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Mac Martin Foundation

Accepts applications Fairfield, Illinois · EIN 206712047

Mac Martin Foundation is a private foundation in Fairfield, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $7,835 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $4,335. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $7,000 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,5232$171,516
2024$7,0002$180,224
2025$7,8353$193,539

How to apply

ContactAngie Koontz - Trust Department
220 E Main Street, Fairfield, IL 62837
Phone or email(618) 842-2109, trust@fnbcommunitybank.com
What to submitCompleted application with verification of charitable/governmental status and documentation of proposed use of grant funds
DeadlinesNo specific deadline as applications are reviewed on quarterly basis by advisory committee
RestrictionsNo limitations on grants. Advisory committee determines grantees and amounts.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mac Martin Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$7,835

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Fairfield
Fairfield, IL
Freedom park novations$4,335
Fairfield Park District
Fairfield, IL
Golf course renovation$2,500
Southeastern Illinois Comm Foundation
Effingham, IL
Wayne county ceo$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mac Martin Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No specific deadline as applications are reviewed on quarterly basis by advisory committee.

How much does Mac Martin Foundation give?

$7,835 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Mac Martin Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Fairfield National Bank (Trustee).

What does Mac Martin Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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