First Bancshares Inc
Private foundation · Mattoon, IL · EIN 37-1339718 · reported 2023–2025 · files as First Mid Bancshares Inc
42grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.0Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 42 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $21K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 529
Mattoon, IL 61938-0529
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mattoon Sports Complex Inc | Mattoon, IL | $500,000 |
| Mattoon Sports Complex Inc | Mattoon, IL | $500,000 |
| Mattoon Sports Complex Inc | Mattoon, IL | $250,000 |
| Mattoon Sports Complex Inc | Mattoon, IL | $250,000 |
| Eastern Illinois University Foundation | Charleston, IL | $50,000 |
| Eastern Illinois University Foundation | Charleston, IL | $50,000 |
| Eastern Illinois University Foundation | Charleston, IL | $50,000 |
| Youth and Family Center | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation | Mattoon, IL | $25,000 |
| Mac Sports Foundation | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Mac Sports Foundation | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs | South Beloit, IL | $20,000 |
| Metropolitan St Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council | St Louis, MO | $15,000 |
| Trail Recreation Effingham County | Effingham, IL | $15,000 |
| Metropolitan St Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council | St Louis, MO | $15,000 |
| Trail Recreation Effingham County | Effingham, IL | $15,000 |
| Build MO Health | St Louis, MO | $15,000 |
| Sumpter Township Park Fund | Toledo, IL | $15,000 |
| Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis | St Louis, MO | $15,000 |
| Little Theatre on the Square | Sullivan, IL | $15,000 |
| Illinois Amish Heritage Center | Arthur, IL | $10,000 |
| Charleston Food Pantry | Charleston, IL | $10,000 |
| St Johns Church & School | Mattoon, IL | $8,333 |
| St Johns Church & School | Mattoon, IL | $8,333 |
| Arcola Foundation Palace Fund | Arcola, IL | $7,500 |
| Arcola Foundation Palace Fund | Arcola, IL | $7,500 |
| Arcola Foundation Palace Fund | Arcola, IL | $7,500 |
| Mattoon High School | Mattoon, IL | $6,500 |
| Mattoon Community Unit School District #2 | Mattoon, IL | $5,000 |
| Woodstock Institute | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Mattoon Community Unit School District #2 | Mattoon, IL | $5,000 |
| Woodstock Institute | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Woodstock Institute | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Mattoon, IL | $1,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul | Mattoon, IL | $1,000 |
| Glen ED Pantry | Edwardsville, IL | $1,000 |
| Mattoon Community Food Pantry | Mattoon, IL | $1,000 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | Mattoon, IL | $1,000 |
| Neoga Community Food Pantry | Neoga, IL | $1,000 |
| Catholic Charities Caring & Sharing | Mattoon, IL | $1,000 |
| Community Interfaith Food Pantry | Belleville, IL | $1,000 |
| Good Samaritan Food Pantry | Carbondale, IL | $1,000 |
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