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Brad S & Katherine L Mead Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Jackson, Wyoming · EIN 206436522

Brad S & Katherine L Mead Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Jackson, Wyoming. In tax year 2025 it gave $34,946 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $2,250 and the largest $13,446. 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 $74,446 the year before.

80% 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
2023$70,3445$651,222
2024$74,4467$623,927
2025$34,94610$629,787

How to apply

ContactSusan Hollingsworth
PO Box 1809, Jackson, WY 83001
Phone or email(307) 733-0166
What to submitContact the organization for scholarship application; there is no application form for non-scholarship grants
RestrictionsScholarship applicants must be Wyoming residents

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Brad S & Katherine L Mead Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Wyoming9$21,500
Montana1$13,446

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Montana
Missoula, MT
Scholarship$13,446
Fund for Public Education
Jackson, WY
Education foundation support$5,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation
Jackson, WY
National park foundation support$5,000
Climb Wyoming
Cheyenne, WY
Community programs support$2,500
Community Entry Services
Jackson, WY
Community programs support$2,500
Wyo File
Lander, WY
Information reporting support$2,000
Teton Literacy Center
Jackson, WY
Education foundation support$1,500
Girls Actively Participating
Jackson, WY
Community programs support$1,000
Becoming Jackson Whole
Jackson, WY
Community programs support$1,000
Horse Warriors
Jackson, WY
Community programs support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brad S & Katherine L Mead Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Brad S & Katherine L Mead Charitable Foundation give?

$34,946 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $2,250.

Who runs Brad S & Katherine L Mead Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bradford S Mead (Initial Trustee), Katherine L Mead (Initial Trustee), Peter Lawton (Special Trustee) and Patrick Trucco (Special Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Brad S & Katherine L Mead Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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