Trail of Tails Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kennett, MO EIN: 92-0474870

Trail of Tails Inc is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Kennett, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $850. Net investment income was $6.

Trail of Tails Inc at a glance

In short: Trail of Tails Inc gave $850 across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $283.333), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$850
-36.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$283
Median grant
$300
Total assets
$6,189
+296.5% 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 September 2026.

Who Trail of Tails Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Five Acres: $450Five Acres$450Caruthersville Humane Society: $300Caruthersville Humane Society$300Tenth Life: $100Tenth Life$100

The largest 2025 recipient was Five Acres ($450). Together the top 3 received $850.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CaruthersvilleSaint CharlesSaint Louis

How Trail of Tails Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 332% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$500$1K$1.5K0 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 3 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $850 (2025) to $1K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $850.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Five Acres Saint Charles, MOSupport Animal Welfare$450
Caruthersville Humane Society Caruthersville, MOSupport Animal Welfare$300
Tenth Life Saint Louis, MOSupport Animal Welfare$100
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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$6,189$23,858$19,502$8503$850$6$256
2024$1,561$15,050$14,049$1,335Total only$1,335——
2023$560$8,538$8,192—————
2022—$8,456$8,456—————

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trail of Tails Inc reported a distributable amount of $256 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trail of Tails Inc is led by Judy Conder, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Judy Conder

    President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Colhouer

    Officer

    Director → Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kay Collier

    Officer

    Director → Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mackenzie Metheny

    Officer

    Director → Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Grayham

    Officer

    Director → Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Leake

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Clinton

    Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shirleen Sando

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Darrell Conder (2022–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Candace Rodgers (2024) — Director
  • Former: Lucinda Gyurci (2024) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Trail of Tails Inc

How much does Trail of Tails Inc give each year?

Trail of Tails Inc gave $850 across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid.

What is Trail of Tails Inc's typical grant size?

Trail of Tails Inc's median grant in 2025 was $300, and its average grant was $283, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Trail of Tails Inc give grants?

Trail of Tails Inc gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Trail of Tails Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Trail of Tails Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Animal Welfare" (3 grants).

How large is Trail of Tails Inc?

Trail of Tails Inc reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $850 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $256 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Trail of Tails Inc?

Trail of Tails Inc is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Kennett, MO. It holds $6K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Trail of Tails Inc's EIN?

Trail of Tails Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0474870. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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