Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation provided grant distributions during the year which would specifically support and encourage health care services for sarah bush lincoln health center, a related not-for-profit organization.
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation gave $517K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $258K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $516,929
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $258,465
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $258,465
- Total assets
- $37,311,860
- +15.8% 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 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center ($479K). Together the top 2 received $517K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation gives
- Giving fell 49% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $517K (2025) to $2.8M (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $517K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL | Operations, indigent patients, medicines, programs, education, capital, other various | $479,128 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Guild Mattoon, IL | Scholarships | $37,801 |
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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 | $37,311,860 | $4,571,796 | $988,958 | $516,929 | 2 | $2,631,325 |
| 2024 | $32,208,219 | $4,638,641 | $987,578 | $536,103 | 2 | $2,304,465 |
| 2023 | $27,065,071 | $3,566,692 | $1,960,090 | $1,501,916 | 2 | $1,601,509 |
| 2022 | $25,009,912 | $3,129,426 | $1,409,752 | $1,011,950 | 2 | $148,323 |
| 2021 | $26,095,679 | $3,069,709 | $1,599,392 | $1,252,736 | 2 | $863,243 |
| 2020 | $21,063,103 | $2,390,871 | $2,161,121 | $1,629,056 | 2 | $411,850 |
| 2019 | $20,933,932 | $2,967,758 | $3,346,539 | $2,805,252 | 17 | $471,600 |
About Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Mattoon, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $37.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $517K. Net investment income was $2.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation is led by Jerry Esker, Former President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 26 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jerry Esker
Former President & CEO
President & CEO → President & CEO Partial Year, 2023
President & CEO Partial Year → Former President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Uphoff
President & CEO
Vice President Development → President & CEO Partial Year, 2023
President & CEO Partial Year → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Banks
Chairperson
Secretary → Vice Chairperson, 2024
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Beck
Director Partial Term
Imm. Past Chair → Director, 2024
Director → Director Partial Term, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Schilling
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Bland
Director
Chairperson → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Sparks
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Borntrager
Director Partial Term
Director → Director Partial Term, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Voyles
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myles Hastings
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cory Kauffman
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Swensen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Thompson
Director
Director-Term → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patty Hedges
Director
Director-Term → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Mayhood
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Coles Moultrie
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deacon Patient
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lou Hencken
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan O'Dell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Pluard
Chief Finance Officer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Mikel
Past Chair Partial Term
Chairperson → Past Chairperson, 2024
Past Chairperson → Past Chair Partial Term, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barb Love
Past Chairperson
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2024
Chairperson → Past Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Branson
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kiran Joag
Vice Chairperson
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Vice Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Grunloh
Secretary
Director-Term → Director, 2023
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Fischer
Chief Finance Officer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Blake Fairchild (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Eggleston (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: William Hill (2019–2024) — Director Partial Term
- Former: Jon Spitz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Genta (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Carol Jo Fritts (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Scott Taylor (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Timothy Gover (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Fogarty (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Derald Doehring (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jerry Lindley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Philip Kepp (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Stanley Huffman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Vicky Gilliland (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dan Cunningham (2019) — Director
- Former: Doug Bock (2019) — Director
- Former: Kim Leftwich (2019) — Director
- Former: Ryan Pine (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.
Frequently asked questions about Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation
How much does Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation give each year?
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation gave $517K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $536K across 2 grants.
How large is Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation?
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation reported $37.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.6M.
What is Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation?
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Mattoon, IL. It holds $37.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation operate?
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation's EIN?
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1136713. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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