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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2934608

Meece McDowell Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $81,000 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

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

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $681,919
  • Tax year 2024

    $59,700

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $712,779
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $705,213
  • Tax year 2022

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $768,579
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $784,594
  • Tax year 2020

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $784,567
  • Tax year 2019

    $61,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $772,403
  • Tax year 2018

    $49,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $800,228

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sidell Fire and RescueSidell, IL

    General and unrestricted

    $20,000
  2. Danville Area Community College FouDanville, IL

    General and unrestricted

    $17,500
  3. Village of Sidell Water WorksSidell, IL

    General and unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. White River Christian CampWhite River Junction, VT

    General and unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Friends of Mountain Air Animal RescMountainair, NM

    General and unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Momentus InstituteDallas, TX

    General and unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Sidell United Methodist ChurchSidell, IL

    General and unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Vermillion County Animal ShelterDanville, IL

    General and unrestricted

    $3,500
  9. Now I Lay Me Down to SleepHGHLNDS Ranch, CO

    General and unrestricted

    $2,500
  10. Sjogrens FoundationReston, VA

    General and unrestricted

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $2,50050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $56,000
  2. Vermont1 grant $10,000
  3. New Mexico1 grant $5,000
  4. Texas1 grant $5,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $2,500
  6. Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey S PartenheimerPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Minerva PartenheimerVICE-PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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