Blanche Bordley Trust
Blanche Bordley Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.8M in total assets. In 2025, it made $9K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $570K.
Blanche Bordley Trust at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,819,182
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $629,883
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $8,941
- -98.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $83,343
- -85.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Blanche Bordley Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Blanche Bordley Trust gives
- Giving grew 217% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 3% 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $159K (2021) to $504K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $504K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Louis University St. Louis, MO | General Operating | $504,181 |
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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 | $4,819,182 | $629,883 | $83,343 | — | — | $8,941 | $570,443 | $257,434 |
| 2024 | $4,272,656 | $751,390 | $579,177 | $504,181 | 1 | $513,018 | $691,992 | $245,837 |
| 2023 | $4,100,449 | $363,190 | $224,567 | $160,668 | 1 | $169,203 | $302,929 | $233,962 |
| 2022 | $4,145,619 | $170,538 | $394,517 | $311,745 | 1 | $320,862 | $108,674 | $264,864 |
| 2021 | $4,089,343 | $632,031 | $238,026 | $159,162 | 1 | — | $569,704 | $278,042 |
| 2020 | $3,791,820 | $262,511 | $497,091 | $429,751 | 1 | — | $202,422 | $253,311 |
| 2019 | $4,041,578 | $229,582 | $270,898 | $194,794 | 1 | — | $169,212 | $249,349 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blanche Bordley Trust reported a distributable amount of $257K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Blanche Bordley Trust's only listed officer is US Bank N A, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
US Bank N A
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$64K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: U S Bank NA (2019–2024) — Corp. 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 $64K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Blanche Bordley Trust
How large is Blanche Bordley Trust?
Blanche Bordley Trust reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $257K (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 Blanche Bordley Trust?
Blanche Bordley Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $4.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Blanche Bordley Trust operate?
Blanche Bordley Trust has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Blanche Bordley Trust's EIN?
Blanche Bordley Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6018209. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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