Mary Roper Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 57-6081807
EducationReligion

Mary Roper Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $53K. Net investment income was $99K.

Key facts about Mary Roper Foundation

In short: Mary Roper Foundation gave $53K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
57-6081807
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$52,779
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$17,593
Median grant
$17,593
Total assets
$1,066,141
Primary geography
South Carolina (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.1M

+3.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$53K

+5.6% YoY

Grant Count

3

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$18K

+5.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Roper Foundation reported a distributable amount of $60K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Mary Roper Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 3 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

ColumbiaNew YorkTamassee

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K3 grants20193 grants20203 grants20213 grants20223 grants20233 grants20243 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

American Bible Society: $18KAmerican Bible Society$18KWashington Street United Methodist Ch: $18KWashington Street UnitedMethodist Ch$18KTamassee Dar School: $18KTamassee Dar School$18K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$17,593
WASHINGTON STREET UNITED METHODIST CH Columbia, SCUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$17,593
TAMASSEE DAR SCHOOL Tamassee, SCUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$17,593

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,066,141$1,028,953$998,589
Revenue$111,442$100,534$24,955
Expenses$74,538$69,122$53,483
Qualifying Distributions$60,078$56,897$42,804
Net Investment Income$98,771$87,566$14,655
Distributable Amount$60,468$57,022$52,200

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Roper Foundation's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $18K (2021) → $17K (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: $17KBank of AmericaTrustee$17K

Frequently asked questions about Mary Roper Foundation

How much does Mary Roper Foundation give each year?

Mary Roper Foundation gave $53K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 3 grants.

What is Mary Roper Foundation's typical grant size?

Mary Roper Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,593, and its average grant was $17,593, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mary Roper Foundation give grants?

Mary Roper Foundation gives mostly in South Carolina: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (33%).

Does Mary Roper Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Mary Roper Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Mary Roper Foundation?

Mary Roper Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $60K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mary Roper Foundation?

Mary Roper Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Mary Roper Foundation's EIN?

Mary Roper Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6081807. 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.

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