Memorial Health System Group
Springfield, IL · EIN 90-0756744. Reported 176 grants totalling $63.5M to 79 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 79 distinct organizations, with 20% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 75% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $48,113. Half of what it reported fell between $10,780 and $296,171; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $5,989,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
8 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $123,586 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | $12.9M | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Siu Physicians & Surgeons Inc | Springfield, IL | $9,700,601 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $6,687,135 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $4,823,655 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Illinois Cancer Care | Peoria, IL | $4,108,052 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville, IL | $3,491,251 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis, MO | $3,432,791 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Richland Community College Foundation | Decatur, IL | $3,254,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Assn of Springfield | Springfield, IL | $2,301,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | Normal, IL | $1,940,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital | Springfield, IL | $1,476,719 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $1,157,648 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL | $851,375 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $799,225 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Illinois Inc | Springfield, IL | $769,366 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $743,605 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fema | $671,752 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Childrens Museum Foundation Corp | Springfield, IL | $506,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands of Springfield Inc | Springfield, IL | $440,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cpe Girardeau, MO | $424,354 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Inc | Springfield, MO | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $367,810 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Outlet | Springfield, IL | $276,070 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taylorville Public Schools | Taylorville, IL | $168,422 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Southern Illinois Hospital Services | Carbondale, IL | $140,054 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Springfield Urban League Inc | Springfield, IL | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association | Taylorville, IL | $105,204 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Decatur Park District | Decatur, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sing - Shifting Into New Gear | Springfield, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network Charitable Foundation | Springfield, IL | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $68,633 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Economic Development Corp of Macon County | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| West Central Mass Transit District | Jacksonville, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $56,513 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Prairieland United Way Inc | Jacksonville, IL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gods Shelter of Love Inc | Decatur, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Economic Advancement & Development Inc | Lincoln, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springfield Public School District 186 | Springfield, IL | $49,967 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois | Decatur, IL | $46,227 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Museum of Illinois | Decatur, IL | $46,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation | Chicago, IL | $40,352 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compass for Kids Inc | Springfield, IL | $35,830 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rtog Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $34,930 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Motherland Gardens Community Project | Springfield, IL | $34,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem | Arlington Hts, IL | $33,818 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois Symphony Orchestra Inc | Springfield, IL | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Baby Talk Inc | Decatur, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian County Prevention Coalition | Taylorville, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope School | Springfield, IL | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kumler Outreach Ministries | Springfield, IL | $26,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation | Jacksonville, IL | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Intricate Minds | Springfield, IL | $20,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wooden It Be Lovely | Springfield, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Morgan County Health Department | Jacksonville, IL | $19,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Taylorville Ministerial Association Inc | Taylorville, IL | $18,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Taylorville Park Distric | Taylorville, IL | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Taylorville - Fire Department | Taylorville, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce | Taylorville, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ball-Chatham Educational Foundation | Chatham, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hope Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $11,673 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stop the Bleed | Lees Summit, MO | $10,780 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empowerment Opportunity Center | Decatur, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach Corporation | Springfield, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Imagicnation | Springfield, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Macon County Farm Bureau Foundation | Decatur, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield Illinois African-American History Foundatio | Springfield, IL | $9,965 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | New York, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield | Springfield, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heartland Ag Group | $5,842 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Chanderville Volunteer Fire Department | Chandlerville, IL | $5,620 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Springfield Youth Performance Group Inc | Springfield, IL | $5,081 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Policemens Benevolent & Protective Assn 39 | Decatur, IL | $5,040 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy | Decatur, IL | $5,022 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corporation | Decatur, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kerbystrong | Mt Zion, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metro Decatur Black Chamber of Commerce | Decatur, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Community Fund | Decatur, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pawprint Ministries Nfp | Decatur, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Power in Pumps | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
38 of 79 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Siu Decatur Family Practice Center
SEE PART IV GENERAL SUPPORT. - University of Illinois
SEE PART IV SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF FUTUE NURSING WORKFORCE - Siu Physicians & Surgeons Inc Dba Siu Healthcare
SEE PART IV MMC HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SIU HEALTHCARE TO CONTRIBUTE FROM MMCS FUNDING FOR THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO SIUS ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS PROGRAM. MMC HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE ACCESS TO CARE COLLABORATIVE, A PROGRAM THAT IS ADDRESSING ACESS TO CARE. ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS PROGRAM. MMC HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE ACCESS TO CARE COLLABORATIVE, A PROGRAM THAT IS ADDRESSING ACCESS TO CARE. - Springfield Memorial Hospital
SEE PART IV FEDERAL NCORP PASS THROUGH FUNDS TO SUBRECIPIENT - Illinois College
SEE PART IV NURSING EDUCATION SUPPORT AGREEMENT. NATIONALLY RANKED 4-YEAR COLLEGE DEDICATED TO STUDENT SUCCESS THAT BUILDS AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION FOR INSPIRIATION - Richland Community College Foundation
SEE PART IV FUNDING TO ENRICH NURSING PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 49 of 79 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | $9,403,448 | $16,543 |
| 2021 | 42 | $11.6M | $28,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $12.4M | $124,691 |
| 2023 | 35 | $17.6M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $12.4M | $35,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
Down to the city
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $48,113 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Memorial Health System Group's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 41 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 4 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 701 North First Street, Springfield, IL, 62781.
EIN 90-0756744 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your organization? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.