Nonprofit · EIN 37-6031320
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CHARLESTON, IL 61920
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $14,527,380 | $10,255,045 | $4,272,335 | $158,215,353 | $112,837 | $158,102,516 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $20,860,243 | $5,522,722 | $15,337,521 | $146,495,634 | $247,739 | $146,247,895 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $9,877,249 | $6,178,235 | $3,699,014 | $125,625,849 | $152,405 | $125,473,444 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,549,100
- Program service revenue
- $206,147
- Investment income
- $7,481,904
- Net rental income
- $136,579
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,812,590
- Net income from fundraising events
- $44,043
- Other revenue
- $290,229
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $8,944,533
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,275
- Accounting fees
- $37,103
- Occupancy
- $54,588
- Depreciation
- $39,448
- Program services (functional)
- $9,039,995
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,177,067
- Fundraising (functional)
- $37,983
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $146,495,634
- Total assets, end of year
- $158,215,353
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $112,837
- Net assets, end of year
- $158,102,516
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,222,183
- Publicly traded securities
- $122,367,954
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,641,613
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $150,460,903
- Gross receipts
- $14,819,483
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1953
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN MCKENZIE | Executive Officer Officer | 0 | $0 | $73,446 |
| NANCY MURRAY | Asst Secretary Officer | 0 | $0 | $35,662 |
| DAWN JOHNSON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL WRIGHT | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KELVIN LANE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHANIEL ANDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT GLOVER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHMITT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES MARIS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONITA TILLMAN | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL GURICK | Dirctor Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA POULTER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH DIVELY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN MCKENZIE | Executive Officer Officer | – | $0 | $69,586 |
| NANCY MURRAY | Asst Secretary Officer | – | $0 | $34,926 |
| DAWN JOHNSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL WRIGHT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KELVIN LANE | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHANIEL ANDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT GLOVER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH JAMES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHMITT | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELMER PULLEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN YOUNG | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES MARIS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONITA TILLMAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN MCKENZIE | Executive Officer Officer | – | $0 | $64,978 |
| NANCY MURRAY | Asst Secretary Officer | – | $0 | $32,385 |
| GORDON GRADO | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN JOHNSON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL WRIGHT | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KELVIN LANE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS GRANNON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK INGRAM | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH JAMES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL NILSEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELMER PULLEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN YOUNG | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES MARIS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 860 W LINCOLN AVE, CHARLESTON, IL 61920-2405
- In care of
- % JONATHAN MCKENZIE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jonathan McKenzie, 860 W Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920
- Signed the 990
- JONATHAN MCKENZIE, Executive Director
- Phone
- (217) 581-3313
- Website
- www.eiu.edu/found
Mission
To encourage and provide private support for Eastern Illinois University and its educational mission through scholarships and grants
Program accomplishments
- Grants to Eastern Illinois UniversityExpenses $6,146,131 · grants $6,146,131
- Scholarships awarded to Eastern Illinois University studentsExpenses $2,798,402 · grants $2,798,402
- Assist in developing and increasing the facilities of Eastern Illinois University for broader educational opportunities for its students, alumni, and citizens of the State of Illinois by encouraging gifts of money, property, works of art, and other materials having educational, artistic, or historical valueExpenses $95,462
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-6031320
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B43I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $158,215,353
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,819,483
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $14,527,380 | $10,255,045 | $158,215,353 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $20,860,243 | $5,522,722 | $146,495,634 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $9,877,249 | $6,178,235 | $125,625,849 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $17,377,290 | $6,072,638 | $118,656,033 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 37-6031320).
Questions about EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION is 37-6031320.
- Is EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jonathan McKenzie.
- Who are the officers and directors of EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,527,380, expenses of $10,255,045 and total assets of $158,215,353 at year end.
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