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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1629960

Mark Willard Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $907 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

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

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

    $907

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $17,856
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $17,874
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $18,847
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $19,465
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,300

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $21,538
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $22,966

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Missouri Prairie FoundationColumbia, MO

    Promotes prairie conservation and education

    $200
  2. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Provides legal protection for natural resources

    $200
  3. KwmuSaint Louis, MO

    Provides Public Radio

    $107
  4. United Way of Greater Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Supports local charitable organization

    $100
  5. Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH

    Provides education

    $100
  6. KetcSaint Louis, MO

    Provides public television

    $100
  7. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Supports dissemination of knowledge through Wikipedia

    $50
  8. KivaSan Francisco, CA

    Provides affordable loans for low-income borowers

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $40073% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $15027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri4 grants $507
  2. New York1 grant $200
  3. California2 grants $100
  4. Ohio1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mark WillardPresident and trustee Hours 3Pay $0
  • Terry PaullTrustee Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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