Gresham Charitable Trust FD149

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Antonio, TX EIN: 81-6371925

Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 is a private foundation, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $280K. Net investment income was $327K.

Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 at a glance

In short: Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 gave $280K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $140K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$279,888
+11.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$139,944
+11.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$139,944
Total assets
$5,330,640
+0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (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 Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Saint Marys Hall Inc: $140KSaint Marys Hall Inc$140KTexas Military Institute: $140KTexas Military Institute$140K

The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Marys Hall Inc ($140K). Together the top 2 received $280K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K8$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 8 grants of 9 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

San Antonio

How Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). 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

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$100K$200K$300K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $249K (2023) to $292K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $280K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Marys Hall Inc San Antonio, TXUnresticted Charitable$139,944
Texas Military Institute San Antonio, TXUnresticted Charitable$139,944
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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$5,330,640$360,440$347,236$279,8882$312,847$327,480$325,894
2024$5,317,436$168,958$314,642$251,1642$282,903$150,860$311,627
2023$5,461,733$228,543$317,899$249,0762$278,718$198,901$280,805
2022$5,551,089$528,268$360,463$291,9982$322,549$497,717$279,628
2021$5,383,284$342,111$319,358$253,8341$286,596$309,349$324,759
2020$5,360,328$103,578$319,680$260,2462—$88,740$281,410

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 reported a distributable amount of $326K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gresham Charitable Trust FD149's only listed officer is Frost Bank Trustee, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frost Bank Trustee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $56K (2020) → $65K (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

Frost Bank Trustee — Trustee: $65KFrost Bank TrusteeTrustee$65K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $65K, to Frost Bank Trustee (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Gresham Charitable Trust FD149

How much does Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 give each year?

Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 gave $280K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $251K across 2 grants.

How large is Gresham Charitable Trust FD149?

Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $313K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $326K (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 Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 operate?

Gresham Charitable Trust FD149 has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Gresham Charitable Trust FD149's EIN?

Gresham Charitable Trust FD149's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6371925. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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