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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7451729

Finis M Moss Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Columbia, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $225,500 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Bryan Breckenridge
82 N Cedar Lake Dr W
Columbia, MO 65203
(417) 549-0623
Form and materials
See attached form
Deadlines
See attached form
Restrictions
See attached form

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $225,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,349,796
  • Tax year 2024

    $204,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,444,634
  • Tax year 2023

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,541,874
  • Tax year 2022

    $206,241

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,601,536
  • Tax year 2021

    $182,222

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,788,444
  • Tax year 2020

    $198,492

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,946,896

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Nevada R-5 SchoolsNevada, MO

    Scholarship foundation

    $48,000
  2. Individual

    Capital improvements and operations

    $46,000
  3. Center for Human ServicesSedalia, MO

    In-kind rent

    $30,000
  4. Vernon County Community FundNevada, MO

    Capital improvements

    $25,000
  5. Individual

    Program support

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    Program support

    $20,000
  7. Cottey CollegeNevada, MO

    Scholarshipscapital improvements

    $14,000
  8. Individual

    Capital improvements

    $12,000
  9. United Way of Vernon CountyNevada, MO

    Program support

    $7,500
  10. Nevada Shrine Club Trans FundSchell City, MO

    Transport crippled children

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $14,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri6 grants $127,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Don MillsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $30,000
  • Bryan BreckenridgeCO-TRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $30,000
  • Larry ForknerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $30,000

The return

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