Private foundation · EIN 43-6871550 · Weston, Missouri · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Phil and Mary Pattison Fam Foundation Tr

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 27 grants paid, $137K total, median $4,000. 56% of grants stayed in Missouri.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
27
$137K
Median grant
$4,000
Stays in MO
56%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.7M

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIFunding education$25K
GepcKansas City, MOFunding education$15K
City Union MissionKansas City, MOFunding missions$10K
A Turning PointGladstone, MOFunding education$8,000
Open Door MissionOmaha, NEHelping homelessness$7,500
Valor PartnersOverland Park, KSFunding missions$7,500
Shepherd Center of NorthlandGladstone, MOFunding missions$6,700
Christian OutreachElkhorn, NEFunding faith$6,500
Our Savior Lutheran ChurchKansas City, MOFunding faith$6,000
Epoch TimesNew York, NYFunding news reporting$5,100
Eleos MinistriesKansas City, MOFunding faith$5,000
Platte County Health Dept Food PantryKansas City, MOHelping neighborhoods$5,000
NhriLincoln, NEFunding education$4,000
Nebraska FFA FoundationLincoln, NEFunding education$4,000
Friends of San LucasEagan, MNFunding mission acitivity$3,000
Giving the BasicsKansas City, KSHelping neighborhoods$3,000
Amethyst PlaceKansas City, MOHlpeing addition$3,000
Laughh FoundationWeston, MOFunding medical missions$2,500
Il Young LifeBoone, IAHelping youth$2,000
Good DadsSpringfield, MOHelping kids$2,000
Wayside WaifsKansas City, MOHelp homeless animals$1,000
Grizzley & WolfWest Yellowstone, MTFunding parks$1,000
Maur Hill Mount AcademyAtchison, KSFunding education$1,000
St Johns Lutheran ChurchKansas City, MOFunding faith$1,000
Quality Hill PlayhouseKansas City, MOFunding the arts$1,000
Weston Historical MuseumWeston, MOFunding museums$500
Christ Church PresbyterianKansas City, MOFunding faith$500

By state: Missouri 15 · Michigan 1 · Nebraska 4 · Kansas 3 · New York 1 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Phil and Mary Pattison Fam Foundation Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Weston, Missouri, administered in care of Charles Phillip Pattison Jr, tax-exempt since 2002. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Phil and Mary Pattison Fam Foundation Tr accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Phil and Mary Pattison Fam Foundation Tr give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $137K across 27 grants, a median of $4,000.

Where does Phil and Mary Pattison Fam Foundation Tr give?

Missouri (15 grants), Michigan (1 grants), Nebraska (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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