Hunt C Giles Char - Main

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 23-7428278

Hunt C Giles Char - Main is a private foundation based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with most grant dollars going to organizations in Oregon.

Hunt C Giles Char - Main at a glance

In short: Hunt C Giles Char - Main gave $300K across 26 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Oregon. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$300,000
-3.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
26
-16.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,538
+15.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$3,898,649
+5.5% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
38% first-time grantees (10 of 26, 2025)
Primary geography
Oregon (96% 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 Hunt C Giles Char - Main

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 505 Mac H0006-092, Saint Louis, MO 63166
Phone: (888) 730-4933

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Hunt C Giles Char - Main funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Lower Umpqua Hospital Foundation: $25KLower Umpqua HospitalFoundation$25KSt Francis Community Kitchen: $20KSt Francis Community Kitchen$20KThe Friendly Kitchen: $20KThe Friendly Kitchen$20KSutherlin Oakland Emergency Food Pantry: $20KSutherlin Oakland EmergencyFood Pantry$20KThe Fish of Roseburg: $20KThe Fish of Roseburg$20KSutherlin Library Foundation: $15KSutherlin Library Foundation$15KFamily Development Douglas Cnty Relief: $15KFamily Development DouglasCnty Relief$15KCity of Roseburg: $15KCity of Roseburg$15KThe Trust for Public Land: $13KThe Trust for Public Land$13KSt Joseph Community Kitchen: $11KSt Joseph Community Kitchen$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lower Umpqua Hospital Foundation ($25K). Together the top 10 received $174K.

Grant Size Distribution

152 grants across all recorded years

152<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 152 grants of 152 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Oregon and 4% to recipients in California. The listed grants include numerous organizations in Douglas County, Oregon.

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 26 itemized grants.

Cities

RoseburgReedsportSutherlinPortlandWinstonCanyonvilleElktonEugeneGlideMyrtle CreekOaklandSalemChicagoWinchesterYoncallaArlingtonCottage GroveDrainIdleyld ParkRiddle

Is Hunt C Giles Char - Main open to new grantees?

38%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 10 of 26 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $12K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K38 grants2020 32 grants2021 31 grants2022 32 grants2023 31 grants2024 26 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $243K (2021) to $320K (2023). In 2025 it made 26 grants totaling $300K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lower Umpqua Hospital Foundation Reedsport, ORGeneral Operating$25,000
St Francis Community Kitchen Roseburg, ORGeneral Operating$20,000
The Friendly Kitchen Winchester, ORGeneral Operating$20,000
Sutherlin Oakland Emergency Food Pantry Sutherlin, ORGeneral Operating$20,000
The Fish of Roseburg Roseburg, ORGeneral Operating$20,000
Sutherlin Library Foundation Sutherlin, ORGeneral Operating$15,000
Family Development Douglas Cnty Relief Roseburg, ORGeneral Operating$15,000
City of Roseburg Roseburg, ORGeneral Operating$15,000
The Trust for Public Land Los Angeles, CAGeneral Operating$12,500
St Joseph Community Kitchen Roseburg, ORGeneral Operating$11,000
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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$3,898,649$592,366$388,314$300,00026$321,732$527,249$326,659
2024$3,696,443$182,683$392,654$310,82031$330,827$121,283$314,198
2023$3,906,886$102,083$395,397$320,00032$338,568$87,041$285,916
2022$4,202,526$125,391$361,083$280,40031$299,920$75,062$303,546
2021$4,435,332$232,804$328,784$242,90032$263,666$169,103$334,627
2020$4,536,993$231,649$332,785$258,36238—$171,181$301,722

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hunt C Giles Char - Main reported a distributable amount of $327K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The available information does not state the foundation’s own mission. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including health, food and basic needs, community services, conservation, education, and child advocacy. For example, Lower Umpqua Hospital Foundation describes its mission as advancing the health-related priorities of the Lower Umpqua Hospital District. The FISH of Roseburg says it provides food, transportation, and shelter for people in need, while CASA of Douglas County describes its work as advocating for abused, neglected, and vulnerable children.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 26 grants totaling $300,000. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $25,000, with a median grant of $10,000. Listed purposes for the largest grants were general operating support.

Notable 2025 grants included $25,000 to Lower Umpqua Hospital Foundation; $20,000 each to St Francis Community Kitchen, The Friendly Kitchen, Sutherlin Oakland Emergency Food Pantry, and The FISH of Roseburg; and $15,000 each to Sutherlin Library Foundation, Family Development Douglas County Relief, and the City of Roseburg.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. was listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.

Hunt C Giles Char - Main'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

    $70K (2020) → $79K (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: $79KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$79K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $79K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Hunt C Giles Char - Main

How much does Hunt C Giles Char - Main give each year?

Hunt C Giles Char - Main gave $300K across 26 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $311K across 31 grants.

What is Hunt C Giles Char - Main's typical grant size?

Hunt C Giles Char - Main's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,538, across 26 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hunt C Giles Char - Main that year got $11K on average.

Where does Hunt C Giles Char - Main give grants?

Hunt C Giles Char - Main gives mostly in Oregon: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Roseburg, OR (11 grants), Reedsport, OR (4 grants) and Sutherlin, OR (3 grants).

Does Hunt C Giles Char - Main give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Hunt C Giles Char - Main's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (26 of 26) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Hunt C Giles Char - Main's largest grantees?

Hunt C Giles Char - Main's largest 2025 grantees include Lower Umpqua Hospital Foundation ($25,000), St Francis Community Kitchen ($20,000) and The Friendly Kitchen ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Hunt C Giles Char - Main?

Hunt C Giles Char - Main reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $322K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $327K (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 Hunt C Giles Char - Main fund?

The available information does not state the foundation’s own mission. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including health, food and basic needs, community services, conservation, education, and child advocacy. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Hunt C Giles Char - Main?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Hunt C Giles Char - Main's EIN?

Hunt C Giles Char - Main's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7428278. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Hunt C Giles Char - Main accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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 May 7, 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 May 7, 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)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Hunt C Giles Char - Main funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/hunt-c-giles-char-main-morg_e09012157a214f6e85b3345d290f5ba8

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