The MST Foundation
The MST Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that reported 33 grants totaling $267,499 in filing year 2025. Its filings show grants to charitable organizations working in areas including disaster response, health, education, human services, and environmental conservation; these are examples of the grantees’ work, not a stated mission or formal list of the foundation’s focus areas.
The MST Foundation at a glance
In short: The MST Foundation gave $267K across 33 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state Florida. 48% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $267,499
- +22.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 33
- +32.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,106
- -7.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,874,526
- +5.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 48% first-time grantees (16 of 33, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Florida (30% 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 The MST 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: PO Box 39765, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33339-9765
Phone: (281) 889-1461
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The MST Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Junior Achievement ($30K). Together the top 10 received $175K.
Grant Size Distribution
107 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 103 grants of 107 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In filing year 2025, Florida received 30% of grant dollars, followed by New York at 15%, Texas and the District of Columbia at 11% each, and California at 10%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 33 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The MST Foundation open to new grantees?
48%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 33 grantees (48%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $207K (2020) to $267K (2025). In 2025 it made 33 grants totaling $267K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Achievement Coconut Creek, FL | To Provide Support | $29,576 |
| Team Rubicon Los Angeles, CA | To Provide Support | $25,000 |
| Doners Choose New York, NY | To Provide Support | $20,000 |
| Multi Agency Homeless Taskforce Coral Springs, FL | To Provide Support | $20,000 |
| Tunnels to Towers Foundations Staten Island, NY | To Provide Support | $20,000 |
| University of Miami Neurology Coral Gables, FL | To Provide Support | $15,000 |
| Global Empowerment Ministries Detroit, MI | To Provide Support | $15,000 |
| Addi's Faith Kingwood, TX | To Provide Support | $10,000 |
| Global Givingoce Junor Golf Foundation Washington, DC | To Provide Support | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Dallas, TX | To Provide Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $3,874,526 | $453,177 | $306,028 | $267,499 | 33 | $265,750 | $408,141 | $274,174 |
| 2024 | $3,678,451 | $214,797 | $261,806 | $219,300 | 25 | $222,947 | $175,938 | $259,364 |
| 2023 | $3,725,460 | $217,314 | $289,259 | $249,880 | 20 | $252,970 | $181,025 | $230,962 |
| 2022 | $3,797,405 | $80,327 | $284,171 | $249,259 | 15 | $249,471 | $76,637 | $244,961 |
| 2021 | $4,001,249 | $363,419 | $272,763 | $230,865 | 14 | $232,165 | $336,175 | $254,387 |
| 2020 | $3,910,593 | $632,587 | $247,283 | $206,606 | 13 | — | $600,661 | $229,420 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The MST Foundation reported a distributable amount of $274K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Team Rubicon describes itself as a veteran-led humanitarian organization serving communities before, during, and after disasters and crises. World Central Kitchen says it provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. The Children’s Literacy Foundation describes its work as nurturing reading and writing among under-resourced children in New Hampshire and Vermont, while the Shenandoah National Park Trust says it invests in efforts to protect and preserve Shenandoah National Park.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 33 grants totaling $267,499. Grants ranged from $250 to $29,576, with a median of $5,000. Larger grants included $29,576 to Junior Achievement in Coconut Creek, Florida; $25,000 to Team Rubicon in Los Angeles; $20,000 each to Donors Choose in New York, the Multi Agency Homeless Taskforce in Coral Springs, and Tunnels to Towers Foundations in Staten Island; and $15,000 each to University of Miami Neurology in Coral Gables and Global Empowerment Ministries in Detroit. The listed purposes for these grants were “to provide support.”
Other 2025 grants included $10,000 each to Addi’s Faith, Global GivingOce Junor Golf Foundation, Planned Parenthood, and World Central Kitchen. Among the smaller grants described, the foundation gave $5,000 to Auburn University, the Children’s Literacy Foundation, and the Shenandoah National Park Trust, and $250 to Friends of Birch State Park.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mark D Manifould, Mary S Manifould, and Richard Withy as directors.
The MST Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark D. Manifould
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mary S. Manifould
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Richard Withy
Director
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 The MST Foundation
How much does The MST Foundation give each year?
The MST Foundation gave $267K across 33 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $219K across 25 grants.
What is The MST Foundation's typical grant size?
The MST Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,106, across 33 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The MST Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does The MST Foundation give grants?
The MST Foundation's top state is Florida, with 30% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (15%) and Texas (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (4 grants) and Fort Lauderdale, FL (3 grants).
Does The MST Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 33 grants with a stated purpose on The MST Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Provide Support" (33 grants).
Who are The MST Foundation's largest grantees?
The MST Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Junior Achievement ($29,576), Team Rubicon ($25,000) and Doners Choose ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The MST Foundation?
The MST Foundation reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $266K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $274K (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.
What does The MST Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Team Rubicon describes itself as a veteran-led humanitarian organization serving communities before, during, and after disasters and crises. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The MST 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 The MST Foundation's EIN?
The MST Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8065954. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The MST 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 October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The MST Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-mst-foundation-morg_a933dc663a344fe888c080b7058116e5
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