Blanche Bordley Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 43-6018209

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.

Key facts about Blanche Bordley Trust

EIN
43-6018209
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$4,819,182

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.8M

+12.8% YoY

Revenue

$630K

-16.2% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$9K

-98.3% YoY

Expenses

$83K

-85.6% YoY

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.

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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St. Louis

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $159K (2021) to $504K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $504K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,819,182$4,272,656$4,100,449
Revenue$629,883$751,390$363,190
Expenses$83,343$579,177$224,567
Qualifying Distributions$8,941$513,018$169,203
Net Investment Income$570,443$691,992$302,929
Distributable Amount$257,434$245,837$233,962

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 3, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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

US Bank N a — Trustee: $64KUS Bank N aTrustee$64K

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.

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