Alonzo Clark Mather Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 36-6010112
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Alonzo Clark Mather Trust is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $246K. Net investment income was $381K.

Alonzo Clark Mather Trust at a glance

In short: Alonzo Clark Mather Trust gave $246K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $246K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$246,216
+10.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$246,216
+10.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$246,216
Total assets
$3,828,982
+2.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Alonzo Clark Mather Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mather Foundation: $246KMather Foundation$246K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mather Foundation ($246K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Evanston

How Alonzo Clark Mather Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $157K (2019) to $255K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $246K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mather Foundation Evanston, ILUnrestricted General$246,216
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,828,982$440,264$354,102$246,2161$283,668$381,373$300,570
2024$3,741,909$526,191$316,046$223,6611$258,812$471,270$281,367
2023$3,532,183$161,487$306,476$226,3601$257,672$112,215$254,983
2022$3,675,735$92,205$336,351$254,9861$285,972$58,127$257,338
2021$3,920,374$199,557$293,390$211,4601$243,950$149,796$287,475
2020$4,014,145$113,079$259,646$181,2131—$66,712$243,462
2019$4,161,448$155,075$234,625$156,8971—$108,757$240,127

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alonzo Clark Mather Trust reported a distributable amount of $301K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alonzo Clark Mather Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alan Wylde

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $7K (2019) → $9K (2025)

  • David Watkins CFA

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $7K (2019) → $9K (2025)

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $64K (2021) → $74K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bank Of America N A (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of America — Trustee: $74KBank of AmericaTrustee$74KDavid Watkins CFA — Co-Trustee: $9KDavid Watkins CFACo-Trustee$9KAlan Wylde — Co-Trustee: $9KAlan WyldeCo-Trustee$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $74K, to Bank of America (Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Alonzo Clark Mather Trust

How much does Alonzo Clark Mather Trust give each year?

Alonzo Clark Mather Trust gave $246K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $224K across 1 grant.

How large is Alonzo Clark Mather Trust?

Alonzo Clark Mather Trust reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $284K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $301K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Alonzo Clark Mather Trust?

Alonzo Clark Mather Trust is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $3.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Alonzo Clark Mather Trust operate?

Alonzo Clark Mather Trust has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Alonzo Clark Mather Trust's EIN?

Alonzo Clark Mather Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6010112. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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