Memorial Health System Group
Springfield, IL · EIN 90-0756744. Reported 131 grants totalling $51.1M to 65 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, 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. 65 distinct organizations, with 25% 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. 73% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $50,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,211 and $290,000; the smallest was $5,022 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 | $12.6M | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Siu Physicians & Surgeons Inc | Springfield, IL | $8,068,302 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $5,020,211 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $3,730,247 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Illinois Cancer Care | Peoria, IL | $2,873,319 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis, MO | $2,597,955 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Richland Community College Foundation | Decatur, IL | $2,441,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville, IL | $2,118,031 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Assn of Springfield | Springfield, IL | $1,801,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital | Springfield, IL | $1,410,803 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | Normal, IL | $1,360,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $1,018,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL | $851,375 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $772,328 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $670,315 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central Illinois Inc | Springfield, IL | $605,141 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands of Springfield Inc | Springfield, IL | $440,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Museum Foundation Corp | Springfield, IL | $406,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Inc | Springfield, MO | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Outlet | Springfield, IL | $276,070 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cpe Girardeau, MO | $240,150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Taylorville Public Schools | Taylorville, IL | $168,422 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Springfield Urban League Inc | Springfield, IL | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sing - Shifting Into New Gear | Springfield, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Illinois Hospital Services | Carbondale, IL | $75,716 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Decatur Park District | Decatur, IL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Central Mass Transit District | Jacksonville, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $56,513 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $55,391 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network Charitable Foundation | Springfield, IL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield, IL | $50,313 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem | Arlington Hts, IL | $33,818 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois Symphony Orchestra Inc | Springfield, IL | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Christian County Prevention Coalition | Taylorville, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope School | Springfield, IL | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Motherland Gardens Community Project | Springfield, IL | $26,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Museum of Illinois | Decatur, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Prairieland United Way Inc | Jacksonville, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taylorville Ministerial Association Inc | Taylorville, IL | $18,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kumler Outreach Ministries | Springfield, IL | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation | Jacksonville, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Morgan County Health Department | Jacksonville, IL | $9,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Rtog Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chanderville Volunteer Fire Department | Chandlerville, IL | $5,620 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Mens Christian Association | Taylorville, IL | $5,204 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
32 of 65 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 40 of 65 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- 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 |
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
94% 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.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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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 $50,000 -- 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.
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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 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 34 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 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.
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