Tracy Family Foundation
Gave $13.5M in 2025Mt Sterling, Illinois · EIN 36-4163760 · Private foundation · Website
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The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | Dan Teefey |
|---|---|
| Address | Highway 99 South PO Box 25, Mt Sterling IL 62353 |
| Phone | (217) 773-4411 |
| dan.teefey@tracyfoundation.org | |
| Form and materials | Formal funding grants: email address: www.tracyfoundation.org form and content of applications: the majority of organizations are required to first submit a pre-application to the foundation briefly summarizing their request. These are due 1/1, 5/1, and 9/1. The pre-app is an initial screening based primarily on geography and areas of intent. Organizations will be notified via email if the pre-app is approved or not approved. If approved, organizations will be invited to submit grant applications on-line for the foundation to review. Organizations will be notified via email of the funding decisions. Restrcictions and limitations on awards: the following applies to unsoliciated grant applications: the organization or project should focus on youth, families, education, mental health, or Brown County. Potential applicants must be traditional charities only, including public charitable institutions, governmental units, schools, churches or 501 (c) (3) organizations. Eligible Counties in IL… (truncated in the filing) |
| Deadlines | Grant applications due 3/1, 7/1, 11/1 |
| Restrictions | Restrcictions and limitations on awards: the following applies to unsoliciated grant applications: the organization or project should focus on youth, families, education, mental health, or Brown County. Potential applicants must be traditional charities only, including public charitable institutions, govenmental units, schools, churches or 501 (c) (3) organizations. Eligible Counties in Illinois include adams, brown, cass, greene, hancock, mcdonough, morgan, pike, schuyler, and scott. Tracy family members living outside these counties may issue a very limited number of invitations to organizations in their communites. |
Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
No grants to organizations were itemized on this return.
The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($13,472,795). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,472,795 | 1 |
| 2024 | $10,284,691 | 1 |
| 2023 | $8,266,392 | 1 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621329349101987
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-4163760
- Profile updated Nov 12, 2026 · Report a mistake
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