Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation
The PHIL AND MARY PATTISON FAMILY FOUND is a private foundation based in Weston, Missouri. Its 2024 grants supported organizations working in areas including homelessness, education, assistance to low-income people, religion, medicine, and mentorship.
Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation gave $137K across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $136,800
- +18.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- -12.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,067
- +36.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $2,658,306
- +14.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
How to apply to Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 20320 Highway H, Weston, MO 64098
Phone: (816) 506-2418
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hillsdale College ($25K). Together the top 10 received $97K.
Grant Size Distribution
85 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 85 grants of 85 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, Missouri recipients received 61% of grant dollars, Nebraska recipients 16%, Michigan recipients 14%, Kansas recipients 4%, and Colorado recipients 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
Cities
How Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation gives
- 37% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 397% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2022) to $137K (2025). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $137K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | Funding Education | $25,000 |
| Gepc Kansas City, MO | Funding Education | $15,000 |
| City Union Mission Kansas City, MO | Funding Missions | $10,000 |
| A Turning Point Gladstone, MO | Funding Education | $8,000 |
| Open Door Mission Omaha, NE | Helping Homelessness | $7,500 |
| Valor Partners Overland Park, KS | Funding Missions | $7,500 |
| Shepherd Center of Northland Gladstone, MO | Funding Missions | $6,700 |
| Christian Outreach Elkhorn, NE | Funding Faith | $6,500 |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church Kansas City, MO | Funding Faith | $6,000 |
| Epoch Times New York, NY | Funding News Reporting | $5,100 |
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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 | $2,658,306 | $467,172 | $140,126 | $136,800 | 27 | $136,800 | $209,186 | $128,264 |
| 2024 | $2,331,260 | $238,026 | $125,894 | $115,348 | 31 | $115,348 | $13,466 | $71,458 |
| 2023 | $2,090,652 | $231,351 | $62,359 | $56,610 | 13 | $56,610 | $31,870 | — |
| 2022 | $1,906,660 | $241,626 | $36,129 | $27,500 | 4 | $31,047 | $19,797 | $81,984 |
| 2021 | $1,701,163 | $251,622 | $50,269 | $46,500 | 10 | $48,190 | $17,713 | $74,706 |
| 2020 | $1,499,810 | $17,555 | $82,380 | $81,500 | 9 | — | $16,675 | $71,488 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $128K 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 provided. Its 2024 filing describes grants for purposes including helping homeless people and low-income families, funding education, medicine, religion, and mentorship programs.
Among its grantees, City Union Mission describes itself as an evangelical Christian ministry serving the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of people who are poor or homeless in Kansas City. Giving the Basics says it provides personal-care and hygiene necessities not covered by government assistance programs. Open Door Mission describes its work as meeting individual and family needs while seeking to break cycles of homelessness and poverty. Other supported organizations include Good Dads, which says it provides fatherhood resources and events, and Wayside Waifs, which describes its work as caring for pets and supporting the community.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation made 31 grants totaling $115,348. Grants ranged from $100 to $10,000, with a median of $3,000. Notable grants included $10,000 each to City Union Mission in Kansas City, Missouri, and Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan; $6,748 to Laugh Foundation in Weston, Missouri; and $5,000 each to A Turning Point, Just Homes, Nebraska FFA, and NHRI Legacy Fund. The filing also lists two additional $5,000 grants to City Union Mission. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 27 grants totaling $136,800.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Charles P Pattison Jr and Mary J Pattison as trustees.
Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charles P. Pattison Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary J. Pattison
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation
How much does Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation give each year?
Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation gave $137K across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $115K across 31 grants.
What is Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $5,067, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation give grants?
Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's top state is Missouri, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Michigan (18%) and Nebraska (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (10 grants), Gladstone, MO (2 grants), Lincoln, NE (2 grants) and Weston, MO (2 grants).
Does Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Funding Education" (6 grants), "Funding Faith" (5 grants) and "Funding Missions" (3 grants).
Who are Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hillsdale College ($25,000), Gepc ($15,000) and City Union Mission ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation?
Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $137K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $128K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 filing describes grants for purposes including helping homeless people and low-income families, funding education, medicine, religion, and mentorship programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it 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 Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's EIN?
Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6871550. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 31, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 30, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 24, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Phil & Mary Pattison Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/phil-and-mary-pattison-family-foundation-morg_9d288dd2cb784d36ba7ec4e81da8b66a
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