Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust
The Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Its 2025 filing restricts awards to charitable organizations in the Brazos County, Texas area, and its reported 2025 grants went primarily to organizations in Texas.
Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust gave $114K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Texas. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $114,000
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,182
- -30.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $2,245,880
- +1.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (8 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (93% 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 Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust
- How to Apply
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The 2025 filing says to submit requests online using the foundation’s stated application process. Awards are restricted to charitable organizations in the Brazos County, Texas area.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists July 31 each year. The July 31, 2026 deadline has passed.
- Deadline
- The filing lists July 31 each year.
- Contact
Application contact: Wells Fargo Bank N A
Mailing address: 100 N Main St Fl 5D4001-052, Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone: (800) 352-3705
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc ($10K). Together the top 10 received $62K.
Grant Size Distribution
87 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 87 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The filing restricts awards to charitable organizations in the Brazos County, Texas area. In 2025, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas, 4% to recipients in Montana, and 3% to recipients in New Hampshire.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 22 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 41% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 $105K (2024) to $128K (2022). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $114K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc Bryan, TX | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Twin City Mission Bryan, TX | General Operating | $7,000 |
| Hospice Brazos Valley Inc Bryan, TX | General Operating | $7,000 |
| Health for All Clinic Inc Bryan, TX | General Operating | $7,000 |
| St Andrew's Episcopal Church Bryan, TX | General Operating | $6,000 |
| Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center Inc Bryan, TX | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Texas A&M Foundation College Station, TX | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Central Bryan, TX | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Brazos Valley Symphony Society Bryan, TX | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Scottys House Brazos Valley Child Advoca Bryan, TX | General Operating | $5,000 |
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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 | $2,245,880 | $198,582 | $162,800 | $114,000 | 22 | $126,595 | $165,204 | $137,705 |
| 2024 | $2,211,709 | $120,020 | $155,607 | $105,000 | 14 | $123,571 | $84,945 | $133,180 |
| 2023 | $2,248,980 | $104,825 | $169,654 | $118,500 | 17 | $135,094 | $72,207 | $124,173 |
| 2022 | $2,308,624 | $105,445 | $172,815 | $128,300 | 19 | $144,254 | $76,884 | $131,273 |
| 2021 | $2,379,270 | $237,570 | $156,621 | $112,478 | 15 | $125,671 | $206,620 | $146,135 |
| 2020 | $2,300,322 | $172,769 | $149,008 | $106,500 | 13 | — | $145,529 | $126,900 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $138K 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
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as food access, housing and family services, hospice care, disability services, the arts, and child advocacy. For example, Brazos Valley Food Bank describes its mission as helping build a more resilient Brazos Valley where nutritious food and opportunity are attainable for all. Twin City Mission says it provides basic assistance through housing, domestic violence, youth and family, and donation and resale services. Voices for Children says it advocates for abused and neglected children under court jurisdiction through a local Court Appointed Special Advocates program.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the trust reported 22 grants totaling $114,000. Grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest reported grants included $10,000 to Brazos Valley Food Bank; $7,000 each to Twin City Mission, Hospice Brazos Valley, and Health for All Clinic; and $6,000 to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Other reported awards included $5,000 each to Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center, Texas A&M Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities Central, Brazos Valley Symphony Society, Scotty’s House Brazos Valley Child Advocacy, College Station ISD Education Foundation, and Unity Partners. The listed grants were designated for general operating purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2023 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$39K (2023) → $40K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Wells Fargo Bank NA (2020–2022) — 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 $40K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust
How much does Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust give each year?
Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust gave $114K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $105K across 14 grants.
What is Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,182, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust that year got $4K on average.
Where does Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust give grants?
Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust gives mostly in Texas: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bryan, TX (14 grants) and College Station, TX (5 grants).
Does Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (22 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc ($10,000), Twin City Mission ($7,000) and Hospice Brazos Valley Inc ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust?
Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $127K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $138K (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 Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as food access, housing and family services, hospice care, disability services, the arts, and child advocacy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust?
The 2025 filing says to submit requests online using the foundation’s stated application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust's EIN?
Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3705169. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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