Bethel Charitable Tua
Bethel Charitable Tua is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $200K. Net investment income was $136K.
Bethel Charitable Tua at a glance
In short: Bethel Charitable Tua gave $200K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $200,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $100,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $2,350,352
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (75% 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 Bethel Charitable Tua funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Washington University in St Louis Planned Giving ($150K). Together the top 2 received $200K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bethel Charitable Tua gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2019) to $200K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $200K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St Louis Planned Giving St. Louis, MO | General Charitable Purposes | $150,000 |
| Samford University Cumberland School of Law Birmingham, AL | General Charitable Purposes | $50,000 |
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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 | $2,350,352 | $156,066 | $225,959 | $200,000 | 2 | $206,158 | $136,064 | $206,948 |
| 2024 | $2,420,245 | $70,681 | $227,309 | $200,000 | 2 | $205,848 | $57,802 | $188,449 |
| 2023 | $2,576,882 | $147,214 | $223,209 | $200,000 | 2 | $205,449 | $130,066 | $165,443 |
| 2022 | $2,653,204 | $76,848 | $224,672 | $200,000 | 2 | $205,618 | $54,358 | $162,796 |
| 2021 | $2,800,883 | $2,624,596 | $214,610 | $200,000 | 2 | $203,475 | $64,586 | $170,385 |
| 2020 | $391,020 | $85,960 | $205,187 | $200,000 | 2 | — | $14,184 | $27,851 |
| 2019 | $510,246 | $358,366 | $205,543 | $200,000 | 2 | — | $8,317 | $20,353 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bethel Charitable Tua reported a distributable amount of $207K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bethel Charitable Tua's only listed officer is Baird Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Baird Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$13K (2021) → $24K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Hilliard Lyons Trust Company (2019–2020) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $24K, to Baird Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Bethel Charitable Tua
How much does Bethel Charitable Tua give each year?
Bethel Charitable Tua gave $200K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $200K across 2 grants.
How large is Bethel Charitable Tua?
Bethel Charitable Tua reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $206K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $207K (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 is Bethel Charitable Tua?
Bethel Charitable Tua is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Louisville, KY. It holds $2.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bethel Charitable Tua operate?
Bethel Charitable Tua has awarded grants in Alabama, Missouri.
What is Bethel Charitable Tua's EIN?
Bethel Charitable Tua's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3136279. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
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