Edna B Cole Trust
Edna B Cole Trust is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $475K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $24K. Net investment income was $27K.
Edna B Cole Trust at a glance
In short: Edna B Cole Trust gave $24K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,000
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,000
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,000
- Total assets
- $475,213
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (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 Edna B Cole Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Jude Childrens Research Hospital ($24K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 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.
States
Cities
How Edna B Cole Trust gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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 $23K (2019) to $30K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $24K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis, TN | General Operating | $24,000 |
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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 | $475,213 | $39,427 | $35,324 | $24,000 | 1 | $26,098 | $26,910 | $28,071 |
| 2024 | $471,415 | $28,256 | $33,640 | $23,400 | 1 | $25,401 | $19,621 | $27,015 |
| 2023 | $476,650 | $15,104 | $33,842 | $24,200 | 1 | $26,105 | $7,508 | $25,149 |
| 2022 | $495,525 | $21,359 | $40,387 | $30,000 | 1 | $31,861 | $13,389 | $26,843 |
| 2021 | $514,933 | $49,283 | $34,709 | $24,000 | 1 | $25,963 | $40,410 | $30,078 |
| 2020 | $500,298 | $41,087 | $34,396 | $23,750 | 1 | — | $33,745 | $25,873 |
| 2019 | $493,636 | $58,039 | $32,518 | $23,000 | 1 | — | $50,919 | $25,080 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Edna B Cole Trust reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Edna B Cole Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$8K (2019) → $10K (2025)
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 $10K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Edna B Cole Trust
How much does Edna B Cole Trust give each year?
Edna B Cole Trust gave $24K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 1 grant.
How large is Edna B Cole Trust?
Edna B Cole Trust reported $475K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (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.
Where does Edna B Cole Trust operate?
Edna B Cole Trust has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Edna B Cole Trust's EIN?
Edna B Cole Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6893709. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
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