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Mary E Brenneisen Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Memphis, Tennessee · EIN 616556885

Mary E Brenneisen Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Memphis, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $295,980 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $295,980 and the largest $295,980. 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 down from $319,722 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$205,0001$6.4 million
2024$319,7221$6.4 million
2025$295,9801$5.7 million

How to apply

Mary E Brenneisen Charitable Foundation 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 Mary E Brenneisen Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri1$295,980

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Washington University School of Law Co Office of Planned Giving
St Louis, MO
To support research and teaching in a field of law$295,980

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mary E Brenneisen Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Mary E Brenneisen Charitable Foundation give?

$295,980 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $295,980.

Who runs Mary E Brenneisen Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Regions Bank Trust Department (Trustee).

What does Mary E Brenneisen Charitable Foundation fund?

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

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