William E Mcelroy Charitable Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 37-6306920

Foundation Overview

Based in Milwaukee, WI, William E Mcelroy Charitable Foundation has awarded 184 grants totaling $1,598,049 to organizations in Illinois, Kansas and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $400 to $97,500, with a median award of $2,500.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$1,598,049
Total Assets
$3,893,533
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
14
Median Grant
$9,125
% Median Grant Growth
+38% (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: 29%

4 of 14 recipients (29%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Illinois

63% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 11 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (19%), Springfield (16%), Peoria (15%).

Funding Trajectory
+50%

Moderate 50% growth trend over 8 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + Education

Dual focus on general purposes (97%) and education, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into William E Mcelroy Charitable Foundation'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
University Of Illinois Chicago $4,625 Chicago, IL, US Scholarship 2024
Siu Edwardsville $13,625 Edwardsville, IL, US Scholarships 2024
University Of Illinois Chicago $24,554 Chicago, IL, US Scholarship 2024
Loyola University Chicago $9,125 Chicago, IL, US Scholarship 2024
University Of Illinois College Of Med $21,000 Peoria, IL, US Scholarship 2024
Siu School Of Medicine $48,900 Springfield, IL, US Scholarship 2024
Nova Southeastern University $7,425 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Scholarship 2024
Marion University $9,125 Indianapolis, IN, US Scholarship 2024
Augustana College $900 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarship 2024
Bradley University $9,125 Peoria, IL, US Scholarship 2024
Siu Carbondale $25,000 Carbondale, IL, US Scholarship 2024
Coe College $7,325 Cedar Rapids, IA, US Scholarship 2024
University Of Tennessee $9,125 Knoxville, TN, US Scholarship 2024
University Of Illinois $4,500 Champaign, IL, US Scholarship 2024
University Of Illinois At Chicago $11,000 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2023
Bradley University $4,500 Peoria, IL, US Scholarships 2023
Southern Illinois University $15,000 Edwardsville, IL, US Scholarships 2023
Siu School Of Medicine $28,000 Springfield, IL, US Scholarships 2023
University Of Illinois $87,500 Chicago, IL, US General Operating 2023
Southeast Missouri State University $1,000 Cape Girardeau, MO, US Scholarships 2023
University Of South Florida $1,000 Tampa, FL, US Scholarships 2023
Nova Southeastern University $5,700 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Scholarships 2023
Loyola University Chicago $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2023
Marion University $7,500 Indianapolis, IN, US Scholarships 2023
Coe College $2,700 Cedar Rapids, IA, US Scholarships 2023
Augustana College $400 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarships 2023
University Of Tennessee $7,500 Knoxville, TN, US Scholarships 2023
Hardin-simmons University $2,700 Abilene, TX, US Scholarships 2023
University Of Illinois At Chicago $11,000 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2023
Bradley University $4,500 Peoria, IL, US Scholarships 2023
Southern Illinois University $15,000 Edwardsville, IL, US Scholarships 2023
Siu School Of Medicine $28,000 Springfield, IL, US Scholarships 2023
University Of Illinois $87,500 Chicago, IL, US General Operating 2023
Southeast Missouri State University $1,000 Cape Girardeau, MO, US Scholarships 2023
University Of South Florida $1,000 Tampa, FL, US Scholarships 2023
Nova Southeastern University $5,700 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Scholarships 2023
Loyola University Chicago $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2023
Marion University $7,500 Indianapolis, IN, US Scholarships 2023
Coe College $2,700 Cedar Rapids, IA, US Scholarships 2023
Augustana College $400 Rock Island, IL, US Scholarships 2023
University Of Tennessee $7,500 Knoxville, TN, US Scholarships 2023
Hardin-simmons University $2,700 Abilene, TX, US Scholarships 2023
University Of Illinois $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Schloarship 2022
Bradley University $2,500 Peoria, IL, US Scholarships 2022
Illinois State University $2,500 Normal, IL, US Scholarhips 2022
Benedictine College $2,500 Atchison, KS, US Scholarships 2022
Southern Illinois University $7,000 Edwardsville, IL, US Scholarships 2022
Siu School Of Medicine $13,000 Springfield, IL, US Scholarships 2022
University Of Illinois $97,500 Urbana, IL, US General Operating 2022
St Louis University $5,000 St Louis, MO, US Scholarships 2022
Southeast Missouri State University $1,000 Cape Girardeau, MO, US Scholarships 2022
University Of South Florida $2,500 Tampa, FL, US Scholarships 2022
Nova Southeastern University $6,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Scholarships 2022
Loyola University Chicago $6,000 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2022
Rose-hulman Institute Of Technology $2,000 Terre Haute, IN, US Schloarship 2022
Marion University $3,500 Indianapolis, IN, US Schloarship 2022
University Of Tennessee $3,500 Knoxville, TN, US Schloarship 2022
Uic Medicine $3,500 Chicago, IL, US Scholarship 2022
Bradley University $5,000 Peoria, IL, US Scholarships 2021
University Of Illinois $52,500 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2021
Illinois State University $5,000 Normal, IL, US Scholarhips 2021
Illinois College $2,500 Jacksonville, IL, US Scholarships 2021
Benedictine College $2,500 Atchison, KS, US Scholarships 2021
Southern Illinois University $9,000 Edwardsville, IL, US Scholarships 2021
University Of Illinois - Chicago $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Operating 2021
Siu School Of Medicine $10,000 Springfield, IL, US Scholarships 2021
Florida State University $1,000 Tallahassee, FL, US Scholarships 2021
University Of Illinois $9,500 Urbana, IL, US Scholarships 2021
University Of Missouri Columbia $1,250 Columbia, MO, US Scholarships 2021
Southern Illinois University $63,803 Carbondale, IL, US General Operating 2021
St Louis University $10,000 St Louis, MO, US Scholarships 2021
Sam Houston State University $2,500 Huntsville, TX, US Scholarships 2021
Southeast Missouri State University $3,000 Cape Girardeau, MO, US Scholarships 2021
Northwestern University $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2021
University Of South Florida $1,500 Tampa, FL, US Scholarships 2021
Nova Southeastern University $2,500 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Scholarships 2021
Loyola University Chicago $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2021
North Central College $2,500 Naperville, IL, US Scholarships 2021
Bradley University $6,500 Peoria, IL, US Scholarships 2020
University Of Illinois $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Scholarships 2020
University Of St Thomas $1,500 St Paul, MN, US Scholarships 2020
Illinois State University $5,000 Normal, IL, US Scholarhips 2020
Illinois College $5,000 Jacksonville, IL, US Scholarships 2020
Benedictine College $2,500 Atchison, KS, US Scholarships 2020
Southern Illinois University $6,000 Edwardsville, IL, US Scholarships 2020
Illinois Wesleyan University $1,500 Bloomington, IL, US Scholarships 2020
University Of Illinois - Chicago $49,650 Chicago, IL, US General Operating 2020
Siu School Of Medicine $10,000 Springfield, IL, US Scholarships 2020
Florida State University $3,000 Tallahassee, FL, US Scholarships 2020
University Of Illinois $74,000 Urbana, IL, US Scholarships 2020
North Central University $2,500 Minneapolis, MN, US Scholarships 2020
University Of Missouri Columbia $2,500 Columbia, MO, US Scholarships 2020
Southern Illinois University $40,000 Carbondale, IL, US General Operating 2020
St Louis University $7,500 St Louis, MO, US Scholarships 2020
Sam Houston State University $4,500 Huntsville, TX, US Scholarships 2020
University Of Illinois-peoria $77,338 Peoria, IL, US Exempt Purpose 2018
Siu School Of Medicine $24,963 Springfield, IL, US Exempt Purpose 2018
University Of Southern Ca $4,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Sean P Chapin Fall 2018 Tuition 2018
Bradley University $2,000 Peoria, IL, US B Zanger Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
University Of Portland $2,000 Portland, OR, US M Thomson Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Bradley University $2,000 Peoria, IL, US I Beyer Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Southern Illinois University $1,500 Edwardsville, IL, US N Zanger Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Illinois Wesleyan University $1,000 Bloomington, IL, US J Segatto Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Southern Illinois University $2,000 Carbondale, IL, US J Richardson Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Illinois Wesleyan University $1,000 Bloomington, IL, US J Segatto Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Siu Edwardsville $2,000 Edwardsville, IL, US J Richardson Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Ball State University $2,000 Muncie, IN, US E Sembell Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Southern Illinois University $1,500 Edwardsville, IL, US J Zanger Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Bradley University $2,000 Peoria, IL, US B Zanger Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Truman State University $2,000 Kirksville, MO, US J Higginson Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
University Of Illinois $2,500 Champaign, IL, US K Ingram Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Siu School Of Medicine $2,500 Springfield, IL, US H Stephens Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Truman State University $2,000 Kirksville, MO, US J Higginson Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Florida State University $2,000 Tallahassee, FL, US B Koechle Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
University Of Southern California $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Sean P Chapin Fall 2018 Tuition 2018
University Of Southern California $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Sean P Chapin Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Bradley University $2,000 Peoria, IL, US I Beyer Spring 2019 Tuition 2018
Illinois State University-normal $2,000 Normal, IL, US S Schlosser Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Florida State University $2,000 Tallahassee, FL, US B Koechle Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
St Louis University $2,500 St Louis, MO, US J Hyde Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
University Of Illinois $2,500 Champaign, IL, US K Ingram Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Maryville University-st Louis $2,000 St Louis, MO, US S Schahl Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Benedictine College $2,500 Atchison, KS, US W Paniol Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
University Of Saint Thomas $1,500 Saint Paul, MN, US J Milbrandt Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
University Of Illinois-champaign $2,500 Champaign, IL, US W Reiser Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
Siu School Of Medicine $2,500 Springfield, IL, US H Stephens Fall 2019 Tuition 2018
University Of Illinois-peoria $88,300 Springfield, IL, US Exempt Purpose 2017
University Of Southern Ca $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US P Chapin Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Rush University $3,000 Chicago, IL, US B Manning Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Bradley University $1,000 Peoria, IL, US B Zanger Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
University Of Portland $1,750 Portland, OR, US M Thomson Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Siu School Of Medicine $3,000 Springfield, IL, US T Tabatabai Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
University Of Illinois $5,500 Champaign, IL, US I Beyer Summer/fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Illinois College $1,500 Jacksonville, IL, US N Roth Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Southern Illinois University $1,000 Edwardsville, IL, US J Zanger Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Illinois Wesleyan University $500 Bloomington, IL, US J Segatto Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Southern Illinois University $2,000 Carbondale, IL, US J Richardson Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Illinois Wesleyan University $3,000 Bloomington, IL, US J Segatto Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Siu Edwardsville $4,000 Edwardsville, IL, US J Richardson Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
University Of Il - Springfield $2,000 Springfield, IL, US B Smith Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
University Of Portland $4,000 Portland, OR, US M Thomson Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Ball State University $1,500 Muncie, IN, US E Sembell Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Southern Illinois University $3,500 Edwardsville, IL, US J Zanger Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Bradley University $500 Peoria, IL, US B Zanger Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Northwestern University $1,500 Evanston, IL, US K Kieffer Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
Truman State University $1,500 Kirksville, MO, US J Higginson Spring 2018 Tuition 2017
University Of Illinois $6,500 Champaign, IL, US K Ingram Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Siu School Of Medicine $6,500 Springfield, IL, US H Stephens Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Truman State University $4,000 Kirksville, MO, US J Higginson Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Bradley University $4,000 Peoria, IL, US B Zanger Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Florida State University $4,000 Tallahassee, FL, US B Koechle Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Ball State University $4,000 Muncie, IN, US E Sembell Fall 2018 Tuition 2017
Siu School Of Medicine $34,391 Springfield, IL, US Exempt Purpose 2016
University Of Illinois College Of Medicine $42,500 Chicago, IL, US Exempt Purpose 2016
University Of Southern Ca $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US P Chapin Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Illinois College $1,500 Jacksonville, IL, US C Duke Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Rush University $2,500 Chicago, IL, US B Manning Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Bradley University $1,250 Peoria, IL, US B Zanger Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Maryville University St Louis $1,750 Saint Louis, MO, US S Schahl Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Olivet Nazarene University $1,750 Bourbonnais, IL, US M Thomson Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Siu School Of Medicine $2,500 Springfield, IL, US T Tabatabai Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Siu School Of Dental Medicine $2,500 Springfield, IL, US A Mundhenke Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
University Of Illinois $1,500 Champaign, IL, US I Beyer Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Illinois College $1,500 Jacksonville, IL, US N Roth Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
University Of Illinois $1,500 Champaign, IL, US I Beyer Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Southern Illinois University $1,250 Edwardsville, IL, US J Zanger Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Illinois Wesleyan University $1,000 Bloomington, IL, US J Segatto Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Southern Illinois University $1,500 Carbondale, IL, US J Shearer Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Rush University $3,000 Chicago, IL, US B Manning Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Southern Illinois University $2,000 Carbondale, IL, US J Richardson Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Illinois Wesleyan University $500 Bloomington, IL, US J Segatto Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Siu School Of Medicine $3,000 Springfield, IL, US T Tabatabai Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Southern Illinois University $2,000 Carbondale, IL, US J Richardson Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Southern Illinois University $1,500 Carbondale, IL, US J Shearer Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
University Of Il - Springfield $2,000 Springfield, IL, US B Smith Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
University Of Portland $1,750 Portland, OR, US M Thomson Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Ball State University $1,500 Muncie, IN, US E Sembell Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Southern Illinois University $1,000 Edwardsville, IL, US J Zanger Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Bradley University $1,500 Peoria, IL, US B Zanger Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Yale School Of Public Health $1,500 New Haven, CT, US S Arshanaapally Spring 2017 Tuition 2016
Illinois College $1,500 Jacksonville, IL, US N Roth Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Northwestern University $1,500 Evanston, IL, US K Kieffer Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
University Of Southern Ca $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US S Chapin Fall 2017 Tuition 2016
Truman State University $1,500 Kirksville, MO, US J Higginson Farll 2017 Tuition 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for William E Mcelroy Charitable Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 37-6306920
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 634 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0634

Key People (2)

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

Vice President Mary Jo Janssen
Trustee Us Bank N A

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
  • Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
  • 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.