Grants awarded
Who does Parker Kemp Foundation fund?
Parker Kemp Foundation has awarded $1.5 million across 409 grants to 118 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $2,000, with most between $1,000 and $3,000.
Total awarded
$1.5M
Typical grant
$2K
Grantees
118
Grants
409
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $141K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Illinois Wesleyan University
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$105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
University of Colorado Foundation
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$86K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| C Canine Companions Ltd | $84K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| T Tara Performing Arts High School | $71K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y YMCA McLean County | $63K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lexington Park District | $53K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lexington High School | $46K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$37K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Susan G Komen for the Cure | $36K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Carle Center for Philanthropy | $35K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $32K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Colorado Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Patrick Church of Merna | $23K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lexington Community Center INC | $21K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Illinois Wesleyan University | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lexington Food Pantry | $20K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Midwest Food Bank | $19K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
St Jude Children's Research Hospital INC
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$16K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$16K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W W D Boyce (boy Scouts) | $16K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M McLean County Swcd Foundation | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Mary's Catholic Church | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Marcfirst | $14K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
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$13K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CO | |
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$13K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lexington Fire Department INC | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| A Alzheimer's Association | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Easter Seals INC
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Humane Society of Central Illinois
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$11K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Children's Discovery Museum | $11K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
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$11K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Childrens Foundation INC | $10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| L Lexington Community Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
YWCA of McLean County
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$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Lifelong Access (formerly Marcfirst) | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Prairielands Preservation Foundation | $10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A American Cancer Society | $10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation of Grundy County | $10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lexington Genealogical & Historical Scty | $8K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Chestnut Health Systems INC
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$8K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| R Racing for Mental Health INC | $8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Special Olympics Illinois
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$8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Leaf | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Celiac Disease Foundation
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$6K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| R Racing for Mental Health | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M McLean County Museum of History | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army | $6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$5K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| L Lexington United Methodist Church | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Heartland Community College Foundation
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Home Sweet Home Ministries | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M March of Dimes Foundation | $5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
United Way of McLean County
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Building Hope in Kids - Uganda
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$4K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Child Protection Network
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$4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| M Miller Park Zoological Society | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wish Bone Canine Rescue | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
Pet Central Helps
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$3K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| C Community Health Care Clinic | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fellowship of Christian Farmers Intl | $3K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Osf Healthcare Foundation | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$2K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| P Prairie Aviation Museum INC | $2K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Lexington Fire Department | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N National Psoriasis Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Girl Scouts of Central Illinois | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Ameican Legion Post 291 | $2K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lexington First United Methodist Church | $2K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brightpoint | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Celiac Disease Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Prairielands Preservation Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Calvary United Methodist Church | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kiwanis Club of Lexington | $2K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Right to Work Foundation | $2K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Sigma Chi Foundation
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$1K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Community Cancer Center Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Great Plains Life Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Timber Pointe Charitable Foundation INC | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pantagraph Good Fellow Fund | $1K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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