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Co-Tr Ir Char Wallace Shields

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 486338331

Co-Tr Ir Char Wallace Shields is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $25,950 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $865 and the largest $5,190. 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 up from $24,384 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$19,05810$555,620
2024$24,38410$602,277
2025$25,95010$1.7 million

How to apply

Co-Tr Ir Char Wallace Shields 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 Co-Tr Ir Char Wallace Shields funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri6$13,840
Nebraska1$5,190
Oklahoma1$5,190
Kansas2$1,730

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Cancer Society Inc
Oklahoma City, OK
Unrestricted general$5,190
American Heart Association
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted general$5,190
Curators of the University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Unrestricted general$5,190
VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$5,190
Newhouse Inc
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$865
Synergy Services Inc
Parkville, MO
Unrestricted general$865
Hope House Inc
Independence, MO
Unrestricted general$865
Friends of Yates Inc
Kansas City, KS
Unrestricted general$865
Safehome Inc
Overland Park, KS
Unrestricted general$865
Rose Brooks Center
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$865

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Co-Tr Ir Char Wallace Shields accept grant applications?

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

How much does Co-Tr Ir Char Wallace Shields give?

$25,950 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $865.

Who runs Co-Tr Ir Char Wallace Shields?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America N A (Co-Trustee).

What does Co-Tr Ir Char Wallace Shields fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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