Lois Marler Trust Fund
Finance christian endeavors and support childrens homes.
Lois Marler Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Lois Marler Trust Fund gave $80K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $40,000
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $1,784,177
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Mississippi (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lois Marler Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Palmer Home for Children ($40K). Together the top 2 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $64K (2020) to $85K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $80K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer Home for Children Columbus, MS | General Support | $40,000 |
| Tupelo Childrens Mansion Tupelo, MS | General Support | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,784,177 | $22,785 | $115,777 | $80,000 | 2 | $22,785 |
| 2024 | $1,722,705 | $43,631 | $98,250 | $85,000 | Total only | $43,631 |
| 2023 | $1,618,340 | $85,981 | $85,250 | $72,000 | Total only | $85,981 |
| 2022 | $1,605,183 | $85,984 | $80,250 | $67,000 | Total only | $85,984 |
| 2021 | $1,800,925 | $67,891 | $87,250 | $74,000 | Total only | $67,891 |
| 2020 | $1,554,153 | $93,710 | $87,275 | $64,000 | 2 | $93,710 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lois Marler Trust Fund
Based on IRS filings
Lois Marler Trust Fund is a public charity, based in Lake Charles, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $23K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lois Marler Trust Fund is led by Roger D. Creel, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Roger D. Creel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Lois Marler Trust Fund
How much does Lois Marler Trust Fund give each year?
Lois Marler Trust Fund gave $80K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $85K in grants paid.
How large is Lois Marler Trust Fund?
Lois Marler Trust Fund reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $23K.
Where does Lois Marler Trust Fund operate?
Lois Marler Trust Fund has awarded grants in Mississippi.
What is Lois Marler Trust Fund's EIN?
Lois Marler Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-6133653. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
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