Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation
Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $75K. Net investment income was $160K.
Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation at a glance
In short: Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation gave $75K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $75K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $75,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,000
- Total assets
- $1,629,001
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (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 Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Saint Mary ($75K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
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
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% 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 $66K (2019) to $80K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS | Producing Innovative | $75,000 |
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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 | $1,629,001 | $177,329 | $109,861 | $75,000 | 1 | $89,715 | $159,999 | $95,506 |
| 2024 | $1,561,084 | $162,874 | $106,257 | $75,000 | 1 | $88,956 | $144,895 | $90,271 |
| 2023 | $1,506,070 | $59,914 | $100,543 | $73,000 | 1 | $85,710 | $40,050 | $83,212 |
| 2022 | $1,547,235 | $-43,237 | $117,149 | $80,000 | 1 | $93,405 | $16,706 | $85,737 |
| 2021 | $1,707,481 | $369,632 | $103,137 | $69,000 | 1 | $84,019 | $350,487 | $95,259 |
| 2020 | $1,439,060 | $129,301 | $94,558 | $67,000 | 1 | — | $114,954 | $81,399 |
| 2019 | $1,404,402 | $90,887 | $93,297 | $66,000 | 1 | — | $81,570 | $79,004 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation reported a distributable amount of $96K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$24K (2021) → $23K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bank Of America N A (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 $23K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation
How much does Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation give each year?
Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation gave $75K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 1 grant.
How large is Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation?
Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $96K (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 Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation?
Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation operate?
Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.
What is Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation's EIN?
Charles & Jennie Fermaturo Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6213510. 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 April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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