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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6273617

Blanche Carey Martin Charitable TR

A private foundation in Clear Lake, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $22,500 paid in grants.

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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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Student loans: on or before july 1. Contributions: on or before november 1.
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $393,358

  • Tax year 2024

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $404,400

  • Tax year 2023

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $397,448

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $395,992

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $311,767

  • Tax year 2020

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $309,175

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $304,699

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $308,486

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Kitchen of North IaMason City, IA

    General donation-support

    $4,000
  2. Hawkeye Harvest Food BankMason City, IA

    General donation-support

    $4,000
  3. Salvation ArmyMason City, IA

    General donation-support

    $3,000
  4. Iowa Natural Heritage FoundationDes Moines, IA

    General donation-support

    $2,500
  5. Save the ChildrenWestport, CT

    General donation-support

    $2,000
  6. CareAtlanta, GA

    General donation-support

    $1,500
  7. Planned Parenthood of the HeartlandDes Moines, IA

    General donation-support

    $1,500
  8. Iowa CciDes Moines, IA

    Support their work

    $1,000
  9. 43 North IowaMason City, IA

    General donation support

    $1,000
  10. Habitat for HumanityMason City, IA

    General donation-support

    $500
  11. Humane Society of North IowaMason City, IA

    General donation-support

    $500
  12. Lime Creek Nature CenterMason City, IA

    General donation-support

    $500
  13. One VisionClear Lake, IA

    General donation-support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $8,00070% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $2,50022% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5004% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa11 grants $19,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $2,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Clear Lake Bank and Trust CoTRUST OFFICE Hours 3Pay $4,440
  • Paul S MacgregorTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barb MacgregorTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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