Community Foundation Of East Central

Champaign, Illinois - EIN 23-7176723 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Community Foundation Of East Central reported $7,690,909 in revenue and $3,632,148 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $4,058,761 for the year. Program services took $3,131,930 of expenses, or 86.2%. The organization closed the year with $47,683,193 in net assets - about 157.5 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$7,690,909

Up 79.1% from $4,293,159 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$3,632,148

Revenue minus expenses: $4,058,761 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
86.2%

$3,131,930 of $3,632,148 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$47,683,193

Total assets $47,771,134 minus total liabilities $87,941.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$140,595

Allison Winter, President/ceo, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
3 Employees

Plus 46 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$3,131,930 (86.2%)
Fundraising$114,369 (3.1%)
Management and General$385,849 (10.6%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.02 - $114,369 in fundraising expenses divided by $5,374,923 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.04.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$5,374,923
Of Which Cash Contributions$2,853,078
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$2,521,845
Federated Campaigns$19,313
All Other Contributions$5,355,610
Program Service Revenue$0
Investment Income$1,640,819
Other Revenue$675,167
Total Revenue (All Sources)$7,690,909
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here

For this organization, donated goods were $2,521,845 of $5,374,923 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

157.5 Months

of reserves - $47,683,193 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $302,679 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$47,771,134
Total Liabilities$87,941
Liabilities as Share of Assets0.2%
Net Assets$47,683,193

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Allison Winter - President/ceo$140,5953.87%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 7, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

15 voting members, 15 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Allison WinterPresident/ceo
Wesley Hunter IIIChair
Donna DavisVice Chair
Jacob KueblerSecretary
Jon CoffmanTreasurer
Terra DiskinPast Chair
Laura BleillTrustee
Michael CometTrustee
Jacob DickeyTrustee
Victor FuentesTrustee
Michelle GonzalesTrustee
Beth MathewsTrustee
Kevin MitchellTrustee
Mark PalmerTrustee
Rod StollTrustee
Kandace TurnerTrustee

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence15 voting / 15 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $2,467,378 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
Allerton Parkuniversity Of Illinois Foundation
ENVIRONMENT
$9,000
Arcola Food Pantry
FOOD
$6,000
Bement Foundation
EDUCATION
$100,000
Cead Council Dba Hour House
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$7,500
Champaign County Casa
YOUTH
$18,654
Champaign County Children'S Advocacy Center
YOUTH
$5,197
Champaign Park District
ENVIRONMENT
$9,895
Champaign Parks Foundation
ENVIRONMENT
$7,800
Champaign Rotary Foundation
OTHER
$10,000
Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation
EDUCATION
$12,300
Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation
EDUCATION
$5,100
Champaign Urbana Symphony
ARTS AND CULTURE
$18,259
Charles W Christie Foundation
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$40,000
City Of Champaign Township
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$11,851
College Park Church
OTHER
$22,000
Community Foundation Of East Central Illinois
OTHER
$31,400
Community Workshop & Training Center Inc
DISABILITIES
$6,000
Cris Healthy Aging
SENIORS
$7,500
Crisis Nursery Of Champaign County
YOUTH
$15,993
Crosspoint Human Services
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$7,500
C-U At Home
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$72,197
Cu Church
OTHER
$38,000
Cunningham Children'S Home
YOUTH
$55,772
Cu One-To-One Mentoring
YOUTH
$33,500
Cu Sings-People'S Chorus
ARTS AND CULTURE
$6,800
Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$5,350
Dalewood Middle School
YOUTH
$6,500
Danville Public School Foundation
EDUCATION
$5,443
Dayspring Native American United Methodist Church
OTHER
$11,500
Developmental Services Center
DISABILITIES
$46,918
Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club
YOUTH
$37,134
Douglas County Health Department
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$26,939
Dreaam
ARTS AND CULTURE
$19,000
Eastern Illinois Foodbank
FOOD
$61,736
Faith United Methodist Church
OTHER
$6,000
Family Service Of Champaign County
SENIORS
$33,927
Fellowship Circle
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$8,000
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes
OTHER
$10,000
First Presbyterian Church Of Champaign
OTHER
$60,329
First String A Community Team
YOUTH
$80,000
Fit-2-Serve
FOOD
$12,500
Friends Of Peb Inc
OTHER
$60,329
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
OTHER
$14,600
Grand Prairie Friends Land Trust
ENVIRONMENT
$5,200
Greater Champaign County Ambucs
DISABILITIES
$7,500
Greek Heritage Center
OTHER
$24,607
Griot Arts Inc
ARTS AND CULTURE
$18,000
Habitat For Humanity Of Champaign County And Restore
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$34,100
Illini Media Company
ARTS AND CULTURE
$34,447
Illinois Foundation Ffa
SENIORS
$7,500
Life Center Of Sullivan
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$7,495
Luella'S Lodge
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$6,894
Mattoon Chamber Charitable Corporation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$6,000
Mayo Clinic
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$20,100
Monticello Railway Museum
ARTS AND CULTURE
$14,861
Osf Healthcare System Dba Osf St Joseph Medical Center
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$7,500
Owen Motor Sports
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$18,744
Pace Inc
OTHER
$12,000
Parkland College Foundation
EDUCATION
$9,600
Parlin-Ingersoll Public Library
ARTS AND CULTURE
$7,182
Paxton-Buckley-Loda School District #10
ARTS AND CULTURE
$5,500
Promise Healthcare
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$13,654
Recovery Happens
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$13,200
Red Cloud Renewable
ARTS AND CULTURE
$15,000
Rosecrance
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$8,000
Salt & Light
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$32,854
Shoreline Church
OTHER
$22,000
Sinai Temple
OTHER
$10,058
Sola Gratia Farm
FOOD
$7,500
Spring Initiative
EDUCATION
$45,000
Steam Genius
YOUTH
$10,497
St John'S Cathedral
OTHER
$10,000
St Malachy Catholic School
EDUCATION
$6,535
Terre Haute Airshow
ARTS AND CULTURE
$15,000
The Hope Chest
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$64,000
The Jamie Boone Project
YOUTH
$9,240
The Kirby Foundation
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$15,000
The Orthopterists' Society
ENVIRONMENT
$12,066
The Refugee Center
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$6,124
The Salvation Army
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$8,000
The Salvation Army
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$10,000
The Salvation Army Of Champaign County
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$8,500
The Stephens Family YMCA
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$13,990
United Way Of Champaign County
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$77,050
University Of Illinois Foundation
EDUCATION
$119,452
Urbana Free Library Foundation
ARTS AND CULTURE
$6,601
Uwm Foundation
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$10,000
Vermilion Heritage Foundation
ARTS AND CULTURE
$5,137
Vineyard Christian Fellowship Of Champaign Urbana
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$10,500
We Care Of Grundy County
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$10,000
Willow Tree Missions
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
$11,500
World Relief Corp Of National Association Of Evangelicals
OTHER
$19,901

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$4,293,159-
Fiscal 2025$7,690,909+79.1%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Jul 7, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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