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Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Waverly, Iowa · EIN 826385133

Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Waverly, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $30,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $7,000. 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 $22,000 the year before.

20% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$23,0004$577,269
2024$22,0004$646,460
2025$30,0005$683,813

How to apply

Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Trust 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 Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa4$23,000
Minnesota1$7,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cantus
Minneapolis, MN
Music$7,000
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA
Education$7,000
Cornell College
Mt Vernon, IA
Educational$6,000
Bartels Lutheran Retirement Home
Waverly, IA
Social services$5,000
Waverly Shell Rock Foundation
Waverly, IA
Educational$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Trust give?

$30,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Mark Hanawalt (Trustee) and Barbara Hanawalt (Trustee).

What does Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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