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Paul Hill and Julia Mercer Hill Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Herrin, Illinois · EIN 371394605

Paul Hill and Julia Mercer Hill Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Herrin, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $61,775 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $3,306 and the largest $13,000. 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 $54,769 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$57,44417$1.2 million
2024$54,76913$1.4 million
2025$61,77510$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactPaul Hill and Julia Mercer Hill Fnd
101 S Park Avenue, Herrin, IL 62948
Phone or email(618) 942-6666
What to submitInformal written or verbal request

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Paul Hill and Julia Mercer Hill Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois10$61,775

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Scholarship$13,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$13,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$13,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$6,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$3,307
Individual
IL
Scholarship$3,306
Individual
IL
Scholarship$3,306
Individual
IL
Scholarship$3,306
First Christian Church
Herrin, IL
Religious$1,525
First Presbyterian Church
Herrin, IL
Religious$1,525

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Paul Hill and Julia Mercer Hill Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Paul Hill and Julia Mercer Hill Charitable Foundation give?

$61,775 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $3,306.

Who runs Paul Hill and Julia Mercer Hill Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists The Bank of Herrin (Trustee), Todd Roders (Advisor), Karin Hawkins (Advisor) and Derek Hood (Advisor) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Paul Hill and Julia Mercer Hill Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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