The Alice R Mies Scholarship Fund is a student‑scholarship focused fund that primarily awards undergraduate tuition support to individual students, with a strong concentration in Illinois and nearby Midwestern colleges. Grants are typically named for and paid to specific students (FBO) and often issued repeatedly to the same recipients or to students at the same institutions. The foundation favors conventional, merit/need scholarships rather than programmatic or organizational support, and several grantees attend faith‑affiliated schools.
Highly concentrated scholarship giving: many small-to-medium awards (~$3,000–$7,000), frequent repeat grants to the same student recipients and recurring support to a few regional institutions (notably Illinois State University). Funding is distributed across many individual students rather than to organizational operating programs.
The Alice R Mies Scholarship Fund’s recent giving is centered on direct undergraduate tuition support, usually routed to named students rather than institutions. One of its largest recent awards was $5,000 to Joliet Junior College FBO Christopher Corrigan for scholarship support, and another $5,000 grant went to Illinois State University FBO Mickala Travis. The pattern points to a scholarship fund that works through individual awards, often tied to specific colleges and universities and sometimes repeated for the same student across years. Illinois State University appears frequently in the recent grant list, alongside other Illinois campuses such as Southern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bradley University, and Heartland Community College. The fund also extends beyond Illinois to nearby Midwest schools, including Purdue University, Valparaiso University, Beloit College, Loras College, and Graceland University. Grant records include multiple FBO awards, showing that the fund’s support is directed to students for tuition or scholarship purposes rather than to general institutional programs.
A clear theme in the recent grants is support for Illinois undergraduates, especially at Illinois State University. The fund gave $5,000 to Illinois State University FBO Mickala Travis for scholarship support and also awarded $3,000 to Illinois State University FBO Hana Bartnik, both in Normal, Illinois. Southern Illinois University is another repeated recipient, with $4,000 to FBO Abigail Matern and $3,000 to FBO Summer Negray for scholarships. The fund also supports students at regional private and religiously affiliated institutions. Examples include $3,000 to Olivet Nazarene University FBO Grace Mund and $2,000 to Loras College FBO Emma Nelson. Community college students appear as well, including $2,000 to Heartland Community College FBO Brynn Pickett in Normal, Illinois.
Typical grants are small scholarship awards: the 25th percentile is $1,500, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $3,000. The recent list shows a consistent pattern of individual awards made to students through their colleges, often as FBO grants. Recurrence is visible in the same recipient names appearing in multiple years, such as Abigail Matern, Mackenzie Coates, and Megan Henkel. The fund does not make program-related investments and is described by its scholarship pattern as direct financial assistance rather than institutional operating support. Grants appear to be distributed as restricted scholarship payments rather than through an open application grantmaking program.
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$58K
Most grants fall between $2K and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 3% of grants go to recipients in IA.
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Notable grantees: Illinois State University (multiple named student awards), Illinois Wesleyan University (recurring student scholarships), Southern Illinois University (multiple student awards), Bradley University (repeat scholarships), Cedarville University / Olivet Nazarene University (examples of faith‑affiliated recipients)
Giving is regional and almost entirely U.S.-based, with 67 grants in the United States. Illinois is the main recipient state by grant count, and many awards land in Normal, Edwardsville, DeKalb, Bloomington, and Carbondale. Nearby Midwest locations also appear, including West Lafayette, Valparaiso, Beloit, Dubuque, and Lamoni. Only 3% of grants go to recipients in Indiana, the foundation’s headquarters state, showing that its scholarship support is broader than its home city of Terre Haute.
It supports individual students through undergraduate tuition and scholarship awards. The recent grant list is dominated by FBO payments to students at Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Illinois Wesleyan University, and other nearby colleges.
The typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $1,500, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $3,000. Recent awards include several $2,000 and $3,000 scholarships, with a few larger $4,000 and $5,000 grants.
Yes. The grant list shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Abigail Matern, Mackenzie Coates, and Megan Henkel. That suggests an ongoing scholarship relationship rather than one-time-only support.
The fund gives regionally, with Illinois receiving the most grants by count. Recipient locations in the recent list include Normal, Edwardsville, DeKalb, Bloomington, Carbondale, and several nearby Midwest cities such as West Lafayette, Valparaiso, Beloit, Dubuque, and Lamoni.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State University FBO Mickala Travis | Normal, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Southern Illinois University FBO Abigail Matern | Edwardsville, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Hana Bartnik | Normal, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Southern Illinois University - Carbondale FBO Lucy Jackson | Carbondale, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Payton Semmens | Normal, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Southern Illinois University FBO Summer Negray | Carbondale, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Parkland College FBO Jacob Green | Champaign, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Megan Henkel | Normal, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Loras College FBO Emma Nelson | Dubuque, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Valparaiso University FBO Michael Kuska | Valparaiso, IN | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Mackenzie Coates | Normal, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Beloit College FBO Kerr Bauman | Beloit, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Heartland Community College FBO Logan Barnett | Normal, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| University of Illinois FBO Kaitlyn Hamilton | Urbana, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Heartland Community College FBO Avery Horning | Normal, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| University of Illinois - Springfield FBO Bailey Masching | Springfield, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Aubrey Shepherd | Normal, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Illinois Wesleyan University FBO Sydney Gragert | Bloomington, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Joliet Junior College FBO Christopher Corrigan | Joliet, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Hawkeye Community College FBO Libby Larkin | Waterloo, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Joliet Junior College FBO Christopher Corrigan | Joliet, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Southern Illinois University FBO Abigail Matern | Edwardsville, IL | $4,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Megan Henkel | Normal, IL | $3,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Mackenzie Coates | Normal, IL | $3,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Bradley University FBO Anna Stevenson | Peoria, IL | $3,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois Wesleyan University FBO Sydney Gragert | Bloomington, IL | $3,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Hope College FBO Brooke E Fox | Holland, MI | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Lydia Grampp | Normal, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Cedarville University FBO Emma Dewald | Cedarville, OH | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Emma Grace O'Lone | Normal, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Loras College FBO Emma Nelson | Dubuque, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Olivia Schickel | Normal, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Olivet Nazarene University FBO Grace Mund | Bourbonnais, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| University of Illinois FBO Kaitlyn Hamilton | Urbana, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Heartland Community College FBO Brynn Pickett | Normal, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| University of Dayton FBO Logan Barnett | Dayton, OH | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Sam Kelly | Normal, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Ellie Wright | Normal, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Hawkeye Community College FBO Libby Larkin | Waterloo, IA | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Illinois Wesleyan University FBO Samuel Fogarty | Bloomington, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Loyola University FBO Rebecca Smith | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Southern Illinois University FBO Aliya Leonard | Edwardsville, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| University of Iowa FBO Ava Nollen | Iowa City, IA | $1,500 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Northern Illinois University FBO Ashlynn Bernard | DeKalb, IL | $3,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
| Belmont University FBO Camryn E Mies | Nashville, TN | $3,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
| Southern Illinois University FBO Aliya Leonard | Edwardsville, IL | $3,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
| Illinois State University FBO Sydney L Shepherd | Normal, IL | $3,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
| Graceland University FBO Rylee Zimmerman | Lamoni, IA | $3,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
| Florida Atlantic University FBO Ali Barton | Boca Raton, FL | $3,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
| Northern Illinois University FBO Natalie Cassady | DeKalb, IL | $3,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
Illinois State University FBO Mickala Travis
$5,000Scholarship
Southern Illinois University FBO Abigail Matern
$3,000Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Hana Bartnik
$3,000Scholarship
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale FBO Lucy Jackson
$3,000Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Payton Semmens
$3,000Scholarship
Southern Illinois University FBO Summer Negray
$3,000Scholarship
Parkland College FBO Jacob Green
$2,000Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Megan Henkel
$2,000Scholarship
Loras College FBO Emma Nelson
$2,000Scholarship
Valparaiso University FBO Michael Kuska
$2,000Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Mackenzie Coates
$2,000Scholarship
Beloit College FBO Kerr Bauman
$2,000Scholarship
Heartland Community College FBO Logan Barnett
$2,000Scholarship
University of Illinois FBO Kaitlyn Hamilton
$2,000Scholarship
Heartland Community College FBO Avery Horning
$2,000Scholarship
University of Illinois - Springfield FBO Bailey Masching
$2,000Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Aubrey Shepherd
$2,000Scholarship
Illinois Wesleyan University FBO Sydney Gragert
$2,000Scholarship
Joliet Junior College FBO Christopher Corrigan
$1,000Scholarship
Hawkeye Community College FBO Libby Larkin
$1,000Scholarship
Joliet Junior College FBO Christopher Corrigan
$5,000Scholarship
Southern Illinois University FBO Abigail Matern
$4,000Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Megan Henkel
$3,000Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Mackenzie Coates
$3,000Scholarship
Bradley University FBO Anna Stevenson
$3,000Scholarship
Illinois Wesleyan University FBO Sydney Gragert
$3,000Scholarship
Hope College FBO Brooke E Fox
$1,500Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Lydia Grampp
$1,500Scholarship
Cedarville University FBO Emma Dewald
$1,500Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Emma Grace O'Lone
$1,500Scholarship
Loras College FBO Emma Nelson
$1,500Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Olivia Schickel
$1,500Scholarship
Olivet Nazarene University FBO Grace Mund
$1,500Scholarship
University of Illinois FBO Kaitlyn Hamilton
$1,500Scholarship
Heartland Community College FBO Brynn Pickett
$1,500Scholarship
University of Dayton FBO Logan Barnett
$1,500Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Sam Kelly
$1,500Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Ellie Wright
$1,500Scholarship
Hawkeye Community College FBO Libby Larkin
$1,500Scholarship
Illinois Wesleyan University FBO Samuel Fogarty
$1,500Scholarship
Loyola University FBO Rebecca Smith
$1,500Scholarship
Southern Illinois University FBO Aliya Leonard
$1,500Scholarship
University of Iowa FBO Ava Nollen
$1,500Scholarship
Northern Illinois University FBO Ashlynn Bernard
$3,000Scholarship
Belmont University FBO Camryn E Mies
$3,000Scholarship
Southern Illinois University FBO Aliya Leonard
$3,000Scholarship
Illinois State University FBO Sydney L Shepherd
$3,000Scholarship
Graceland University FBO Rylee Zimmerman
$3,000Scholarship
Florida Atlantic University FBO Ali Barton
$3,000Scholarship
Northern Illinois University FBO Natalie Cassady
$3,000Scholarship