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The Rhodes Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Cape Girardeau, Missouri · EIN 874066869

The Rhodes Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $106,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $53,000 and the largest $86,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $112,000 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
2022$5,0001$1.8 million
2023$100,0001$2.0 million
2024$112,0002$3,210
2025$106,0002$2.3 million

How to apply

ContactScott M Rhodes
PO Box 779, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone or email(573) 334-5036, scottr@therhodesgroup.net
What to submitWritten request
DeadlinesDecember 31
RestrictionsMust be qualifing charity

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Rhodes Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri2$106,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Francis Foundation
Cape Girardeau, MO
Medical equipment$86,000
Jackson R-2 School District
Jackson, MO
Facility upgrades$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Rhodes Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 31.

How much does The Rhodes Foundation Inc give?

$106,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $53,000.

Who runs The Rhodes Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Scott M Rhodes (President) and Mark E Rhodes (Secretary).

What does The Rhodes Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and education.

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