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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-6087935

William A Badger Foundation

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $3.5 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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

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

    $3,495,763

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $53,453,500
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,478,677

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $49,743,993
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,400,682

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $45,821,607
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,171,851

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $45,476,386
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,001,223

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $43,434,889
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,918,694

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $43,654,723

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Baylor UniversityWaco, TX

    General operating

    $1,398,306
  2. Methodist Childrens Home of WacoWaco, TX

    General operating

    $1,223,517
  3. St Pauls Episcopal ChurchDoylestown, PA

    General operating

    $174,788
  4. Town of Edinburgh FBO Rest HavenEdinburgh, IN

    General operating

    $174,788
  5. Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, TX

    General operating

    $174,788
  6. City of Waco FBO Oakwood CemeteryWaco, TX

    General operating

    $174,788
  7. Edinburgh United Methodist ChurchEdinburgh, IN

    General support

    $174,788

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $1,573,094100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $2,971,399
  2. Indiana2 grants $349,576
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $174,788

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Wells Fargo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $243,472

The return

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