Private foundation · Saint Louis, MO

Mark Willard Charitable Trust

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Typical grant size
$100 $200 $400
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
7
Repeat grantees
4
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2025 990-PF

Leadership · from 2025 990-PF

Mark Willard
President and trustee
Terry Paull
Trustee

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2025
5.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
70
Total grants awarded
$18K
Total amount
$257
Average grant
$800
Largest grant

Giving by year

2025
$907
8 grants
2024
$5K
13 grants
2023
$5K
13 grants
2022
$3K
12 grants
2021
$2K
11 grants
2020
$2K
13 grants

Top recipients

49 grants · TN
$12K
2 grants · MO · ✓ Exact match
$1K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$900
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories
1 grant · NY
$800
Kwmu
2 grants · MO
$507
2 grants · OH · ✓ Exact match
$500
Ketc
2 grants · MO
$500
1 grant · KY · ✓ Exact match
$400
Partners in Health
1 grant · MA
$400
United Way of Greater Saint Louis
2 grants · MO
$300

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Natural Resources Defense Council
Provides legal protection for natural resources
NY · TY 2025
$200
Missouri Prairie Foundation
Promotes prairie conservation and education
MO · TY 2025
$200
Kwmu
Provides Public Radio
MO · TY 2025
$107
Ketc
Provides public television
MO · TY 2025
$100
Oberlin College
Provides education
OH · TY 2025
$100
United Way of Greater Saint Louis
Supports local charitable organization
MO · TY 2025
$100
Wikimedia Foundation
Supports dissemination of knowledge through Wikipedia
CA · TY 2025
$50
Kiva
Provides affordable loans for low-income borowers
CA · TY 2025
$50
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories
Support for scientific research
NY · TY 2024
$800
Missouri Prairie Foundation
Promotes prairie conservation and education
MO · TY 2024
$800
Natural Resources Defense Council
Provides legal protection for natural resources
NY · TY 2024
$700
Kwmu
Provides Public Radio
MO · TY 2024
$400
Partners in Health
Provides healthcare
MA · TY 2024
$400
Ketc
Provides public television
MO · TY 2024
$400
Berea College
Provides education
KY · TY 2024
$400
Oberlin College
Provides education
OH · TY 2024
$400
United Way of Greater Saint Louis
Supports local charitable organization
MO · TY 2024
$200
Givedirectly
Alleviates poverty by giving directly to worlds poorest households
NY · TY 2024
$200
Wikimedia Foundation
Supports dissemination of knowledge through Wikipedia
CA · TY 2024
$100
Kiva
Provides affordable loans for low-income people
CA · TY 2024
$100
Remote Area Medical
Provides medical services to remote area
TN · TY 2024
$100
Support for scientific research
NY · TY 2023
$800
Promotes prairie conservation and education
MO · TY 2023
$800
Provides legal protection for natural resources
NY · TY 2023
$700
Provides healthcare
MA · TY 2023
$400
Provides education
OH · TY 2023
$400
Provides public television
MO · TY 2023
$400
Provides education
KY · TY 2023
$400
Provides Public Radio
MO · TY 2023
$300
Alleviates poverty by giving directly to world's poorest households.
NY · TY 2023
$200
Supports local charitable organizations
MO · TY 2023
$200
Provides affordable loans for low-income people
CA · TY 2023
$100
Provides remote area medical services
TN · TY 2023
$100
Supports dissemination of knowledge through Wikipedia
CA · TY 2023
$100
to provide prairie conservation and education
MO · TY 2022
$450
to provide scientific research
NY · TY 2022
$400
to protect natural resources
NY · TY 2022
$400
to provide education
OH · TY 2022
$200
to provide education
KY · TY 2022
$200
to provide public radio
MO · TY 2022
$200
to provide public television
MO · TY 2022
$200
to provide healthcare
MA · TY 2022
$200
to support local charitable institutions
MO · TY 2022
$200
to provide medical support
TN · TY 2022
$150
to support loans to under-served populations
CA · TY 2022
$50
to support Wikipedia
CA · TY 2022
$50
to support cancer research
NY · TY 2021
$500
to protect natural resources
NY · TY 2021
$400
To Provide Public Radio
MO · TY 2021
$200
to provide public television
MO · TY 2021
$200

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.