Clever Little Girl Foundation
Clever Little Girl Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it made $9K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $425K.
Clever Little Girl Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,368,459
- +18.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $916,608
- -55.4% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $8,844
- -99.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $45,666
- -95.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Clever Little Girl Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Clever Little Girl Foundation gives
- Giving grew 5929% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 5% 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 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2021) to $1.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC | General Fund | $1,000,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sister St. Louis, MO | General Fund | $25,000 |
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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 | $3,368,459 | $916,608 | $45,666 | — | — | $8,844 | $424,621 | $182,368 |
| 2024 | $2,855,696 | $2,056,047 | $1,046,383 | $1,025,000 | 2 | $1,034,641 | $1,022,547 | $140,188 |
| 2023 | $2,797,171 | $84,697 | $10,441 | — | — | $4,873 | $79,129 | $132,332 |
| 2022 | $2,733,022 | $19,024 | $311,839 | $300,000 | 1 | $305,729 | $35,384 | $141,633 |
| 2021 | $3,024,658 | $47,117 | $29,388 | $17,000 | 1 | $23,018 | $40,747 | $154,042 |
| 2020 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | $5,161 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clever Little Girl Foundation reported a distributable amount of $182K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Clever Little Girl Foundation is led by Sue McCollum, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sue McCollum
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/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 Clever Little Girl Foundation
How large is Clever Little Girl Foundation?
Clever Little Girl Foundation reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $182K (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 Clever Little Girl Foundation?
Clever Little Girl Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Clever Little Girl Foundation operate?
Clever Little Girl Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Missouri, New York.
What is Clever Little Girl Foundation's EIN?
Clever Little Girl Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-3242447. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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