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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 63-0738970

Mary E W Edwards Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Vestavia, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $73,990 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.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Katherine Robertson
2069 Lakewood Drive
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
(205) 535-0815
[email protected]
Deadlines
December 31st

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $73,990

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,391,830

  • Tax year 2023

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,282,301

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,305,542

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,338,989

  • Tax year 2020

    $63,900

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,383,269

  • Tax year 2019

    $64,650

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,409,855

  • Tax year 2018

    $62,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,409,244

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Auburn UniversityAuburn University, AL

    Scholarship

    $38,990
  2. Selma-Dallas Co Public LibrarySelma, AL

    Contribution

    $10,000
  3. Shiloh Baptist ChurchSardis, AL

    Contribution

    $8,500
  4. University of Mary Hardin - BaylorBelton, TX

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  5. Benton Baptist ChurchBenton, AL

    Contribution

    $3,000
  6. Westminster School at Oak MTNBirmingham, AL

    Contribution

    $2,500
  7. Food Bank of East AlabamaAuburn, AL

    Contribution

    $2,500
  8. Alabama Teen ChallengeJones, AL

    Contribution

    $2,000
  9. UA School of Library ScienceTuscaloosa, AL

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  10. Fishers of Men InternationalSelma, AL

    Contribution

    $500
  11. Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ

    Scholarship

    $500
  12. VocalMontgomery, AL

    Contribution

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $50050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama10 grants $70,490
  2. Texas1 grant $3,000
  3. Arizona1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Katherine G RobertsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cecil M YarbroughTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • James Burt Odom JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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