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The Carlos & Marguerite Mason Fdn

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 581996431

The Carlos & Marguerite Mason Fdn is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $5.1 million in 10 grants; the typical grant was $375,000 and the largest $2.0 million. 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 $4.6 million the year before.

56% 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$4.6 million7$117 million
2024$5.1 million10$127 million

How to apply

ContactCo Wells Fargo Philanthropic Servi
100 N Main St D4000-062, Winstonsalem, NC 27101
Phone or email(888) 234-1999
What to submitInformation at www.wellsfargo.com/privatefoundationgrants/ma the trustee does not require a formal app, but request submitting a proposal detailing the project or program.
DeadlinesApplications must be postmarked or hand delivered tot the trustee's office by june 1.
RestrictionsFinancial support to persons or organizations in Georgia associated with transplantation of eyes, kidneys, hearts, and other human organs.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Carlos & Marguerite Mason Fdn funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia9$4.8 million
New York1$250,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Georgia Transplant Foundation Inc
Roswell, GA
Financial assistance$2.0 million
University of Georgia Research Foundatio
Athens, GA
General support$650,000
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operating$500,000
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities
Atlanta, GA
Adopt a family program$500,000
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
General operating$400,000
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Various healthcare programs$350,000
The Georgia Health Sciences Foundation
New York, NY
General operating$250,000
Angel Flight Soars Inc
Chamblee, GA
General support$150,000
Augusta University Foundation Inc
Augusta, GA
General operating$150,000
Enduring Hearts Inc
Marietta, GA
General operating$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Carlos & Marguerite Mason Fdn accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications must be postmarked or hand delivered tot the trustee's office by june 1.

How much does The Carlos & Marguerite Mason Fdn give?

$5.1 million in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $375,000.

Who runs The Carlos & Marguerite Mason Fdn?

Its 2024 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does The Carlos & Marguerite Mason Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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