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Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found

Preselected recipients only MC Leansboro, Illinois · EIN 472453232

Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found is a private foundation in MC Leansboro, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $19,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $2,000 the year before.

100% of its 2025 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$10,0757$235,515
2024$2,0003$265,129
2025$19,0005$317,871

How to apply

Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found 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 Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois5$19,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hamilton County School Foundation
MC Leansboro, IL
To set up a scholarship program for ham cty studen$10,000
Individual
IL
$3,000
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Foundati
MC Leansboro, IL
To promote local hospital buying of needed equip$2,500
Hamilton Co Salvation Army
Mc Leansboro, IL
To promote charitable purposes in hamilton cty$2,500
Hamilton County Schools Foundation
MC Leansboro, IL
To promote education equip etc in hamilton county$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found give?

$19,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found?

Its 2025 filing lists Gary R Little (Presidenttreasurer), Mary L Little (Vice Pressecretary), Janie L Marlow (Director) and Brandy L Anglen (Director).

What does Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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