Bobby Christman Memorial Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Venus, TX EIN: 82-0987567

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Venus, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $11K.

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund at a glance

In short: Bobby Christman Memorial Fund gave $11K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,056
-49.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,685
-49.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$48,069
+10.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (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 Bobby Christman Memorial Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

St Louis Cremation: $1KSt Louis Cremation$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Louis Cremation ($1K).

Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($10,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Saint LouisBellevilleCape GirardeauPark HillsPlanoWest Plains

How Bobby Christman Memorial Fund gives

  • Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. 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$30K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 6 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $23K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$10,000
St Louis Cremation Saint Louis, MOContribution for funeral expenses of organ donor Demetrious Perry$1,056
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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 Income
2025$48,069$44,193$44,235$11,0563$11,056—
2024$43,328$50,565$56,025$22,0003$22,000—
2023$48,788$67,111$42,605$12,0002$12,000—
2022$24,282$56,019$51,906$22,7816$22,781—
2021$20,170$44,178$29,172$6,0002$6,000$3
2020$5,162$10,900$10,902$10,3002——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund is led by Dawn Christman, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dawn Christman

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Christman II

    Officer

    Vice President → Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Christman

    Officer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sydney Christman

    Officer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bobby Christman Memorial Fund

How much does Bobby Christman Memorial Fund give each year?

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund gave $11K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 3 grants.

What is Bobby Christman Memorial Fund's typical grant size?

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $3,685, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bobby Christman Memorial Fund give grants?

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Bobby Christman Memorial Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bobby Christman Memorial Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Bobby Christman Memorial Fund?

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund reported $48K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $44K.

What is Bobby Christman Memorial Fund?

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Venus, TX. It holds $48K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Bobby Christman Memorial Fund's EIN?

Bobby Christman Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0987567. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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