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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7072892

Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Charles, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $25,037 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
William Gray Stream Trustee The Mat
PO Box 40
Lake Charles, LA 706020040
(337) 433-1057
Form and materials
Written request stating name of organization, name of contact person and amount of request. Request should include the purposes for which a grant is to be used.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The Foundation primarily promotes the study of art and assists in agricultural education.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,037

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $41,447,730
  • Tax year 2023

    $122,420

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $39,662,150
  • Tax year 2022

    $76,918

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $36,237,431
  • Tax year 2021

    $152,818

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $36,430,651
  • Tax year 2020

    $134,980

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $31,857,785

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Sowela FoundationLake Charles, LA

    General Contribution

    $10,000
  2. Calcasieu Parish Jr Livestock ShowLake Charles, LA

    General Contribution

    $5,037
  3. Bridge HouseNew Orleans, LA

    General Contribution

    $5,000
  4. Florida State University FoundationTallahassee, FL

    General Contribution

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $5,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana3 grants $20,037
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Harold H Stream IIITrustee- President / Chariman of Board Hours 0Pay $0
  • William Gray StreamTrustee - Vice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bruce N KirkpatrickTrustee - Secretary/Treasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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