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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1101365

Southern Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Carbondale, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $60,375 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $60,375

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,082,757

  • Tax year 2024

    $64,928

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,058,225

  • Tax year 2023

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,056,526

  • Tax year 2022

    $47,649

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,773

  • Tax year 2021

    $34,320

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,098,979

  • Tax year 2020

    $37,573

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,035,972

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,411

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,954

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cairo Historical AssociationCairo, IL

    For their exempt purpose

    $10,000
  2. Shining Light CenterCharleston, MO

    For their exempt purpose

    $9,847
  3. East Prairie Chamber of CommerceEast Prairie, MO

    For their exempt purpose

    $8,000
  4. Cairo Baptist Upward BasketballCairo, IL

    For their exempt purpose

    $6,000
  5. Community Health & EmerCarbondale, IL

    For their exempt purpose

    $5,000
  6. Cairo Auxiliary Fire DeptCairo, IL

    For their exempt purpose

    $4,755
  7. Charleston Nutrition CenterCharleston, MO

    For their exempt purpose

    $4,622
  8. Mount Inc (Ballard Co)Kevil, KY

    For their exempt purpose

    $4,000
  9. Ballard Co Senior CitizensBarlow, KY

    For their exempt purpose

    $3,751
  10. Ballard Co Chamber of CommKevil, KY

    For their exempt purpose

    $2,400
  11. Ginkgo Garden ClubChicago, IL

    For their exempt purpose

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $27,755
  2. Missouri3 grants $22,469
  3. Kentucky3 grants $10,151

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sarah BaslerDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Patti ClarkSecretary Hours 2Pay $7,200
  • Lee EssexTreasurer Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Darrell HoppeDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Guy JohnsonDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Pam JonesVice President Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Peggy MeriedithPresident Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Devon SecoyDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Roslyn SmithDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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