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The Langtry Foundation

Accepts applications Chariton, Iowa · EIN 421496351

The Langtry Foundation is a private foundation in Chariton, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $265,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $253,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $83,717 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$95,8005$2.8 million
2024$83,7177$3.0 million
2025$265,0003$3.0 million

How to apply

ContactThe Langtry Foundation
PO Box 678, Chariton, IA 50049
Phone or email(641) 774-2179
What to submitLetter and documentation of 501(c)(3) or government status
DeadlinesTwo weeks before each board meeting

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Langtry Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa3$265,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Humeston
Humeston, IA
Streets/Radios/Tower Repair/Fire Truck$253,500
Mormon Trail Comm Servs Corp
Humeston, IA
OperatingExpenses$10,000
Circle of Freedom
Seymour, IA
Garden$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Langtry Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Two weeks before each board meeting.

How much does The Langtry Foundation give?

$265,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Langtry Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Nancy E Gunzenhauser (President/Director), David S Gunzenhauser (Treasurer/Director), Sara J Ballard (Secretary/Director) and Diane M Hall (VP/Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The Langtry Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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