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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2791649

American Community Trust

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $840,000 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

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

    $840,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,522,605

  • Tax year 2024

    $610,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,354,050

  • Tax year 2023

    $595,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,232,188

  • Tax year 2022

    $375,150

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,009,584

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,173,389

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,447,678

  • Tax year 2020

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,522,688

  • Tax year 2019

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,692,750

  • Tax year 2018

    $584,725

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,624,301

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Highland Park United Methodist ChurchDallas, TX

    General support

    $450,000
  2. Educational First StepsDallas, TX

    General support

    $145,000
  3. Manresa House of RetreatsConvent, LA

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Union Gospel MissionDallas, TX

    Timothy project

    $50,000
  5. Louisiana Parole Project IncBaton Rouge, LA

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Hunters for the HungryAustin, TX

    Community outreach

    $25,000
  7. Trinity Loaves and FishesTrinity, TX

    General support

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $145,00074% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $50,00026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $690,000
  2. Louisiana2 grants $150,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William M MarshTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $150,000
  • Peter T MarshTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $150,000
  • Merritt MarshTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $150,000

The return

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