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Barger Family Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Mattoon, Illinois · EIN 266236434

Barger Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Mattoon, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $14,701 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $4,701. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $11,079 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$7,00010$188,672
2023$11,0796$210,092
2024$14,7016$207,931

How to apply

ContactLaura Reichart
First Mid Wealth Management Co, Mattoon, IL 61938
Phone or email(217) 258-0633
What to submitApplication forms are available at mattoon high school, charleston high school, cumberland high school and neoga high school. In addition, per the trust agreement, 1/2 of the annual income is to be distributed annually to the first baptist church located in mattoon, Illinois.
DeadlinesMarch 15th each year
RestrictionsGraduating seniors from mattoon high school, charleston high school, cumberland high school and neoga high school.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Barger Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois6$14,701

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Baptist Church
Mattoon, IL
Charitable donation$4,701
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barger Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 15th each year.

How much does Barger Family Charitable Foundation give?

$14,701 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Barger Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists First Mid Wealth Management Co (Trustee).

What does Barger Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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