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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383681215Est. 2003-06

THE SPARKS FOUNDATION TRUST

MATTOON, IL 61938

Total Assets

$2.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$122K

FY 2023

Grants Made

11

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$11K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$35K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$122K

Donations made to other 501(c)(3) organizations. Eleven organizations included (see part xv for organizations supported).

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$114K

Total Expenses

$125K

Qualifying Distributions

$123K

Distributable Amount

$101K

Min. Investment Return

$102K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $3K to maximum $35K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $122K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

92 grants

THE FIELDS CHURCH
$149K
6 grants
SARAH BUSH LINCOLN FOUNDATION
$98K
6 grants
MATTOON AREA FAMILY YMCA
$75K
6 grants
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL
$39K
3 grants
COLES COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$32K
6 grants
CAMP NEW HOPE
$27K
6 grants
CROSSROADS CHURCH
$21K
2 grants
MATTOON PUBLIC LIBRARY
$16K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

92 grants

<$10K
76
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$513K
94% of total
Florida
$21K
4% of total
Missouri
$6K
1% of total
Ohio
$5K
1% of total
Minnesota
$2K
0% of total

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