Absher Charitable Foundation

• If your organisation works in White County and advances healthcare or education, the foundation's stated mission fits your work.
• Half of its 33 grants to organisations were $31,500 or less, so a request in that region is realistic, although the typical band runs from $8,000 to $195,000 and its largest grant was about $660,000.
• Submit the donation request form by email six weeks before the funds are needed, because the board communicates its decision only after its next meeting.
• In the filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a first request may be less certain and building a relationship early is sensible.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• White County Ambulance Service · Purchase 2 new ambulances.
  $659,6282025 tax year
• Carmi White County CUSD#5 · Security upgrades, chromebooks, curriculum upgrade, bank uniforms, quest speakers, chairs.
  $193,7502025 tax year
• Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation · Purchase backup generators for carmi clinic.
  $108,7592025 tax year
• Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Cusd #3 · Security upgrade and tech projectors for classrooms.
  $84,7862025 tax year
• White County Senior Center · Proviide not meals for senior citizens.
  $60,0002025 tax year
• White County 4H · New lighting, fans, bleachers, updates to the livestock barn.
  $50,1002025 tax year
• Southeastern Illinois College · To provide to the dual credit program & new signage at the carmi campus.
  $49,7212025 tax year
• Carmi Fire Department · To purchase new lettering, lights and radios for trucks.
  $12,9482025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.