Private Foundation

THE BACKLUND CHARITABLE TRUST

THE BACKLUND CHARITABLE TRUST is a Private Foundation headquartered in QUINCY, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $167K revenue, $149K expenses, $2.6M total assets. IRS filings disclose 15 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $967K.

EIN: 476308098 QUINCY, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$167K

Total Expenses$149K

Total Assets$2.6M

Grants Given15

Grant Total$967K

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA

URBANA, IL · 2024

FOR THE BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING CONTENT

$62,000

ILLINOIS VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION

PEORIA, IL · 2024

FOR THE BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING CONTENT

$62,000

ILLINOIS NEWS BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION

MACOMB, IL · 2024

FOR THE BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING CONTENT

$1,800

ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA

URBANA, IL · 2023

FOR THE BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING CONTENT

$62,500

ILLINOIS VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION

PEORIA, IL · 2023

FOR THE BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING CONTENT

$62,500

Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Dr Sherri Morris

TRUSTEE John Backlund

TRUSTEE Mike Mahair

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR THE BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING CONTENT

$957,450 14 grants

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$167K	$149K	$2.6M
2023	$134K	$144K	$2.5M
2022	$66K	$181K	$2.3M
2021	$142K	$161K	$2.9M
2020	$214K	$127K	$2.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $214K to $167K (-22%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL.

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