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The James W Pickle Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Sioux Falls, South Dakota · EIN 200485515

The James W Pickle Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In tax year 2024 it gave $279,283 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $97,283. 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 $179,533 the year before.

43% 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$179,53312$4.6 million
2024$279,2837$4.7 million

How to apply

ContactMariner Trsut Company
6320 S Western Ave Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone or email(605) 271-6627, trustservices@marinerwealthadvisors.com
What to submitLetter describing how the funds would be used and the organization's mission statement. In addition, a determination letter from the IRS showing its 501(c)(3) status.
RestrictionsLimited to requests for medical care, services & equipment which will have a life altering impact.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The James W Pickle Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee3$120,000
Colorado1$97,283
Kentucky1$40,000
Indiana1$17,000
Nevada1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cochlear Americas
Lone Tree, CO
Cochlear processor/implant device$97,283
Ascension Saint Thomas Mission & Ministry
Nashville, TN
Dental and vision funding$60,000
Shriner's Hospitals
Lexington, KY
Prosthetics$40,000
Amputee Blade Runners
Nashville, TN
Blades and socketts$35,000
Hear Nashville
Nashville, TN
Hear AIDS for 25 people$25,000
Surgery Center of Carmel
Carmel, IN
Cochlear device$17,000
Miracle Flights
Las Vegas, NV
Air and ground transportation$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The James W Pickle Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The James W Pickle Charitable Foundation give?

$279,283 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs The James W Pickle Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Lynne Boone (Trustee), Steve Pickle (Trustee) and Mariner Trust Company (Trustee).

What does The James W Pickle Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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