Mysun Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Clayton, MO EIN: 43-7037871

Mysun Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Clayton, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $67.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.6M. Net investment income was $3.4M.

Mysun Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Mysun Charitable Foundation gave $3.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3.6M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,602,600
+17.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,602,600
+17.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,602,600
Total assets
$67,294,539
-0.8% vs 2024
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 November 2026.

Who Mysun Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M 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

Clayton

How Mysun Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 88% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 90% 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$2M$4M$6M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2022) to $5.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Statement B Clayton, MOSee Attached$3,602,600
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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$67,294,539$3,671,160$7,685,086$3,602,6001$3,933,392$3,408,947$4,380,516
2024$67,825,938$3,123,976$2,857,861$3,072,1001$3,408,034$2,848,608$4,107,081
2023$68,378,818$1,682,314$3,249,365$2,969,2831$3,252,862$1,457,214$3,786,069
2022$70,168,115$5,619,336$2,384,574$1,917,0831$2,158,390$5,326,089$3,975,712
2021$67,044,007$8,367,661$2,006,188$5,120,3551—$8,152,784$4,212,903
2020$64,484,598$1,591,438$9,011,732$3,077,4451—$1,431,518$3,683,641

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mysun Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mysun Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; 4 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Edward Heisel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $10K (2023) → $14K (2025)

  • James F. Mann

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $10K (2020) → $24K (2025)

  • Michael D. Mulligan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $20K (2020) → $24K (2025)

  • Commerce Trust

    Trustee & Tax Preparation

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    $412K (2023) → $488K (2025)

  • Adam L. Glassberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Glassberg Sands

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Commerce Trust Company (2020–2022) — Trustee & Tax Preparation

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Commerce Trust — Trustee: $488KCommerce TrustTrustee$488KMichael D Mulligan — Trustee: $24KMichael D MulliganTrustee$24KJames F Mann — Trustee: $24KJames F MannTrustee$24KEdward Heisel — Trustee: $14KEdward HeiselTrustee$14K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $488K, to Commerce Trust (Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Mysun Charitable Foundation

How much does Mysun Charitable Foundation give each year?

Mysun Charitable Foundation gave $3.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.1M across 1 grant.

How large is Mysun Charitable Foundation?

Mysun Charitable Foundation reported $67.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4.4M (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.

Where does Mysun Charitable Foundation operate?

Mysun Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Mysun Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Mysun Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-7037871. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 14, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 22, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 18, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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