Snider Wilson Family Foundation
Snider Wilson Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Joplin, Missouri. Its filing describes charitable support of the arts and culture in southwest Missouri; its 2025 grants also went to organizations working in areas including community services, children’s services, veterans’ support, and public media.
Snider Wilson Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Snider Wilson Family Foundation gave $12K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $960.231), mostly in Missouri. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,483
- +12.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $960
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $948
- Total assets
- $397,197
- +61.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (5 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Snider Wilson 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: 2106 Natalie Lane, Joplin, MO 64801-9088
Phone: (417) 624-7281
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Snider Wilson Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Presbyterian Church ($3K). Together the top 10 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 52 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Joplin, Missouri. In 2025, 96% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri, 3% to recipients in Kansas, and 2% to recipients in Oklahoma.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Snider Wilson Family Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 13 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $564; repeat grants $1K. How we count
Medians: $320 first-time, $974 repeat.
- 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 $9K (2023) to $17K (2020). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Church Saint Louis, MO | Charitable | $2,835 |
| Ozarks Public Television Springfield, MO | Charitable | $2,300 |
| Community Clinic Joplin, MO | Charitable | $1,200 |
| Layayette House Joplin, MO | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Childrens Center Joplin, MO | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Childrens Haven Joplin, MO | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Disabled American Veterans Joplin, MO | Charitable | $948 |
| Salvation Army Joplin, MO | Charitable | $905 |
| Spiva Center for the Arts Joplin, MO | Charitable | $585 |
| Pittburg Music Program Pittsburg, KS | Charitable | $320 |
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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 | $397,197 | $122,114 | $1,601 | $12,483 | 13 | — | $11,898 | $19,397 |
| 2024 | $246,629 | $15,173 | $1,776 | $11,121 | 11 | — | $13,385 | $11,961 |
| 2023 | $217,965 | $52,563 | $11,667 | $9,076 | 9 | — | $34,910 | $9,270 |
| 2022 | $190,140 | $-430,097 | $15,929 | $14,351 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $634,109 | $236,905 | $15,610 | $14,203 | 9 | $15,610 | $29 | — |
| 2020 | $412,814 | $96,008 | $17,768 | $17,235 | 9 | — | $8 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Snider Wilson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K 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
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that its direct charitable activity is “charitable support of the arts and culture in southwest Missouri.” Its 2025 grants included arts and media organizations such as Spiva Center for the Arts and Ozarks Public Television, as well as community and social-service organizations.
Missouri Southern Foundation, which received $90 in 2025, describes its own mission as providing financial support to Missouri Southern State University for scholarships, student awards, departmental support, cultural activities, general college support, and faculty development. This is the grantee’s stated mission, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $12,483. Grant amounts ranged from $90 to $2,835, with a median grant of $948.
The largest reported grants included $2,835 to First Presbyterian Church in Saint Louis, $2,300 to Ozarks Public Television in Springfield, $1,200 to Community Clinic in Joplin, and $1,000 each to Layayfette House, Childrens Center, and Childrens Haven, all in Joplin. Other reported grants included $948 to Disabled American Veterans and $905 to Salvation Army, both in Joplin; $585 to Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin; $320 to Pittsburg Music Program in Pittsburg, Kansas; $200 to KOSU Radio in Stillwater, Oklahoma; and $100 to Joplin Trails Association.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Herndon Snider as president, Margaret Pritchard as vice president, Jan Kent as secretary-treasurer, and Thane Snider and Jill Woodley as directors.
Snider Wilson Family Foundation is led by Herndon Snider, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Herndon Snider
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jill Woodley
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Thane Snider
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jan Kent
Secretarytreasurer
Secretary → Secretarytreasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Margaret Pritchard
Vice President
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 Snider Wilson Family Foundation
How much does Snider Wilson Family Foundation give each year?
Snider Wilson Family Foundation gave $12K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 11 grants.
What is Snider Wilson Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Snider Wilson Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $948, and its average grant was $960, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Snider Wilson Family Foundation that year got $564 on average.
Where does Snider Wilson Family Foundation give grants?
Snider Wilson Family Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Joplin, MO (9 grants).
Does Snider Wilson Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Snider Wilson Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (13 grants).
Who are Snider Wilson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Snider Wilson Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include First Presbyterian Church ($2,835), Ozarks Public Television ($2,300) and Community Clinic ($1,200), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Snider Wilson Family Foundation?
Snider Wilson Family Foundation reported $397K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $122K.
What does Snider Wilson Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that its direct charitable activity is “charitable support of the arts and culture in southwest Missouri.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Snider Wilson 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 ↑
How much is Snider Wilson Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Snider Wilson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Snider Wilson Family Foundation's EIN?
Snider Wilson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3632721. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Snider Wilson Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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