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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6508848

MG Mezzanotte Foundation

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $1.1 million 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

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

    $1,107,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $24,863,070
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,506,917

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $22,033,492
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,019,402

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $22,487,968
  • Tax year 2022

    $984,051

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $22,620,305
  • Tax year 2021

    $998,496

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $23,531,048
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,017,128

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $21,857,094
  • Tax year 2018

    $813,750

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $21,260,789

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Sheltering Arms FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General operating

    $300,000
  2. Scottish Rite Foundation Southern JuWashington DC, DC

    General operating

    $202,500
  3. The Salvation Army A Georgia CorpAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $121,500
  4. University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    General operating

    $121,500
  5. Washington Humane SocietyFranklinton, LA

    General operating

    $121,500
  6. Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $25,000
  7. Virginia Historical SocietyRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $20,000
  8. Historic Richmond FoundationRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $20,000
  9. Richmond BalletRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $20,000
  10. Garden Club of Virginia IncRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $15,000
  11. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundatiStaten Island, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  12. Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL

    General operating

    $10,000
  13. Maxwelton and Lachlan FoundationLexington, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  14. James River AssociationRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  15. Richmond SPCARichmond, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. Virginia Home for Boys and GirlsHenrico, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  17. Virginia Episcopal SchoolLynchburg, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  18. Friends of the Rappahannock IncFredericksbrg, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  19. Bolling Haxall House FoundationRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  20. Side by Side Va IncRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  21. Virginia Institute of Marine Science FouGloucester PT, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  22. Ramp Access Made Possible by StudentsRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  23. Northeast New Hanover Nature ConservancyWilmington, NC

    General operating

    $10,000
  24. American Civil War MuseumRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $5,000
  25. Equality VirginiaRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $131,50032% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $131,50032% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $65,00016% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $35,0009% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $20,0005% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $15,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia18 grants $331,500
  2. Minnesota1 grant $300,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $202,500
  4. Florida2 grants $131,500
  5. Louisiana1 grant $121,500
  6. North Carolina1 grant $10,000
  7. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Wells Fargo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $341,685
  • Marianne SvobodaADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christina Ann SvobodaADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joseph Robert SvobodaADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kristen Kery SvobodaADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • John FornaciariADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 2Pay $30,000

The return

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