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Growing Tree Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Springfield, Missouri · EIN 061659852

Growing Tree Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Springfield, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,691 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $5,691. 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 $4,400 the year before.

33% 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$3,1233$292,017
2024$4,4004$239,728
2025$8,6913$150,218

How to apply

Growing Tree 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 Growing Tree Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York. It also paid $5,691 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$2,000
Mississippi1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
La Casa de las LunasDonation$5,691
Living Hope International Ministrie
Latham, NY
Donation$2,000
Baptist Medical Dental Mission Intl
Hattiesburg, MS
Donation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Growing Tree Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Growing Tree Foundation Inc give?

$8,691 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Growing Tree Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Gregory De La Piedra (President), Rick Williams (Vice President) and Eunice De La Piedra (Secretary).

What does Growing Tree Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international, faith communities and health.

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