Ballard Mem SCHL

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 06-6042949

Ballard Mem SCHL is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $455K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $22K.

Ballard Mem SCHL at a glance

In short: Ballard Mem SCHL gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
-25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
-25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$455,158
+0.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Ballard Mem SCHL funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

BarbourvilleBostonClintonSchenectady

How Ballard Mem SCHL gives

  • Giving fell 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 77% 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$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2025) to $23K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$15,000
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Ballard Mem SCHL?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$455,158$28,745$26,753$15,0001$19,919$21,742$25,879
2024$453,551$19,932$32,519$20,0001$25,180$13,017$24,817
2023$465,713$43,964$32,332$22,0001$26,434$38,066$22,392
2022$454,736$8,114$33,110$22,0001$26,528$6,310$24,573
2021$479,776$29,401$31,788$20,0001$24,649$22,226$28,496
2020$482,117$30,429$30,491$18,0001—$24,003$25,123
2019$488,081$48,229$33,089$23,0001—$41,481$25,791

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ballard Mem SCHL reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ballard Mem SCHL'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

    $8K (2020) → $9K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Wells Fargo Bank NA (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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: $9KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $9K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Ballard Mem SCHL

How much does Ballard Mem SCHL give each year?

Ballard Mem SCHL gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 1 grant.

How large is Ballard Mem SCHL?

Ballard Mem SCHL reported $455K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (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 Ballard Mem SCHL operate?

Ballard Mem SCHL has awarded grants in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York.

What is Ballard Mem SCHL's EIN?

Ballard Mem SCHL's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6042949. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 22, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Ballard Mem SCHL's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders with grantees in common

Ud Klingler Charitable Fdn

Dallas, TX

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$2.9M

Grants

5

Total Given

$176K

Hirji Wigglesworth Family Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$136.6M

Grants

1

Total Given

$5.2M

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Inc

Needham, MA

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering primarily supports engineering education and related learning initiatives; its filings show one $10,000 grant in each of 2023 and 2024, but none in 2025. It is based in Needham, Massachusetts, and no grantmaking geographic focus is specified. Its website describes grant support for Olin faculty and staff, not an application program for outside organizations.

Education

Assets

$511.0M

Grants

0

Total Given

$587K

Freedom Together Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation funds work to strengthen multiracial democracy and build community and worker power, racial and gender justice, movement infrastructure, reproductive health, medical research, and community institutions. In 2024, its grants ranged from $5,000 to $14 million, with a median of $500,000; its largest shares went to organizations in Washington, DC, New York, California, Massachusetts, and Illinois. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$3.4B

Grants

595

Total Given

$470.0M

Change Happens Foundation

Urbandale, IA

Change Happens Foundation funds environmental science, education, and human services, including sustainable environmental solutions, early education and STEM, and nutrition and community health. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $50,000, with a median of $17,500; it supports national or global work and local initiatives primarily in Iowa, with occasional funding in the San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Barbara County, and Puget Sound. It accepts online letters of inquiry and invites selected applicants to submit a full proposal.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$17.8M

Grants

12

Total Given

$255K

The Nell Newman Foundation Inc

Santa Cruz, CA

The Nell Newman Foundation supports humanitarian, scientific, and environmental work, with interests including ecology, education, arts, and human services; recent grants went mainly to organizations in California, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$86K

Grants

10

Total Given

$85K

More similar funders

More Funders in Missouri

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from Ballard Mem SCHL's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

Ballard Mem SCHL down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?