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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-2726640

The Mark Deering Foundation

A private foundation in Waco, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $338,317 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
Board of Trustees Co F Traplena
4216 Franklin Avenue
Waco, TX 76710
(254) 751-1133
Form and materials
Written application addressed to foundation requesting funds for scholarships and financial aid to enable needy and deserving students to attend roman catholic schools, including details of financial needs and student qualifications. In addition, the foundation will accept grant applications for other educational and academic purposes.
Deadlines
Applications are accepted at any time. Notice of approval, rejection or request for additional infor
Restrictions
Be a roman catholic school operating in the greater waco, TX area that provides education to students without regard to religion, race or nationality.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $338,317

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,424,975

  • Tax year 2024

    $359,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,360,841

  • Tax year 2023

    $437,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,228,405

  • Tax year 2022

    $351,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,408,605

  • Tax year 2021

    $387,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,718,210

  • Tax year 2020

    $352,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,911,127

  • Tax year 2019

    $370,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,063,519

  • Tax year 2018

    $595,280

    Grants listed
    191
    Assets, end of year
    $6,238,289

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic SchooWaco, TX

    Student financial aid

    $186,571
  2. St Mary's Catholic SchoolWest, TX

    Student financial aid

    $151,746

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas2 grants $338,317

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kenneth YoungDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gary YoungDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Virginia CawthronDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Frank TraplenaDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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