Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 56-6485411

Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $53K. Net investment income was $23K.

Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO at a glance

In short: Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO gave $53K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $53K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$53,200
+2.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$53,200
+2.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$53,200
Total assets
$1,030,682
-3.2% 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.

Who Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Black Mountain Home for Children: $53KBlack Mountain Home forChildren$53K

The largest 2025 recipient was Black Mountain Home for Children ($53K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 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.

How Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 91% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2024) to $62K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $53K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Black Mountain Home for Children Black Mountain, NCGeneral Operating$53,200
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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$1,030,682$40,402$73,939$53,2001$56,173$23,454$61,821
2024$1,064,320$57,878$71,101$52,0001$55,006$41,884$57,662
2023$1,077,738$-3,321$80,258$62,0001$64,977$24,834$55,693
2022$1,161,284$60,020$84,884$62,0001$65,318$42,491$64,849
2021$1,186,007$124,483$77,717$56,0001—$107,119$64,313

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO reported a distributable amount of $62K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wells Fargo Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $19K (2021) → $17K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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: $17KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$17K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $17K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO

How much does Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO give each year?

Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO gave $53K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $52K across 1 grant.

How large is Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO?

Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $56K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $62K (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 Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO?

Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO operate?

Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO's EIN?

Betty Lou Tate Trust FBO's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6485411. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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