Fruin - Colnon Foundation
Fruin - Colnon Foundation is a private foundation based in Eagan, Minnesota. Its 2025 filing reports $34,800 in grants to 15 organizations; the filing states that grants are made to corporations, trusts, community funds, or foundations for religious, charitable, scientific, or veteran rehabilitation purposes.
Fruin - Colnon Foundation at a glance
In short: Fruin - Colnon Foundation gave $35K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Missouri. 64% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $34,800
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,320
- -38.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $722,490
- +7.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 64% first-time grantees (9 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Fruin - Colnon Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing names Mr. Charles Weeks as the contact and requests a letter of inquiry. It lists no deadline. Grants are made to corporations, trusts, community funds, or foundations for religious, charitable, scientific, or veteran rehabilitation purposes.
- Contact
Application contact: Mr Charles Weeks
Mailing address: 15933 Clayton Rd, Ballwin, MO 63011
Phone: (636) 391-6700
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fruin - Colnon Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ronald McDonald House ($5K). Together the top 10 received $27K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
68 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 68 grants of 68 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants went to recipients in Missouri, New York, and Washington, DC. The filing reports that 86% of grant dollars went to Missouri, 7% to New York, and 7% to DC.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Fruin - Colnon Foundation open to new grantees?
64%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 14 grantees (64%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 29% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2024) to $47K (2022). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald McDonald House Kansas City, MO | General Operating | $5,000 |
| International Institute St. Louis, MO | General Operating | $3,000 |
| Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research New York, NY | General Operating | $2,500 |
| The Missouri History Museum St. Louis, MO | General Operating | $2,500 |
| National Ms Society Washington, DC | General Operating | $2,500 |
| St Patrick Center Saint Louis, MO | General Operating | $2,500 |
| St Louis Crisis Nursery Saint Louis, MO | General Operating | $2,500 |
| Lydias House St. Louis, MO | General Operating | $2,000 |
| Almost Home Inc St. Louis, MO | General Operating | $2,000 |
| Seed St Louis St. Louis, MO | General Operating | $2,000 |
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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 | $722,490 | $102,900 | $55,666 | $34,800 | 15 | $42,102 | $89,012 | $44,037 |
| 2024 | $675,438 | $35,924 | $72,041 | $34,100 | 9 | $58,078 | $22,904 | $42,961 |
| 2023 | $711,561 | $52,609 | $56,242 | $37,244 | 10 | $44,079 | $40,372 | $39,231 |
| 2022 | $715,193 | $24,324 | $67,157 | $47,200 | 18 | $54,101 | $11,786 | $41,244 |
| 2021 | $758,037 | $40,095 | $61,484 | $40,000 | 16 | $47,123 | $25,184 | $47,200 |
| 2020 | $779,428 | $29,527 | $65,948 | $45,000 | 15 | — | $13,097 | $43,998 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fruin - Colnon Foundation reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with a range of activities. For example, St. Patrick Center says it works through sustainable housing, employment, and healthcare; St. Louis Crisis Nursery says it provides temporary care and shelter for children in crisis and emergency support and referrals for families. Almost Home says it empowers young moms toward self-sufficiency, while Lydia’s House says it supports domestic violence survivors and their children. SEED St. Louis says it works on neighborhood vitality through community food projects, education and wellness programs, and civic greening. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 15 grants totaling $34,800. Grant amounts ranged from $1,500 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000. Notable awards included $5,000 to Ronald McDonald House in Kansas City, Missouri; $3,000 to International Institute in St. Louis; and $2,500 each to Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research, The Missouri History Museum, National MS Society, St. Patrick Center, and St. Louis Crisis Nursery.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists US Bank N.A. as trustee.
Fruin - Colnon Foundation's only listed officer is US Bank N A, Trustee on filings since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
US Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$13K (2020) → $14K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: US Bank NA (2024) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $14K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Fruin - Colnon Foundation
How much does Fruin - Colnon Foundation give each year?
Fruin - Colnon Foundation gave $35K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $34K across 9 grants.
What is Fruin - Colnon Foundation's typical grant size?
Fruin - Colnon Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,320, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fruin - Colnon Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Fruin - Colnon Foundation give grants?
Fruin - Colnon Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (7%) and District of Columbia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (11 grants).
Does Fruin - Colnon Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 93% of Fruin - Colnon Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Fruin - Colnon Foundation's largest grantees?
Fruin - Colnon Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Ronald McDonald House ($5,000), International Institute ($3,000) and Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fruin - Colnon Foundation?
Fruin - Colnon Foundation reported $722K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $42K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (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 does Fruin - Colnon Foundation fund?
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with a range of activities. For example, St. Patrick Center says it works through sustainable housing, employment, and healthcare; St. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fruin - Colnon Foundation?
The filing names Mr. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Fruin - Colnon Foundation's EIN?
Fruin - Colnon Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6020406. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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