Mattoon Community Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mattoon, IL EIN: 37-1110699

Mattoon Community Trust is a private foundation, based in Mattoon, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $266K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $10K.

Mattoon Community Trust at a glance

In short: Mattoon Community Trust gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$6,667
Median grant
$7,000
Total assets
$266,293
-5.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Mattoon Community Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Douglas Hart Foundation: $9KDouglas Hart Foundation$9KRotary Club of Mattoon: $7KRotary Club of Mattoon$7KFit-2-Serve: $4KFit-2-Serve$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Douglas Hart Foundation ($9K). Together the top 3 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MattoonArcolaEffingham

How Mattoon Community Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 148% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K5 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 7 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $25K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Douglas Hart Foundation Mattoon, ILOpertations$9,000
Rotary Club of Mattoon Mattoon, ILOpertations$7,000
Fit-2-Serve Mattoon, ILOperations$4,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$266,293$13,678$29,447$20,0003$25,937$10,331$17,468
2024$282,062$13,799$4,535——$950$10,647$16,728
2023$272,798$33,356$32,022$25,0007$28,450$30,078$16,104
2022$271,464$23,694$30,215$23,0003$26,450$20,098$17,311
2021$277,985$14,433$27,930$21,0004$24,438$11,053$19,294
2020$291,482$10,705$27,211$20,0005—$6,956$18,404

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mattoon Community Trust reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mattoon Community Trust is led by Kyle Gill, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kyle Gill

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mattoon Chamber Of Commerce

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2020) → $5K (2025)

  • Aimee Romack

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Will

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Hubbartt

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Mazard

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Arnold

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Heuerman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karol Scrimager

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Norris

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Kallis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelly Romack

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Nichols

    Past President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Russell

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Kimery

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Hocking

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Delia Bunyard (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Blake Pierce (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dale Righter (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Greider (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Bethanie Cougill (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kris Maleske (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Luci Englum (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rob Scheffer (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Alex Hagen (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Clay Dean (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: James Rieck (2020–2022) — Past Board P
  • Former: Jeff Collings (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mike Love (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jake Dively (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Blake Fairchild (2020) — Director
  • Former: Evan Drummond (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kent Heller (2020) — Past Board P
  • Former: Mike Cook (2020) — Director
  • Former: Patty Peterson (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Sherri Branson (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Mattoon Chamber of Commerce — Trustee: $5KMattoon Chamber of…Trustee$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Mattoon Chamber of Commerce (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mattoon Community Trust

How much does Mattoon Community Trust give each year?

Mattoon Community Trust gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Mattoon Community Trust's typical grant size?

Mattoon Community Trust's median grant in 2025 was $7,000, and its average grant was $6,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mattoon Community Trust give grants?

Mattoon Community Trust gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Mattoon, IL (3 grants).

Does Mattoon Community Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Mattoon Community Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Mattoon Community Trust?

Mattoon Community Trust reported $266K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mattoon Community Trust's EIN?

Mattoon Community Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1110699. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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