Funding search · EIN 371339718 · Mattoon, IL

First Mid Bancshares

Name: First Mid Bancshares grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

47
grants reported: $2.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Mattoon Sports Complex4 grants · $1.5M
Eastern Illinois University Foundation4 grants · $200,000
Metropolitan St Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council3 grants · $140,000
Youth and Family Center1 grant · $50,000
Mac Sports Foundation2 grants · $50,000
Trail Recreation Effingham County2 grants · $30,000
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation1 grant · $25,000
Arcola Foundation Palace Fund3 grants · $22,500
Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs1 grant · $20,000
St Johns Church & School2 grants · $16,666

Giving over time

$185,000

2022

$1.2M

2023

$437,333

2024

$332,333

2025

Grant history

All 47 reported grants, largest first.

$500,000
Mattoon Sports Complex · Mattoon, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$500,000
Mattoon Sports Complex · Mattoon, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$250,000
Mattoon Sports Complex · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$250,000
Mattoon Sports Complex · Mattoon, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$110,000
Metropolitan St Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted gift
$50,000
Eastern Illinois University Foundation · Charleston, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$50,000
Youth and Family Center · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$50,000
Eastern Illinois University Foundation · Charleston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$50,000
Eastern Illinois University Foundation · Charleston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$50,000
Eastern Illinois University Foundation · Charleston, IL · 2022
Unrestricted gift
$25,000
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$25,000
Mac Sports Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$25,000
Mac Sports Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs · South Beloit, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$15,000
Build Mo Health · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$15,000
Little Theatre On the Square · Sullivan, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$15,000
Sumpter Township Park Fund · Toledo, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$15,000
Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$15,000
Metropolitan St Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$15,000
Metropolitan St Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$15,000
Trail Recreation Effingham County · Effingham, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$15,000
Trail Recreation Effingham County · Effingham, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Charleston Food Pantry · Charleston, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Illinois Amish Heritage Center · Arthur, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Griot Museum of Black History · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
The Eagle Foundation · Ashland, MO · 2022
Unrestricted gift
$8,333
St Johns Church & School · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$8,333
St Johns Church & School · Mattoon, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$7,500
Arcola Foundation Palace Fund · Arcola, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$7,500
Arcola Foundation Palace Fund · Arcola, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$7,500
Arcola Foundation Palace Fund · Arcola, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$6,500
Mattoon High School · Mattoon, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Woodstock Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Mattoon Community Unit School District #2 · Mattoon, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Mattoon Community Unit School District #2 · Mattoon, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Woodstock Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Woodstock Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift
$5,000
Mattoon Community Unit School District #2 · Mattoon, IL · 2022
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
Catholic Charities · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
Catholic Charities Caring & Sharing · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
Community Interfaith Food Pantry · Belleville, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
Glen Ed Pantry · Edwardsville, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
Good Samaritan Food Pantry · Carbondale, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
Mattoon Community Food Pantry · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
Neoga Community Food Pantry · Neoga, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
St Paul Lutheran Church · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$1,000
St Vincent De Paul · Mattoon, IL · 2025
Unrestricted gift

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