Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation
The Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation is a private foundation based in New London, Missouri. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving grants to charitable organizations in Missouri, including churches, community organizations, and cemeteries.
Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation at a glance
In short: Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation gave $91K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Missouri. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $91,000
- -5.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- -11.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,957
- +7.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $2,154,535
- +1.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 423 South Main Street, New London, MO 63459
Phone: (573) 985-3411
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Holy Rosary Church ($14K). Together the top 10 received $73K.
Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
140 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 139 grants of 140 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 18 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 78% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $91K (2025) to $202K (2022). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $91K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary Church Monroe City, MO | General Use | $14,000 |
| St Mary's Parish Shelbina, MO | General Use | $14,000 |
| Lakenan Community Center Shelbina, MO | General Use | $12,000 |
| St Stephens's Church Monroe City, MO | General Use | $9,000 |
| Holy Rosary Altar Society Monroe City, MO | General Use | $4,000 |
| Shelbina Knights of Columbus Shelbina, MO | General Use | $4,000 |
| Shelbina Senior Citizens Shelbina, MO | General Use | $4,000 |
| St Mary's Altar Society Shelbina, MO | General Use | $4,000 |
| St Mary's Cemetery Assn Shelbina, MO | General Use | $4,000 |
| St Stephens's Cemetery Monroe City, MO | General Use | $4,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,154,535 | $182,708 | $150,735 | $91,000 | 23 | $91,000 | $139,005 | $117,242 |
| 2024 | $2,122,562 | $213,372 | $153,061 | $96,000 | 26 | $96,000 | $171,750 | $111,693 |
| 2023 | $2,062,251 | $74,384 | $144,949 | $97,000 | 27 | $97,000 | $37,854 | $104,298 |
| 2022 | $2,132,816 | $225,291 | $257,048 | $202,000 | 32 | $202,000 | $184,937 | $108,994 |
| 2021 | $2,164,573 | $205,106 | $184,726 | $131,000 | 32 | $131,000 | $163,143 | $124,576 |
| 2020 | $2,144,193 | $94,241 | $161,747 | $112,000 | 31 | — | $56,000 | $110,604 |
| 2019 | $2,217,699 | $100,209 | $154,982 | $106,000 | 27 | — | $51,198 | $111,233 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation reported a distributable amount of $117K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is available in the provided information. Its 2025 grants show support for churches and related organizations, community and senior-citizen organizations, and cemeteries. One recipient, Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch, describes its mission as providing alternative Christian housing for children with backgrounds of abuse or neglect and meeting their spiritual, emotional, educational, social, and physical needs; the foundation gave the ranch $2,000 in 2025.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $91,000 through 23 grants. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $14,000, with a median grant of $2,000.
Its largest reported grants included $14,000 each to Holy Rosary Church in Monroe City and St Mary’s Parish in Shelbina; $12,000 to Lakenan Community Center in Shelbina; and $9,000 to St Stephens’s Church in Monroe City. The listed grants were designated for general use.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Julie Porter, Andrew W Briscoe, and Joseph D Valbracht as trustees.
Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph D. Valbracht
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$7K (2019) → $9K (2025)
Julie Porter
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$7K (2019) → $9K (2025)
Andrew W. Briscoe
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$8K (2024) → $9K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: John W. Briscoe (2019–2023) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $9K, to Julie Porter (Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation
How much does Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation give each year?
Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation gave $91K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $96K across 26 grants.
What is Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation's typical grant size?
Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,957, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation give grants?
Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Shelbina, MO (9 grants), Monroe City, MO (5 grants) and Rolla, MO (2 grants).
Does Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 70% of Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 23) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).
Who are Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation's largest grantees?
Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Holy Rosary Church ($14,000), St Mary's Parish ($14,000) and Lakenan Community Center ($12,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation?
Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $91K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $117K (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 does Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is available in the provided information. Its 2025 grants show support for churches and related organizations, community and senior-citizen organizations, and cemeteries. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation's EIN?
Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1825155. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Charles & Pauline Hamilton Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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