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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-6022352

Edward K Love Conservation FDN

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $650,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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
Andrew S Love Jr
414 Olive St Suite 1400
St Louis, MO 63101
(314) 621-1200
Form and materials
The application should include a brief but complete discription of the proposed use of the grant or award
Deadlines
There is no submission deadline
Restrictions
Any grant or award must relate to aiding in the protection and conservation of wildlife in the state of missouri

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $650,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,193,872
  • Tax year 2023

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,617,150
  • Tax year 2022

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,667,958
  • Tax year 2021

    $610,740

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,408,641
  • Tax year 2020

    $481,847

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,185,192
  • Tax year 2019

    $473,778

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,403,025

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Audubon SocietyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  2. Forest Park Forever IncSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  3. St Louis ZooSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  4. Missouri Prarie FoundationColumbia, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  5. Missouri Botanical GardensSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  6. Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  7. Curators of the University of MissouriColumbia, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  8. Center for Plant ConservationSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  9. Conservaton Foundation of MissouriJefferson City, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  10. Great Rivers Habitat AllianceSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  11. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $125,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri9 grants $500,000
  2. New York1 grant $100,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Bank of AmericaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $77,525
  • Andrew Sproule Love JrBD OF GOV Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel Spoule LoveBD OF GOV Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph ReaganBD OF GOV Hours 1Pay $0
  • James T Blair IVBD OF GOV Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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