Coles Together
Coles Together promotes the improvement, diversification, and growth of the economic base of the Coles county Illinois area.
Coles Together at a glance
In short: Coles Together gave $295K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $295K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $294,740
- +161.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $294,740
- +1470.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $294,740
- Total assets
- $2,287,387
- -10.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Coles Together funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Mattoon Illinois ($295K).
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 15 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $113K (2024) to $295K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $295K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Mattoon Illinois Mattoon, IL | Infrastructure Grant | $294,740 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,287,387 | $403,674 | $683,447 | $294,740 | 1 | $25,076 |
| 2024 | $2,559,464 | $585,723 | $541,277 | $112,598 | 6 | $33,875 |
| 2023 | $2,517,399 | $705,044 | $597,065 | $143,440 | 8 | $47,577 |
| 2022 | $2,401,882 | $364,576 | $285,344 | — | — | $8,057 |
| 2021 | $2,334,819 | $377,700 | $390,943 | — | — | $14,454 |
| 2020 | $2,333,367 | $354,717 | $257,040 | — | — | $17,605 |
| 2019 | $2,232,768 | $426,557 | $276,017 | — | — | $110,081 |
About Coles Together
Based on IRS filings
Coles Together is a public charity, based in Mattoon, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $295K. Net investment income was $25K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Coles Together is led by Ronda Sauget, President on every filing since 2024; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronda Sauget
President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$159K (2025)
John Inyart
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Brandon Combs
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Josh Bullock
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tim Condron
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Rick Hall
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Matt Webb
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Chad Burgett
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Darrell Cox
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Erica Boone
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jason Tucker
Director
Assistant Tr → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jay Gatrell
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Kyle Burrow
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Mike Kirchoff
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Nate Pugh
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Tina Held
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Andrew Fearn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Andy Dole
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jim Wallace
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Todd Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Blake Pierce
Treasurer
Director → Assistant Tr, 2020
Assistant Tr → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Brooke Kieffer
Secretary
Director → Assistant Se, 2020
Assistant Se → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Erica Stollard
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Angela Griffin (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Bob Shamdin (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Doug Abolt (2019–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Mike Stanfield (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jack Turner (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Amy Borntrager (2023–2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Darren Hite (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: David Glassman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jerry Esker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jerry Groniger (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lance Landeck (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Taylor (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Steve Grissom (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Todd Vilardo (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carlos Ortega (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Brandon Bell (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Cobb (2023) — Director
- Former: Brock Ashley (2023) — Assistant Tr
- Former: Nathan Meinhart (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Summer Hallowell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Michaels (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Zuhone (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tony Sparks (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sandy Graven (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeremy Yost (2019) — Director
- Former: Joyce Madigan (2019) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Larry Lilly (2019) — Director
- Former: Tim Gover (2019) — Director
- Former: Tom White (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $159K, to Ronda Sauget (President).
Frequently asked questions about Coles Together
How much does Coles Together give each year?
Coles Together gave $295K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $113K across 6 grants.
How large is Coles Together?
Coles Together reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $404K.
Where does Coles Together operate?
Coles Together has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Coles Together's EIN?
Coles Together's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1243664. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 10, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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