Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 32-6522506

Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $568K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $37K.

Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust at a glance

In short: Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust gave $30K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
+36.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
+36.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$567,814
+0.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (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.

How to apply to Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust

Who Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Wake Forest University Health Sciences: $28KWake Forest University HealthSciences$28KMitchell Community College: $2KMitchell Community College$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wake Forest University Health Sciences ($28K). Together the top 2 received $30K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

StatesvilleWinston-Salem

How Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% 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$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $33K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wake Forest University Health Sciences Winston-Salem, NCGeneral Operating$28,000
Mitchell Community College Statesville, NCGeneral Operating$2,000
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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$567,814$47,054$43,019$30,0002$34,420$37,036$35,746
2024$563,919$23,895$38,874$22,0002$26,843$14,460$34,679
2023$579,096$230,607$27,716$17,0002$20,718$124,814$25,661
2022$474,428$26,701$44,105$33,0002$36,639$20,067$27,425
2021$491,849$48,453$34,075$23,0002$26,920$40,376$30,505
2020$477,481$14,690$24,224$15,0002—$9,162$25,560

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wells Fargo Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $7K (2020) → $10K (2025)

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

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $10KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust

How much does Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust give each year?

Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust gave $30K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 2 grants.

How large is Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust?

Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust reported $568K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $34K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (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 Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust operate?

Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust's EIN?

Adams Dr Richard Char Fdn Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-6522506. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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