Geneva Overum Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 45-6081547

Geneva Overum Trust is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $507K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $28K. Net investment income was $28K.

Geneva Overum Trust at a glance

In short: Geneva Overum Trust gave $28K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$28,000
Total assets
$507,042
-0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (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 Geneva Overum Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Trinity Lutheran Church: $28KTrinity Lutheran Church$28K

The largest 2025 recipient was Trinity Lutheran Church ($28K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Thief River Falls

How Geneva Overum Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2020) to $28K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trinity Lutheran Church Thief River Falls, MNGeneral Support Grant$28,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$507,042$37,814$39,960$28,0001$30,164$28,430$30,324
2024$509,463$28,923$38,893$28,0001$30,068$19,616$29,346
2023$519,250$17,886$38,349$28,0001$29,975$9,533$27,463
2022$539,879$29,644$38,925$28,0001$29,930$21,065$29,019
2021$549,634$50,210$39,527$28,0001$30,007$40,767$32,651
2020$538,902$51,929$39,388$28,0001—$43,950$28,109

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Geneva Overum Trust reported a distributable amount of $30K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Geneva Overum Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wells Fargo Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $9K (2020) → $10K (2025)

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

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $10KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Geneva Overum Trust

How much does Geneva Overum Trust give each year?

Geneva Overum Trust gave $28K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 1 grant.

How large is Geneva Overum Trust?

Geneva Overum Trust reported $507K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $30K (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 Geneva Overum Trust operate?

Geneva Overum Trust has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Geneva Overum Trust's EIN?

Geneva Overum Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6081547. 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 May 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 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 April 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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