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Mendenhall Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Shreveport, Louisiana · EIN 271498926

Mendenhall Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Shreveport, Louisiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $19,126 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,426. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $37,559 the year before.

77% 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$37,55913$1.3 million
2024$19,12617$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactJulie Marshall
4821 Rangewood Drive, Flower Mound, TX 75028
Phone or email(972) 304-8005
What to submitOrganizations are required to submit a written application for a grant. The application must include (a) the name of the requesting organization, (b) the amount requested, (c) the purpose of the request, including a detailed explanation of how the requested funds will be expended by the recipient, (d) a copy of the receipient organization's section 501(c)(3) determination letter, and (e) confirmation of the recipent organization's commitment to report in writing to the orginization following the expenditure of the grant.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mendenhall Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Mississippi.

StateGrantsAmount
Mississippi3$3,000
New York3$2,750
Texas3$2,750
Louisiana2$2,500
Tennessee1$2,426
Arizona1$1,500
Massachusetts1$1,500
Arkansas1$1,200
District of Columbia1$1,000
Maryland1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Living Water for the World
Spring Hill, TN
General$2,426
Sanctuary Arts School
Shreveport, LA
General$2,000
Good Sports
Braintree, MA
General$1,500
Make A Wish
Phoenix, AZ
General$1,500
Women's Reproductive Rights Project
New York, NY
General$1,500
Scottish Rite for Children
Dallas, TX
General$1,250
Haiti Education Fund Inc
El Dorado, AR
General$1,200
Central Texas Food Bank
Austin, TX
General$1,000
International Rescue Committee
New York, NY
General$1,000
Stewpot
Jackson, MS
General$1,000
Tupelo Lee Humane Society
Tupelo, MS
General$1,000
Growing Up Knowing
Jackson, MS
General$1,000
United to Beat Malaria
Washington, DC
General$1,000
Dorcheat Historical Museum
Minden, LA
General$500
Trees for the Future
Silver Springs, MD
General$500
Stewpot Alliance of Dallas
Dallas, TX
General$500
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc
New York, NY
General$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mendenhall Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mendenhall Family Foundation Inc give?

$19,126 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Mendenhall Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists William S Mendenhall (President), Julie M Marshall (Vice President / Treasurer), Joseph E Marshall (Secretary / Director) and Jean S Mendenhall (Director) among 13 officers and trustees.

What does Mendenhall Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and international.

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