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Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Gainsville, Florida · EIN 873641963

Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Gainsville, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $420,150 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $501,000 the year before.

45% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$501,00016$9.2 million
2024$420,15020$10.6 million

How to apply

Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia5$117,000
Florida3$60,000
District of Columbia1$50,000
North Carolina3$33,000
Pennsylvania1$30,150
Massachusetts1$30,000
Nebraska1$30,000
Tennessee2$25,000
New York1$20,000
California1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Reading Is Fundamental
Washington, DC
Booko celebration at a dc public school$50,000
Roanoke Refugee Partnership
Roanoke, VA
General support$45,000
Anglican Relief and Development Fund
Ambridge, PA
General support$30,150
All Hands and Hearts
Mattapoisett, MA
General support$30,000
Blue Ridge Women's Center
Roanoke, VA
General support$30,000
Family Housing Advisory Services Inc
Omaha, NE
General support$30,000
Pace Center for Girls
Jacksonville, FL
General support$30,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
New York, NY
General support$20,000
Iris Global
Redding, CA
General support$15,000
Little Samaritan Mission
Hallandale, FL
General support$15,000
Operation 300 Inc
Stuart, FL
General support$15,000
Rescue Mission of Roanoke Inc
Roanoke, VA
General support$15,000
Show Hope
Franklin, TN
General support$15,000
Mercy Chefs
Portsmouth, VA
General support$13,500
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
General support$13,500
Sandhills Pony Club
Cameron, NC
General support$13,500
Crisis Response International
Blue Ridge, VA
General support$13,500
Life for the Innocent
Fort Collins, CO
General support$10,000
Mercy Multiplied
Nashville, TN
General support$10,000
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Charlotte, NC
General support$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc give?

$420,150 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Roland C Lindsay Jr (President & Secretary), Sonya E Lindsay (Treasurer), Samuel C Lindsay (Board Member) and Sarah C Lindsay (Board Member).

What does Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, youth programs and housing and homelessness.

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