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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-6351192

Wetland Foundation

A private foundation in Baton Rouge, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $8,800 paid in grants.

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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
Wetland Foundation
631 Millgate Place
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 769-8042
Form and materials
Any student currently enrolled full-time at an academic institution in the USA and who meets the specific criteria for one of the types of grants listed in Part XV, d.The application package should include five components:1. A 1-2 page resume and a separate photograph (head and shoulders).2.Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) records.3.2 letters of support, one from your department chair and/or advisor who can attest to your academic standing, academic financial status, and interest in wetlands. The letters must include departmental or official letterhead and complete contact information and should be sent separately by your references via email.4.Your current and pending support, including that of your major advisor, as it applies to your graduate program (C&P.doc).5.Description of how the grant would be spent (depends on type), including a budget (budget.doc):
Deadlines
None Currently
Restrictions
Restrictions of these grants are as follows:1. Student must be currently enrolled full-time at an academic institution in the USA and who meets the specific criteria for one of the types of grants listed2. Demonstrated interest in wetland science. Travel grants are to support participation in wetland science education and research activities. The successful grantee will demonstrate this interest in the application package.3. Demonstrated intent to use the grant for wetland science-related activities. The successful grantee will clearly document this intent in the application package.4. Demonstrated aptitude to succeed in a wetland science career. The successful grantee will clearly document their potential to succeed in pursuit of a career in wetland science.5. Demonstrated need for the grant. Travel grants are meant to aid promising students with limited travel funds. The successful grantee will demonstrate need in the application package and document it through current and pending su

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $29,665

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $30,400

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $29,239

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $26,885

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $23,799

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $23,359

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,400

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $23,687

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of FloridaGainesville, FL

    Scholarship assistance

    $2,000
  2. University of Colorado BoulderDenver, CO

    Scholarship assistance

    $1,600
  3. University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT

    Scholarship assistance

    $1,600
  4. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    Scholarship assistance

    $1,600
  5. Texas Am UniversityCorpus Christi, TX

    Scholarship assistance

    $1,000
  6. Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL

    Scholarship assistance

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $2,600100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $2,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $1,600
  3. Connecticut1 grant $1,600
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $1,600
  5. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  6. Texas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Dr Irving A MendelssohnTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dr Karen L McKeeTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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