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James W and Norma Eloise Terry Foundation

Accepts applications Cape Girardeau, Missouri · EIN 431399630

James W and Norma Eloise Terry Foundation is a private foundation in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $48,425 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $17,400. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $24,295 the year before.

21% of its 2024 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$24,29520$49,466
2024$48,42519$0

How to apply

ContactNorma Eloise Terry
2825 Bloomfield Rd 14, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Phone or email(573) 334-4635
What to submitApplications in the form of a letter should include the name and address of the organization requesting the grant and an explanation of the purpose of the grant. Evidence must be provided that the internal revenue service has issued a determination letter to such organization that it is an organization described in section 170(c) of the internal revenue code and exempt from income taxation under code section 501(c)(3). Also included will be a statement from a responsible officer of the organiztion that the determination has not been revoked.
RestrictionsAwards are limited to organizations operated exclusively for religious, charitable, and educational purposes consistent with the primarily christian religious purposes of the foundation.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James W and Norma Eloise Terry Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri3$19,900
District of Columbia5$11,000
North Carolina1$6,000
Virginia3$3,500
Florida1$2,000
California1$1,500
Kansas1$1,000
Mississippi1$1,000
Tennessee1$1,000
Texas1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bethany Baptist Church
Cape Girardeau, MO
For their general purpose$17,400
Family Research Council
Washington, DC
For their general purpose$6,500
Samartian Purse
Boone, NC
For their general purpose$6,000
Judicial Watch
Washington, DC
For their general purpose$2,000
Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA
For their general purpose$2,000
Salvation Army
Cape Girardeau, MO
For their general purpose$2,000
Wycliffeorg
Orlando, FL
For their general purpose$2,000
Grace to You
Panorama, CA
For their general purpose$1,500
American Family Association
Tupelo, MS
For their general purpose$1,000
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
For their general purpose$1,000
International Fellowship of C&j
Washington, DC
For their general purpose$1,000
Mission Dignity
Dallas, TX
For their general purpose$1,000
Operation Smile
Topeka, KS
For their general purpose$1,000
Prison Fellowship
Merrifield, VA
For their general purpose$1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
For their general purpose$1,000
World Vision
Tacoma, WA
For their general purpose$525
Angel Tree
Merrifield, VA
For their general purpose$500
Southeast Missouri Food Bank
Sikeston, MO
For their general purpose$500
Uso
Washington, DC
For their general purpose$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James W and Norma Eloise Terry Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does James W and Norma Eloise Terry Foundation give?

$48,425 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs James W and Norma Eloise Terry Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Norma Eloise Terry (Trustee).

What does James W and Norma Eloise Terry Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, science and research and human services.

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