Private Foundation

Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation

Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation is a Private Foundation headquartered in Bloomington, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.9M revenue, $1.3M expenses, $19.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 181 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $7.0M.

EIN: 237022709 Bloomington, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$1.9M

Total Expenses$1.3M

Total Assets$19.3M

Grants Given181

Grant Total$7.0M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

B-N YMCA Charitable Foundation NFP

Bloomington, IL · 2025

YMCA Building

$832,460

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL · 2025

Shirk Center Endowment

$250,000

Prairie Cities Soccer League

Bloomington, IL · 2025

Program Expense

$20,000

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation

Bloomington, IL · 2025

Program Expense

$14,281

Illinois State University

Normal, IL · 2025

Program Expense

$13,850

Showing up to 5 of 181 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Cynthia L Shirk

President/Director James A Shirk

Director Lia Valerio Shirk

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Top Grant Purposes

YMCA Building

$3,269,803 5 grants

Shirk Center Endowment

$1,599,000 6 grants

Program Expense

$571,886 97 grants

Shirk Center Expansion

$390,000 1 grant

Building expansion

$350,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$1.9M	$1.3M	$19.3M
2024	$357K	$1.2M	$18.3M
2023	$687K	$1.1M	$19.2M
2022	$405K	$1.0M	$19.6M
2021	$3.9M	$779K	$20.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.9M to $1.9M (-52%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, IL, MA, MI, OH, and 2 other states.

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