The Etnyre Foundation
Oregon, IL · EIN 83-1991163. Reported 154 grants totalling $764,024 to 103 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Etnyre Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,042. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,730 and $5,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $33,992. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon School District 220 | Oregon, IL | $68,504 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fieldcrest | Minonk, IL | $68,393 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Community School District | Oregon, IL | $23,680 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chana Education Center | Chana, IL | $22,918 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ocusd 220 | Oregon, IL | $22,447 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rock River Center | Oregon, IL | $19,313 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of Nachusa | Franklin Grove, IL | $19,050 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Soaring Eagle Academy (cumulative) | Lombard, IL | $17,408 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cancer Association of Anderson | Anderson, SC | $16,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County | Oregon, IL | $12,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fieldcrest Cusd 6 | Minonk, IL | $11,742 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Village of Progress | Oregon, IL | $10,664 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Senior Living | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freedom House | Princeton, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois Blood Bank Inc | Rockford, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| VFW Post 8076 | Hartwell, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wickenburg Comm Serv Corp | Wickenburg, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lee County Council on Aging | Dixon, IL | $9,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Del E Webb Ctr Performing Arts | Wickenburg, AZ | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Franklin Creek Conservation Association | Franklin Grove, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity | Loves Park, IL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teen Turf Inc | Amboy, IL | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Fire Protection District | Oregon, IL | $8,933 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wickenburg Community Services Corporation | Wickenburg, AZ | $8,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mt Morris Senior Center | Mount Morris, IL | $8,111 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Del E Webb Center for Performing Arts | Wickenburg, AZ | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minonk Fire Protection District | Minonk, IL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Franklin Creek Conversation | Franklin Grove, IL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Region One Veterans Support Office Inc | Wickenburg, AZ | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hartwell VFW Post 8076 | Hartwell, GA | $6,850 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ogle County Fair Assoc | Oregon, IL | $6,757 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wickenburg Performing Arts Boosters | Wickenburg, AZ | $6,618 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Leeogle County | Dixon, IL | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford | Chicago, IL | $6,490 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wickenburg Cultural & Conserv | Wickenburg, AZ | $5,755 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Believe in the Children | Forreston, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chana School Foundation | Oregon, IL | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wickenburg Performing Arts | Wickenburg, AZ | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Almost Home Kids | Naperville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Elk Society | Peoria, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bonafied Dog Rescue | Mt Morris, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bond Public Library | Wenona, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bond Public Library - Wenona | Wenona, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Freedom Inc | Carbondale, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Carbondale | Carbondale, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daviess County Tnr | Owensboro, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foothills Alliance | Anderson, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitata Humanity Ogle Co | Oregon, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kennedy Middle School | Rockford, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood House Association | Peoria, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pegasus Special Riders | Oregon, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockford Public Schools | Rockford, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutland American Legion | Rutland, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Severson Dells Education Foundation | Rockford, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Superhero Center for Autism | Loves Park, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| T-Wolves Youth Wrestling | Varna, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Step Up Family Center | Oregon, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Timberwolves Youth Wrestling | Sparland, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toluca Coal Mine Preservation & Development | Toluca, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way Rock River Valley | Rockford, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Rutland | Rutland, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Music | Wickenburg, AZ | $4,897 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Knottsville Volunteer Fire Department | Philpot, KY | $4,802 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Desert Caballeros Museum | Wickenburg, AZ | $4,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blackhawk Area Council BSA | Rockford, IL | $4,778 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Nachusa Grasslands | Franklin Grove, IL | $4,690 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blackhawk Area Council Boy Scouts of America | Rockford, IL | $4,593 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Kitchen Table | Rochelle, IL | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Peagasus Special Riders | Oregon, IL | $4,422 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mt Morris Senior & Community Center | Mt Morris, IL | $4,203 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scullen Middle School Orchestra | Naperville, IL | $4,132 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of Il Ceo Program | Peoria, IL | $4,085 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anderson Free Clinic | Anderson, SC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orchestra Parentspatrons' United Support | Naperville, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Remedies Renewing Lives | Rockford, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Fire Department | Owensboro, KY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village of Rutland - Parks & Rec Dept | Rutland, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waubonsie Valley High School Music Education Advocates Coalition Nfp | Aurora, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toluca Public Library District | Toluca, IL | $3,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riverpark Center | Owensboro, KY | $3,425 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Department of Georgia Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation Inc | Macon, GA | $3,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon Fire Swiftwater and Dive Rescue Team | Oregon, IL | $3,076 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Happy Tails | Rock Falls, IL | $3,064 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wickenburg Unified School District | Wickenburg, AZ | $3,059 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Toluca Coal Mine Preservations | Toluca, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Safe Harbor | Rockford, IL | $2,915 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coliseum Museum of Art Antiques & Americana Foundation | Oregon, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Desert Caballeros Western Museum | Wickenburg, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Light | Anderson, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Fire Health & Fitness Committee | Oregon, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Polo Schools FFA | Polo, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Lee County | Dixon, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Squirrels Gone Wild Rescue & Rehab | Dixon, IL | $2,219 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center | Dixon, IL | $1,881 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stir-N-Up Hope | Ferdinand, KY | $1,615 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodford County Special Education Association Serving Fieldcrest | Metamora, IL | $1,175 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pay It Forward House | Sycamore, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pay-It-Forward House Nfp | Sycamore, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wickenburg Cultural and Conservation Foundation | Wickenburg, AZ | $810 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Police Department | Oregon, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Rutland-Community Outreach Department | Rutland, IL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Music Committee Inc | Wickenburg, AZ | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 103 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Friends of Nachusa
Exempt purpose of organization - Rock River Center
Recreational activities for the elderly and disadvantaged - Habitata Humanity Ogle Co
Exempt purpose of the organization - Mt Morris Senior Center
Recreational activities for the elderly
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 49 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | $108,255 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 17 | $103,402 | $4,999 |
| 2022 | 35 | $174,103 | $3,118 |
| 2023 | 43 | $184,700 | $3,800 |
| 2024 | 40 | $193,564 | $4,786 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
77% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,042. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Etnyre Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1333 South Daysville Road, Oregon, IL, 61061. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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