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Minerva Gundelfinger Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 306275998

Minerva Gundelfinger Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $663,424 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $132,685 and the largest $132,685. 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 $579,770 the year before.

17% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$497,8446$12.3 million
2024$579,7706$14.1 million
2025$663,4246$13.7 million

How to apply

Minerva Gundelfinger Charitable Trust 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 Minerva Gundelfinger Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri5$597,082
Kansas1$66,342

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The King's Daughters & Sons - Mo Branch
Mexico, MO
Unrestricted general$132,685
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
Student loans - 'minerva$132,685
Linwood Utd Church
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$132,685
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$132,685
George H Nettleton Home Inc
Prairie Village, KS
Unrestricted general$66,342
Park University
Parkville, MO
Student loans - 'minerva$66,342

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Minerva Gundelfinger Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Minerva Gundelfinger Charitable Trust give?

$663,424 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $132,685.

Who runs Minerva Gundelfinger Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does Minerva Gundelfinger Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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