Private Foundation

THE ERWIN AND LINDA ARENDS FOUNDATION

THE ERWIN AND LINDA ARENDS FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in DECATUR, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $44K expenses, $104K total assets. IRS filings disclose 151 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $336K.

EIN: 261927300 DECATUR, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Expenses$44K

Total Assets$104K

Grants Given151

Grant Total$336K

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATI

DECATUR, IL · 2024

LIFE MEMBERSHIP HOWARD BROWN SOCIETY

$6,300

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION

URBANA, IL · 2024

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$6,000

MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY

DECATUR, IL · 2024

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$5,000

FIVE CITIES BAROQUE FOUNDATION

DECATUR, IL · 2024

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$4,000

MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY

DECATUR, IL · 2024

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$3,000

Showing up to 5 of 151 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR John Arends

PRESIDENT Linda Arends

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$291,905 134 grants

SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS

$13,000 1 grant

SCHOLARSHIP DONATION

$8,500 4 grants

ARENDS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

$8,000 1 grant

LIFE MEMBERSHIP HOWARD BROWN SOCIETY

$6,300 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	—	$44K	$104K
2023	$144K	$45K	$148K
2022	$40K	$55K	$49K
2021	$50K	$44K	$64K
2020	$49K	$34K	$58K

Between 2020 and 2023, reported annual revenue grew from $49K to $144K (+196%), with total assets most recently reported at $104K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AR, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, and 4 other states.

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