 2018
Peoria Wilds $500 Peoria Heights, IL, US General Purpose 2018
The Works Museum $25,000 Bloomington, MN, US General Purpose 2018
Friends Of Rocky Glen $1,000 Chillicothe, IL, US Conservation 2018
Amherst County Museum & Historical Society $500 Amherst, VA, US General 2018
Act For Alexandria $500 Alexandria, VA, US General 2018
Peoria Riverfront Museum $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2018
Mass Inst Of Technology Sloan School $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US General 2018
Great Plains Institute $3,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Conservation 2018
St Paul Academy $10,000 St Paul, MN, US General 2018
Classical Actors Ensemble $9,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General 2018
Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation $2,000 Peorial, IL, US Preservation 2018
Bradley University $4,000 Peoria, IL, US Education 2018
East Peoria Festival Of Lights $500 East Peoria, IL, US General 2018
Peoria Park District $500 Peoria, IL, US General 2018
Look It's My Book $2,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2018
Springdale Historic Preservation Foundation $8,000 Peoria, IL, US Conservation 2018
Sun Foundation $2,000 Washburn, IL, US Conservation 2018
Friends Of Wildlife Prairie Park $55 Hanna City, IL, US Conservation 2018
Peoria Riverfront Museum $25,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2018
Peoria Historical Society $1,772 Peoria, IL, US General 2018
Community Foundation Of Central Illinois $10,000 Peoria, IL, US General 2018

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Rucker Family Charitable Trust as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 37-1457914
Website N/A
Address 1003 W CENTENNIAL DRIVE Peoria, IL 61614-0000

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Rucker Family Charitable Trust's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Michael P Rucker
Trustee Derek P Rucker

Forms 990-PF

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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.