Marian Charities Inc
Marian Charities Inc is a private foundation based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Its stated purpose is to assist people in need, including poor, underprivileged, and elderly people, by providing or supporting basic needs and other charitable services.
Marian Charities Inc at a glance
In short: Marian Charities Inc gave $282K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Missouri. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $281,732
- +19.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,478
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,400
- Total assets
- $15,422,484
- +13.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (3 of 11, 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 September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Marian Charities Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 831, Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-0831
Phone: (573) 334-9661
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Marian Charities Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Assoc Persons W Intelectual Disabi ($87K). Together the top 10 received $262K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($18,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 51 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Missouri. The listed 2025 grantees are located in Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Springfield, Gladstone, and Sikeston, Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Marian Charities Inc open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 11 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $28K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $7K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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 $188K (2019) to $284K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $282K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Assoc Persons W Intelectual Disabi Cape Girardeau, MO | Mental Disabilities Support | $87,419 |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic Chur Jackson, MO | Building Campaign | $60,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Southern Mo Lifehouse Crisis Maternity Home Springfield, MO | Building Fund | $50,000 |
| St Vincent De Paul Parish Cape Girardeau, MO | General | $25,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $18,000 |
| South Side Farms Cape Girardeau, MO | Food Bank | $15,000 |
| St Mary's Grade School Cape Girardeau, MO | General | $7,800 |
| Cape Girardeau Senior Center Cape Girardeau, MO | Food Bank | $6,000 |
| Cathedral of St Mary's Cape Girardeau, MO | Memorial | $4,500 |
| Arc of Missouri Gladstone, MO | Mental Disabilities Support | $3,292 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,422,484 | $302,887 | $346,436 | $281,732 | 12 | $341,544 | $238,524 |
| 2024 | $13,546,025 | $273,725 | $297,242 | $235,260 | 11 | $292,871 | $221,339 |
| 2023 | $12,141,888 | $296,457 | $337,066 | $278,066 | 9 | $332,669 | $235,526 |
| 2022 | $10,555,521 | $331,855 | $350,745 | $284,175 | 10 | $338,984 | $269,216 |
| 2021 | $12,496,174 | $535,139 | $285,706 | $229,465 | 9 | $229,465 | $469,354 |
| 2020 | $10,953,735 | $294,925 | $253,872 | $193,300 | 5 | — | $289,213 |
| 2019 | $9,933,672 | $1,060,344 | $244,095 | $187,500 | 5 | — | $904,770 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
In its 2025 filing, the foundation says it is organized to assist people in need with basic human needs, including food, shelter, clothing, and health services. It also says it provides financial aid or other resources to charitable, religious, educational, cultural, social welfare, health, cemetery, civic, and historic associations carrying out permitted charitable purposes.
The 2025 grants include support for food banks, mental-disability services, building campaigns and funds, scholarships, and general purposes. Among the grantees, South Side Farms describes its mission as serving an underserved population in a federal food desert, including by providing access to healthy food and education. Southeast Missouri Food Bank describes its mission as recovering, acquiring, and distributing food and household products and providing community leadership and education on hunger and poverty.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $281,732 through 12 grants. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $87,419, with a median grant of $11,400.
The largest awards included $87,419 to the Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Cape Girardeau for mental-disabilities support; $60,000 to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson for a building campaign; and $50,000 to Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri in Springfield for a building fund. Other grants included $25,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Parish for general purposes, $18,000 to an individual recipient High School for scholarships, and $15,000 to South Side Farms for a food bank.
Additional 2025 grants were $7,800 to St. Mary’s Grade School for general purposes; $6,000 to Cape Girardeau Senior Center for a food bank; $4,500 to Cathedral of St. Mary’s for a memorial; $3,292 to Arc of Missouri for mental-disabilities support; $2,721 to Southeast Missouri Food Bank for a food bank; and $2,000 to Catholic Social Ministries for a food bank.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan Wallis as president; Nancy Gibson as secretary; and Stephen Schmittzehe as treasurer. It lists James Riley, Pat Stokes, Alan Essner, and Herbert Wedemeier as board members.
Marian Charities Inc is led by Susan Wallis, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Wallis
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Essner
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Herbert Wedemeier
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Riley
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Gibson
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Stokes
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Schmittzehe
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Jan Summers (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: William Schott (2019) — Vice President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Marian Charities Inc
How much does Marian Charities Inc give each year?
Marian Charities Inc gave $282K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $235K across 11 grants.
What is Marian Charities Inc's typical grant size?
Marian Charities Inc's median grant in 2025 was $11,400, and its average grant was $23,478, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Marian Charities Inc that year got $14K on average.
Where does Marian Charities Inc give grants?
Marian Charities Inc 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 Cape Girardeau, MO (7 grants).
Does Marian Charities Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 17% of Marian Charities Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Food Bank" (4 grants).
Who are Marian Charities Inc's largest grantees?
Marian Charities Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Assoc Persons W Intelectual Disabi ($87,419), Immaculate Conception Catholic Chur ($60,000) and Catholic Charities of Southern Mo Lifehouse Crisis Maternity Home ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($18,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Marian Charities Inc?
Marian Charities Inc reported $15.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $303K.
What does Marian Charities Inc fund?
In its 2025 filing, the foundation says it is organized to assist people in need with basic human needs, including food, shelter, clothing, and health services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Marian Charities Inc?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Marian Charities Inc's EIN?
Marian Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1512752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Marian Charities Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Marian Charities Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/marian-charities-inc-morg_3fc288acb64e465ca510f7e1d5728a41
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