Burgess Memorial Scholarship Fund

MATTOON, IL EIN: 37-6024599

Burgess Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in MATTOON, IL. IRS filing data is available for 2021. In 2021, it awarded 3 grants totaling $4.6M. Net investment income was $54K.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$4.6M

Grant Count

3

Avg Grant Size

$1.5M

About Burgess Memorial Scholarship Fund

Based on IRS filings

Burgess Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in MATTOON, IL. IRS filing data is available for 2021. In 2021, it awarded 3 grants totaling $4.6M. Net investment income was $54K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

EffinghamMattoon

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M2021
Metric2021
Total Assets
Revenue$4,448,453
Expenses$4,607,254
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$54,240
Distributable Amount$162,775

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$5M3 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2021

SOUTHEASTERN IL COMMUNIT…$4.4MSOUTHEASTERN IL COMMUNIT…$71KSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS$50K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

FMWM CO FARM MGMT FEESTRUSTEE$5KFMWM CO TRUSTEE FEESTRUSTEE$4K

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
FMWM CO FARM MGMT FEESTRUSTEE0.25$4,694
FMWM CO TRUSTEE FEESTRUSTEE0.25$3,683

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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