Grants awarded
Who does Gilmore Foundation fund?
Gilmore Foundation has awarded $18 million across 170 grants to 74 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $10,000 and $76,465.
Total awarded
$17.6M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
74
Grants
170
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 | Support |
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Greater Peoria Leadership Council INC
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$2.5M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| U Unityplace | $1.5M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$1.2M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| U University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria | $921K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$819K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| U University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria | $744K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Greater Peoria Leadership Council | $640K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Univ of Ill College of Medicine-Peoria | $581K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Illinois Central College Educational Foundation | $580K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Peoria Riverfront Museum | $510K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dream Center Peoria | $500K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$490K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| M Midwest Food Bank | $425K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$400K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| D Daf360 Giving | $345K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Illinois Central College | $333K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Peoria Playhouse Children's Museum | $300K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Peoria Symphony Orchestra
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$280K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
The Center for Prevention of Abuse
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$256K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| P Peoria Rescue Ministries | $250K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Blue Ridge Farm FBO Picket Fence Foundation | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S South Side Mission | $250K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Easter Seals INC
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$245K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $219K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wtvp | $212K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bradley University | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
East Bluff Community Center
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| C Center for Prevention of Abuse | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hoi Big Brother Big Sisters | $138K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Big Picture Initiative | $133K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| P Peoria Notre Dame High School | $119K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Art INC | $95K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| A American Red Cross | $60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F First Federated Church | $55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| P Pheonix Community Development Services | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Heart of Illinois United Way INC
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| E Epc | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
| B Big Picture Initiative | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Moonlight Coalition | $45K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Advocates for Access
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$41K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| P Peoria Historical Society | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Q Quest Charter Academy | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Peoria Bio-Made Foundation | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Peoria Public Schools Foundation | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Oak Ridge Outdoor Foundation Co Oak Ridge Sportsman's Club | $35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Peoria Park District Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| P Peoria Promise Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Bradley University
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| S St Philomena Catholic Church | $16K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Peoria Area Civic Chorale
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| F First Federated Church | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Illinois Math Academy | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Heart of Illinois United Way | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Epc | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lutheran Hillside Village Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
Peoria Area World Affairs Council
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$1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Almost Home Kids
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$150 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL |
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