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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-2425445

Marguerite Sours Foundation

A private foundation in Scottsdale, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 30 grants and $115,200 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

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

    $115,200

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,754,491
  • Tax year 2024

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,623,109
  • Tax year 2023

    $92,200

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,457,575
  • Tax year 2022

    $151,600

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,579,659
  • Tax year 2021

    $141,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,968,233
  • Tax year 2020

    $128,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,878,447
  • Tax year 2019

    $126,200

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,940,974
  • Tax year 2018

    $112,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,717,845

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mercy Health FoundationCorpus Christi, TX

    Operations

    $10,000
  2. Mission Haus FoundationBoerne, TX

    Operations

    $10,000
  3. Rampart Vigilance FoundationFloresville, TX

    Operations

    $10,000
  4. Hangry Donkey SanctuaryScottsdale, AZ

    Operations

    $6,500
  5. Music in the MountainsGrass Valley, CA

    Operations

    $6,000
  6. Central Catholic High School ScholarshipSan Antonio, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  7. Furever Sunny Animal RescuePemberville, OH

    Operations

    $5,000
  8. Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, KS

    Operations

    $5,000
  9. Polar Bears InternationalBozeman, MT

    Operations

    $5,000
  10. Southwest Wildlife Conservation CenterScottsdale, AZ

    Operations

    $5,000
  11. St Columbia SchoolDurango, CO

    Operations

    $5,000
  12. St Mary's University School of LawSan Antonio, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  13. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Operations

    $5,000
  14. Guide Dogs of TexasSan Antonio, TX

    Operations

    $4,000
  15. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest ColoradoDenver, CO

    Operations

    $3,000
  16. Humane Society of the White MountainsLakeside, AZ

    Operations

    $3,000
  17. Assumption AbbeyAva, MO

    Operations

    $2,500
  18. Humane Society of Aransas CountyCorpus Christi, TX

    Operations

    $2,500
  19. Peewee's Pet AdoptionRockport, TX

    Operations

    $2,500
  20. Adaptive Sports AssociationDurango, CO

    Operations

    $2,000
  21. Another Chance RescueRockport, TX

    Operations

    $2,000
  22. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Arizona ChapterMesa, AZ

    Operations

    $1,500
  23. Molino de Suenos Animal Rescue SanctuaryBigfoot, TX

    Operations

    $1,500
  24. Our Lady of Joy Catholic ChurchCarefree, AZ

    Operations

    $1,500
  25. Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $1,500
  26. Meals on Wheels Az White MountainsShow Low, AZ

    Operations

    $1,200
  27. Cat Tales RescueFulton, TX

    Operations

    $1,000
  28. Durango Art CenterDurango, CO

    Operations

    $1,000
  29. Fulton Volunteer Fire DepartmentFulton, TX

    Operations

    $1,000
  30. Rockport Volunteer Fire DepartmentRockport, TX

    Operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals4 grants $19,50039% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $14,00028% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $10,00020% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $6,00012% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas13 grants $55,500
  2. Arizona6 grants $18,700
  3. Colorado4 grants $11,000
  4. Montana2 grants $6,500
  5. California1 grant $6,000
  6. Kansas1 grant $5,000
  7. New York1 grant $5,000
  8. Ohio1 grant $5,000
  9. Missouri1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jacalyn BauerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan BowersTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charlotte WalstonV PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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