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Dr Mary Bates Trust Fund

Accepts applications Conifer, Colorado · EIN 846028055

Dr Mary Bates Trust Fund is a private foundation in Conifer, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $52,839 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $52,839 and the largest $52,839. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $105,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$110,0001$2.8 million
2024$105,0001$2.8 million
2025$52,8391$3.4 million

How to apply

ContactRyan Kargol
341 Eureka St, Central City, CO 80427
Phone or email(303) 670-7944
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsHumane societies

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado1$52,839

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mary Elizabeth Bates Foundation
Conifer, CO
Donation$52,839

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dr Mary Bates Trust Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Dr Mary Bates Trust Fund give?

$52,839 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $52,839.

Who runs Dr Mary Bates Trust Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Marilyn C Briscoe (Trustee), Janet Wolfe (Trustee), Rebecca A Wolfe (Trustee) and Ryan Kargol (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

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