Barclay Friends Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 25-6887711

Barclay Friends Trust is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $571K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $32K. Net investment income was $40K.

Barclay Friends Trust at a glance

In short: Barclay Friends Trust gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$31,750
-0.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$31,750
-0.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$31,750
Total assets
$570,799
+1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (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 Barclay Friends Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Barclay Friends: $32KBarclay Friends$32K

The largest 2025 recipient was Barclay Friends ($32K).

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

1state

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

States

Cities

West Chester

How Barclay Friends Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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$40K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2019) to $34K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Barclay Friends West Chester, PAGeneral Operating$31,750
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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$570,799$42,671$36,215$31,7501$33,155$40,094$33,550
2024$564,802$28,120$35,877$32,0001$33,355$25,187$32,173
2023$572,032$15,676$34,219$30,6001$31,903$15,370$29,719
2022$591,189$26,457$38,273$33,5001$34,748$23,999$31,250
2021$603,211$64,339$32,643$28,8281$30,077$61,721$34,468
2020$571,426$40,540$32,398$27,6001—$38,342$29,657
2019$563,348$55,378$31,851$27,6001—$53,060$28,459

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Barclay Friends Trust reported a distributable amount of $34K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Barclay Friends Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wells Fargo Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2019) → $3K (2025)

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: $3KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Barclay Friends Trust

How much does Barclay Friends Trust give each year?

Barclay Friends Trust gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $32K across 1 grant.

How large is Barclay Friends Trust?

Barclay Friends Trust reported $571K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (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 Barclay Friends Trust operate?

Barclay Friends Trust has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Barclay Friends Trust's EIN?

Barclay Friends Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6887711. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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